jesusno2 Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Tig welding anything it has to be clean. No mill scale, no nothing on steel, and aluminum. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 izzo....the $39 helmets at HF actually work pretty well....I think mine even has two sensors in it. Dat510....I can't answer your question, but there's guys here that can, but I'm sure they'll want a bit more info....type/size of welder....gas/gasless....indoor/outside....thickness of metal. No2......you inspire me to want to do more tig welding.....until I see what mine looks like...then I shut if off. :) Beautiful! Sweet thanks mike! Ill check it out. The part that adjusts the head size broke on mine. It was the cheap one that came free when I bought my Lincoln stick welder. When I bought my Lincoln wire feed mig it just came with the hand held flat mask. I don't have any projects right now so my welding machines are collecting dust. I haven't used my stick machine since I built a 24ish foot tandem axle trailer almost three years ago Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Good chance you could get just the head band for it. A lot of the helmets are repairable. For you guys that want to learn more techniques on welding...even stick....subscribe to this guys vids....awesome stuff!! http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/index.html Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 My new favorite wire. 0.45 metalcore! pics are deciving that is a 1/2 weld in one pass 26 volts 400 ipm 98/2 gas tubing is 5x5 3/8 wall with a heavy bevel. smooth like keith stone. Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 This is my 1st time ever welding. I got a welder from a guy going through a divorce..I dont know the specs on it, but I'll post up later. Took it to a friends house to help him build a roll cage.. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 This is my 1st time ever welding. I got a welder from a guy going through a divorce..I dont know the specs on it, but I'll post up later. Took it to a friends house to help him build a roll cage.. Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 This is my 1st time ever welding. I got a welder from a guy going through a divorce..I dont know the specs on it, but I'll post up later. Took it to a friends house to help him build a roll cage.. http://community.ratsun.net/public/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif :o :o :o :o FAIL! dude please tell me you are not serious a ROLL CAGE!! someones gonna die. Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Its just for a show car...basically a amp rack.... Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Damn AJ I don't want to be rude but that looks really bad. :lol: You better hope you can cover that shit up if that's going to be a show car. I understand it's your first time out so I won't bag to hard on ya. Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yeah...he has a grinder. We made it look better and it was under carpet. I'm going back out to Az this weekend to pick up my welder. I want to learn how to make them right. Can I weld a center plate onto the trailer :) Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Shagy...how about some details on what type of welder....assuming wire feed, but is it mig(setup with gas)? Did you do it outside? ....gas shielding blowing away in breeze. jesusno2 is a pro and can probably give you some tips if he gets some info to go on. Make sure the polarity is correct for your setup...gas or flux core. Clean the rust off first and hold the gun with two hands. Check out weldingtipsandtricks.com He's got awesome vids! I've learned a lot from his stuff!! Quote Link to comment
KC Phirus Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 dat site yo http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-certification-tips.html Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 yep..that's the one. In the blue column on the left, go down to the mig welding section and start watching :) Quote Link to comment
KC Phirus Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 yep..that's the one. In the blue column on the left, go down to the mig welding section and start watching :) SO PRO I know where I'm learning to weld. I'm putting those on dvd. Quote Link to comment
jaime.g Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Welded my 240sx diff a while back. Not much to look at, but it has held up nicely. I used a craftsman mig. Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Shagy...how about some details on what type of welder....assuming wire feed, but is it mig(setup with gas)? Did you do it outside? ....gas shielding blowing away in breeze. jesusno2 is a pro and can probably give you some tips if he gets some info to go on. Make sure the polarity is correct for your setup...gas or flux core. Clean the rust off first and hold the gun with two hands. Check out weldingtipsandtricks.com He's got awesome vids! I've learned a lot from his stuff!! Its a MIG welder with Gas. We did do that outside (no wind but I'm sure that doesnt matter). Wire feed, polarity was correct. The welder is a FirePro, Just don't remember if its a FP-120, FP-130 or FP-160. I'd have to look through some photos as its sitting in Arizona right now. Quote Link to comment
five10freak Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 not the best welder in the world, but it works. just gotta practice,practice,practice. tig welding my tranny cross member for the 200sx tranny tig welding some nipple on my IC piping tig welding my modified ca18et to 510 oil pan hard to tell, but stitch welded the nose of the car with my mig Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 not the best welder in the world, but it works. just gotta practice,practice,practice. I paid $150 for the welder, cart, tank and all the spare spools and tips he had. Something to start with. I'm not doing anything major with it. Figured I could do some light body work with it if needed. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Welded my 240sx diff a while back. Not much to look at, but it has held up nicely. I used a craftsman mig. Someone else showed me a reversible way to do that. Basically, just weld in the valley of the idler gears(the ones the axle does not go through) so that they won't move or rock. Might have to weld them up and then do a bit of grinding, but you can reverse it by taking out the idler gears and replacing them. No damage to the axle side gears. The guy was drag racing his and never had a prob with breakage. Its a MIG welder with Gas. We did do that outside (no wind but I'm sure that doesnt matter). Wire feed, polarity was correct. The welder is a FirePro, Just don't remember if its a FP-120, FP-130 or FP-160. I'd have to look through some photos as its sitting in Arizona right now. You can use a piece of cardboard to block any breeze and turn up the gas a bit. Also....keep the stick out(how much wire is extended) as short as possible. That's something that Jody(WTAT.com) constantly hammers on. I've found that it helps a lot! Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 watched some of those videos.... I got some stuff to try. Quote Link to comment
Shagy Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 got my welder back.... its a Fire Power FP-160. Says input voltage is 230v.... but we used 220v in Arizona. Think it was a type-o? Quote Link to comment
Hardwyre Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 got my welder back.... its a Fire Power FP-160. Says input voltage is 230v.... but we used 220v in Arizona. Think it was a type-o? Typical high amp circuits are considered 220-240 depending on where you are. My house is supposed to be 110, but i get upto 120 depending on whether or not the neighbors are raping the grid. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Mainly wanted to check the camera's ability to shoot welding.... Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Looks like this one came out pretty similar to the last one. Time to try an auto-darkening shade in front of the camera. :) Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 look at the first video at 1.50 and you can see the weld behind you pretty clear try the auto dark with it zoomed in like the beginning of the first video Quote Link to comment
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