Anything welding

Holy shit. Got a call from a guy about some outage/construction work. Had a few options of jobs coming up and got to talking about a contract he has with one of his guys working for NASA down in Florida. It's tig welding on exotic alloys so obviously it's gonna pay good. But it pays $210/hr. That's incredible money. Retarded money lol. I wish I was a jam up tig hand.

 

That is very term, but high dollar work, and you need to be a super welder to meet their specs. I used to spend time at the plant where they welded the external shuttle tanks in New Orleans.

Howard

 

I heard there was some Major Construction going on down there

The contractor bought all new welding Equipment

The thing with working outages work for two weeks here then the next plant then the next only a slim window of time to be off line at least here in the Northeast spring and fall when demand is down

 

Wow, I used to be able to get welds that looked that nice with a TIG or gas setup, but I cannot make a weld that looks like that with the MIG. Everything just looks like a bead of toothpaste. Too much wire? Too big a wire? Been going off the "table" on the inside of a Miller 210... weld mix, .030 wire...



Any advice, GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

 

Were you by chance running self shielded wire and forgot to change the polarity back ??

You do have the correct gas looking at the cylinder sticker

 

I'm sure this question gets asked a lot, but Im looking for a first welder for around the house and a few small projects on the Tacoma, mainly a few lite gauge steel pieces to the frame. Would the Lincoln Handy MIG work for my needs?

 

That would be a great home use machine. I've often thought of having one of those because of the portability. ( I'm stuck with 2, 240v units that can't leave the shop).

Think hard about setting it up to use cover shield gas. Flux core wire works very good, but using solid core wire with gas is worlds better...as well as safer. Flux core really shoots hot BB,'s all over the place.

You won't go wrong with that unit. It will do everything you need when it comes to MIG welding.

 

Thanks! Would the Handy MIG handle a DIY off-road trailer frame?

 

My first MIG unit was 120v. I built several trailers with it. It will work fine.

Just practice and do some destructive testing of your welds. Look it up. You will learn more by cutting apart your welds, then what we can tell you.

 

thanks for the advice. Im buying it tomorrow morning.

 

This is an arc weld I did recently (been welding for about 6 months now). Running some 1/8th inch 6013 rod (its all we have at school). It is one of my cleaner welds but I was wondering what tips you guys have to make it cleaner.

 

Stop by your local welding supply store and check out the prices for a can of argon/co2. The difference in using a cover gas and solid core wire is amazing. You will cut your learning curve in half.

The gas last a long time. Get the smallest bottle they have.

 

I'm not seeing the picture, Joe. All I get is an icon that has img. Beside it. Can you try a different method?

 

Posted it two different ways. Hopefully one of them works!

 

What type of welding school only has 6013??

Practice Practice !! repeat often!!

What position was that welded in ??

What results are you getting when you break the tee joint ??

Hard to tell by the picture but the weld is either a little cold or your travel speed is to fast

Nothing that won`t come together with practice.

The trick is to understand just how the puddle is moving and make it do what you want

 

They are good machines and will serve you well for what it sounds like you plan on doing.

 

First time poster in this section. I have a small wood/ steel architectural fabrication shop. Anyway, I see discussions on what welder to get. My 2 cents for a mag machine, best bang for the buck is the Hobart iron man 230. Tapped machine with a better warranty then any miller, simple, plenty of power and reliable as a Toyota. If you have the money, but the Miller 252.
Cheers.

 

Thank you! It isn't a welding school , it is just my high schools welding room. It is left over from the welding class they used to offer, I normally just give up my lunch to weld in there. It was a horizontal position weld and I have not broken it yet.

 

Nice stair!!

 

Just picked up a used Lincoln 180 weldpak at a used tool store for $250 out the door. I'm pretty excited to get this set up, but I've got more goodies to buy and a breaker to install before I can get it up and running.

I've read quite a few times that the Harbor Freight helmet is pretty decent and low cost. Are their other welding bits worth while? like tips and wire? I saw some damn cheap leather gloves and blankets last time I was there, maybe even small cans of gas. Should I stay away for their products and order through weldusa or cyber weld?

I am planning to take a one day welding class to get me started, then just practice in the garage / driveway until I feel confident to weld up these sliders.