Shmellmopwho DCLB EXPO BUILD

Haha sometimes man. Lot of companies have a loooot of orders to fulfill!

 

Now you're talking

 

Think the filler plates turned out pretty good

 

Really good man

 

Thanks buddy I appreciate it. Today's progress report: Legs cut and welded on and 8 of 10 filler plates cut and welded in. Frame brackets, gussets, and end caps left to cut out and weld in

 

Very nice

 

Thanks buddy!

 

Hahaha sounds good. Thanks I really appreciate it. Just gotta keep practicing man. I don't consider myself a good welder by any means but I feel confident that my projects will be strong and I try to make them look as best as I can

 

Hahaha yeah the grinder comes in handy to help make things look nicer. Just gotta make sure you're getting good penetration in the metal. Haha when I welded in the recovery points on my rear bumper, I welded the hell out of them haha. I welded them to not only the main 4x4 tube of the bumper but to the plates that bolt on to my frame to hold the bumper up. Ain't going nowhere haha. Yeah man, my buddy taught me how and I've just been practicing a lot and trying to get better all the time!

 

How'd u cut the filler plates? And what thickness r they, and what welder do u have?

 

I used my plasma cutter to cut the filler plates. They're 1/8" thick. I have a Hobart 210 MVP. Nothing too special but it works great for me!!

 

Not relating to my truck build but yay gun parts

 

Dang that's expensive! I need to get a new welder idk what to get I need it to be strong enough for me to build a tire swing

 

Yeah it wasn't cheap but wasn't as much as a Miller of the same size. My buddy has a Lincoln 150 or 180 that he got from Home Depot that works great! I did a whole set of sliders with them and that welder was SOLID!

 

Is it mig?

 

Yes those Lincolns are MIG

 

What do they run?

 

Here is the Lincoln 180 http://m.homedepot.com/p/Lincoln-Electric-Weld-Pak-180-HD-Wire-Feed-Welder-K2515-1/100670932

Here is the Lincoln 140 http://m.homedepot.com/p/Lincoln-Electric-Weld-Pak-140-HD-Wire-Feed-Welder-K2514-1/100670934

 

The Miller may be more, and everyone has their color preferences but I gotta say I absolutely love my Millermatic 211.
The Hobart you have runs both 120 and 220 right? That's the biggest thing I would look for if I was searching again. It's so nice for tacking stuff up anywhere with a 25A plug. Then hook it up to a 220 plug in the garage to burn it all together.

 

The millermatic 211 is such a great machine! Yes my Hobart runs 110 and 220. The MVP stands for multivoltage plug. My thoughts were the same, it's nice knowing I can run it on either, making the machine more versatile.