Anything welding

No pics of the welds, but first burn of this little project

 

Good Sunday project (coastal offroad) I have a TON of grinding to do ... cleanup welds, paint, install ... too bad it's Monday. My weld quality progressed tenfold as I made my way around all the nooks and crannies, but still a long way to go. Cheers for flap disks!

the parts ...


stitched ...


shi%%y welds ...


tons of sanding ... ready to prime and paint!!!

 

Picked up some Steel today for the cnc plasma table build.. I am going to start a separate build thread on the table.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cnc-plasma-table-build.746103/#post-26563893

 

Heading over there to subscribe!

 

Well this project sucked, but happy with my welds.

My brother in law tried to weld the rust hole shut with his stick welder using no filler. Needless to say he blew in more holes than he closed.

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

Any ugly spots were more for making sure it didn't leak in spots I wasn't 1000% sure it was air tight.

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I am sure the better procedure is to pull the carrier but considering the rest of the rust on the truck that would have lead to far more issues.

 

That's a good point. I saw it on your story and was wondering why you didn't pull the carrier, but that makes a lot of sense.

 

I've had luck soapy watering the weld, then pressurize the pumpkin with an air nozzle with a rag around the nozzle. The air will leak out any welds that are bad and make bubbles. You don't need much pressure. Dial the regulator back to 5 psi or so.

 

Dude the whole axle and carrier were crusty chunks. It would have been a nightmare.

THis would have definitely been good to remember. I was tired and said fuck it fillerup.

 

Couple more today

 

I would hope you flushed out the differential before welding the new cover on.

 

Anybody have a recommendation for an entry-level MIG welder?

I'm looking into the Miller Passport and the Hobart 140 right now.

 

Depends on your plans!

I would go for the Hobart 140.

The Passport is a good machine for what it was designed for Going up to the 25th floor and make 4" of weld.

Jobs of that fashion.

Kind of a huge Price difference

You might want to also check out the Harbor freight welders as well

 

Yeah, definitely know there's miles of money in between the 2, but I've always believed in the 'buy once cry once' philosophy. I can't do HF; my dad had his fail on him within 2 weeks of use.

The Hobart looks like the winner for me, I don't see many people recommending the Lincoln 140 from Home Depot either, which leads me to believe the Hobart is probably the way to go.

 

lol 3-4 cans of brake clean (non chlorinated obvs) including manually rotating the ring gear and wiping it off with paper towels/in the bottom of the diff too.

I also had him change the fluid after he got home for anything we might have missed.

 

Miller 255 will last you a while if you want to buy once cry once. Has push-pull capabilities and can do some other processes in the future if need be (albeit oddly no AC to tig aluminum).

 

I looked at 140's mainly cause I dont have a 220 outlet (yet) in my garage.
I didnt need entry level I just needed something that worked for what I was going to use it for. I looked at the Hobart 140, Titanium 140, and the Lincoln 140 and considered buying the Hobart until the HF Titanium went on sale. I picked up the Titanium 140 with a coupon and have absolutely loved the thing. It has handled everything I have thrown at it since buying it. I am on my 3rd 11lb spool of wire and it hasn't missed a beat. Once I get a 220 outlet I'm going to look at possibly getting a vulcan MIG/TIG machine and teaching myself to TIG for fun but having the heavier duty MIG for when its needed.

All my research you cant go wrong with hobart lincoln or miller 140 sized machines and the HF models are nothing to turn your nose up at. Just depends how much you want to spend

 

Which one specifically? They offer 3 different tiers. If he had the black Chicago electric, it’s understandable that it failed since those are garbage. If it was a green or orange one, that’s unfortunate. I’ve had one of each with no issues and know others in the same boat.

 

It was indeed the Chicago Electric!

 

Those are literal piles of steaming shit, I wouldn't use that as a comparison to their Titanium and Vulcan lines. I would give those a good look. I've had the 120v Titanium and now the 120v/240v Vulcan mig welders and I have really liked them both.

 

The Miller 255 price wouldn't make me cry, I think it would make me have a breakdown

My welding talents don't justify that as well, I'd being doing a disservice to the machine with my ass-welds lol