Anything welding

next post, "Why is my steering pulling to the left??" lol jking whatever works for you. Nice welding job!

 

This is a great example of when TIG welding wins over MIG welding.

Also notice that this welding was done on the shop welding bench.

I'll admit that TIG has a place when welding on our trucks, but there is a lot more MIG welding situations in most cases.

 

also update, Im not sure if its completely set but seemed to feed well now. I welded my initials real quick last night and it wasnt sputtering like it was...

 

I wasn't buying the random wire size idea.

Just to make sure, you didn't have flux core wire in the machine and then switch to solid core welding wire?

Going from one to the other requires a change in polarity on the welding leads.

 

This is a pretty critical part and i wouldn't trust myself to mig weld them lol. So I turned to a true professional that is proven to be able to do stuff like this and handle anything I can throw at it. Hes a lead fabricator in formula drift and also a Tacoma guy.

 

looking for a budget plasma cutter till i can afford a hypertherm. Seeing good reviews on the viper cut 30. Consumables are easy to get (although expensive), lots of talk on the forums and an actual company you can contact. Anyone use one or have a better recommendation?

https://www.amazon.com/Vipercut-Vol...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=GSDXZ96CGJDHT98GBXKD

 

Have ya searched CL and Facebook market place. Granted your town is not as big but there was several around here for a good price.

 

I’ve had an Eastwood 40amp machine for 3 years or so, I don’t take care of it at all and it runs great. I generally only use it for demo, but it’s worked great and I run it with cheap eBay consumables. I had a miller 375 before that and feel like the Eastwood cuts just as good, it’s just not as nicely made. I currently have a hypertherm on my plasma table and I could see myself upgrading that long before I’d buy something to replace the Eastwood. For the money it’s tough to beat, and I’ve always had good dealings with them as a company.

 

nope, it is an off brand hardware store wire, but thats been in there since i got it new. But i may swap that out based on the recommendations here. Its flux core wire, i havent had solid wire in the machine. Thanks for the tips everyone!

 

Been watching both for awhile. Going to be cutting a lot of metal here shortly and not looking forward to doing it with a cut off wheel.. Guess I'm just getting impatient lol.

Ive been eyeing eastwood machines as well... Whats the max thickness you've cut with it and hows the duty cycle? Ultimately i would like a hyerptherm but can't justify the cost of one unless i get a plasma table.

 

I’ve cut half inch with it. Not a bunch but a few times for random repair work. As far as duty cycle I couldn’t tell you. I haven’t overheated it and I haven’t used it with any regard for its safety. For the most part I use it to remove cam tabs, shock mounts, and frame rivets, and rip full sheet of plate to put on the cnc. When I bought it, it had been a few years since I had a plasma. I bought it figuring I’d use it for a few months and replace it with something nicer. I’ve bought a lot of tools since then and really haven’t felt the need to upgrade it. With that said I don’t use it everyday or even every week. If it played a bigger role in my work I would of sprung for something a little more fancy.

 

hmm you've really got me considering one now..

 

Hmm so more research has led me to the everlast supercut 51p (https://www.everlastgenerators.com/product/plasma/supercut-51p) seems to have good reviews and everlast is a known company. With 80 dollars off and a 3 year warrant I may be ordering it tomorrow

 

Is this where I could find someone to weld something stupid together for me?

 

Yep, all you have to do is ask.

 

Starts packing --- #FML... I ve been busting ass for 20 + years and never been close to that.

 

He is in california so remember that. Higher cost of living so theres to be some higher pay for that

 

Where are you in GA? Might need to hit you up sometime if I need something done that requires more than the lowgrade buggers I can muster.

 

I noticed that I would get some weird sputtering when I let my gun tip get too close to the work piece.

 

@wilcam47 Since you're using fluxcore, sickout needs to be 3/4 - 1 inch.