Keystone State Thread

Dave - follow my step by step plan:

Step 1: Hobart 210MVP FTW!
Step 2: Wire up garage for 240v
Step 3: get a bunch of grinders coz switching cutting wheels and flapper discs sucks.
Step 4: Also get yourself a plasma cutter
Step 5: bum a lot of practice metal from friends @HolyHandGrenade
Step 6: watch Jody Welding videos for newbs
Step 7: do a few practice runs
Step 8: then let everything sit in your garage for months.
Step 9: Then start doing projects.

I’ve gone through most of the steps and am stuck on Step 8, moving to step 9 when it’s not so hot outside.

 

See? That's why I TIG! Only one grinder!

 

Never heard of them. Should get work to spend the $$ on one to try out. My real concern would be getting consumables around here if they use non-standard torch connections.

 

Any know of or recommend any off roads shops in the Pittsburgh/Greenburg area?

 

thank you sir

 

to funny
I did hold out on pork roll sandwiches the next morning

 

looks like a 12 steep program is next

 

I don't understand ?

 

No post weld mess to clean up. There's no splatter or slag to clean. You just have to clean the weld area and you've got a finished weld when it's done.

 

Damn. Give him my number, and I’ll do a full on BBQ for him.

 

@Grand dude

It’s so great having a welder around. I should’ve bought one YEARS ago.

Tonight for instance. I opened up my trailer and noticed one of the prop supports was bent.

I just pulled out some 1/8 scrap angle. Cut it down, and welded it on.

Before I bought the welder? “Shit. How am I going to get Jon up here to weld this for me...”

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Your welder looks like a fat homeless man.

 

That’s funny. Karen just said the same thing. Not about the welder though

 

Hey Jimmy. Is that similar to the nozzle gel stuff that Hobart sells?

 

I’m not familiar with the Hobart stuff. I grabbed this from work.

 

MIG is fast, easy and good. And especially for new-ish welders a good place to start.

Really good welding gear costs like truck parts. 3 to 10k easy. But we're not running high duty cycle for full shifts, and we're also not building aircraft.

 

You need a 9" grinder

 

That’s WAY too many steps.

1. Impulse buy welder because it’s on sale at Tractor Supply

2. Let welder sit in garage until you get
tired of @stairgod ‘s jabs about not even taking it out of the box.

3. Steal scrap steel from work to practice on. Get bored in five minutes.

4. Build trailer.

Lloyd’s way is stupid.

 

Ummmmm. I copied your way except it was @Sub-Zero instead of @stairgod

And I got you to steal scrap steel for me from your work.