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Re: Welder
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 2:23 am
by Negative
Thanks
A lot more practise for me, that's shure
I read somewhere on the internet that when welding round tube to a round tube like this, it is very difficult to produce good looking welds (not that I am sugesting that mine could not be better
). Is there a truth to this, and what do you do in case bad looking welds happen (because choppers finally should look good right
)?
Re: Welder
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 12:51 am
by hansgoudzwaard
It is oversimplified, but I use this as a starting point and work from there. I don't weld frames at all.
Re: Welder
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 9:29 am
by sleepyonthree
Preheating the weld area to about 500f helps improve starting weld penetration. I use and electric dual temp heat gun that has a 550 / 1100 f selection.
Remember the mantra "practice, practice, practice" Your welds will improve.
Re: Welder
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:05 pm
by Negative
Thanks guys.
I am practising with the stick welder. Hasn't been going all that great
. It may be partly the electrodes (people say that there is a huge difference between working with good electrodes and bad ones). Will try with different brand and quality.
Couple nights ago I got an idea for my first build, so instead of sleeping I was imagining it
. I'm gonna present it soon and gonna have tons of questions, so watch out for new threads
And yet again, thank you all for the insight
Re: Welder
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 12:54 am
by railroad bob
Tell us what electrodes you've been using.
Re: Welder
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 2:49 am
by Negative
Just some cheap TURKISH 2.5mm elektodes my boss bought at work so i can weld him something
. Rutile.
http://www.magmaweld.com/esr_13_stick_electrode.html
Re: Welder
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:21 pm
by yona
Negative..... If I can find it ...... I have info on how to make a tig for steel, using a large alternator and a 10 HP gas motor.... I have neighbors from Macedonia !
Re: Welder
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 8:28 am
by budoka
Yona, i've still got that info, too. i actually built one and could weld light stuff with it, but since i only had a 6.5 HP engine, it wasn't strong enough for anything like a frame. for that, you need at least a 12HP engine, IMO. (yeah i know, you tried to tell me that. i only had a 6.5 HP engine though, so i tried it anyway, but i shoulda listened. i can be a bit hard-headed at times, LOL).
Negative, if you want that info, either Yona or i'll post it for you.
-dan
Re: Welder
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 10:16 am
by yona
Go for it Dan.... every time I lose a HD, they recover and the data is always scrambled.... Did not find it last night ... I will also save it to the HD !