Anything welding

Go to Lincolns web site and Down Load the operators manual and read about your Toy!!

How does it weld??

I was talking about all the supplies that end up in the rack !!

Maybe your Roads are Much better then ours here but Copper pipe and pipe fitting would make enough noise I thought my head might explode !!

 

Haha yeah I hear ya. We have pretty good roads here near where we're filming. Also this rack goes in a 5 ton box truck that is enclosed and its a big diesel so you don't really hear anything in the truck when you're riding in the cab. We stuff the racks pretty full too where everything is pretty tight and secure so it doesn't really move around too much.

 

Had my coworker weld up a stainless tank for an alcohol rinse. He's our main welder on days. 65 years old. I think it's time to hang up the torch. He welded the inside and outside corners and it still leaks.

 

Just how big of a tank ?? Back purging not possible ??

From the picture it looks like the prep work was never done

What process ?? I would guess wrong filler for the type of stainless but it might just be the picture

I would be embarrassed with a weld that bad

 

We're not a full fab shop (paint shop) so we don't have the capability to back purge. It was mig welding 11 gauge 304 with 316 wire. He basically set the welder on kill and went at it. Most of the welds aren't tied into both sides. We ended up buying a $6 plastic tote to replace this abortion.

 

I have worked with some old guys that really struggle seeing whats going on, being smart enought to admit that is a different story.
I like that, "welder set to kill" haha!

 

In this day unless you have no interest being able to see while welding is much better now then 40 years ago

 

Do any of you guys do sand blasting? In particular in a blast cabinet? I got mine all setup but have some questions so figured I'd try asking here if before asking elsewhere

 

Pretty much comes down to enough air and the correct media for what your blasting

 

I got that part figured out More have questions on dust collection and media "reclaimer" and if they were worth while. I think I have the dust collector figured out though.

Will say cleaning rusty old car parts is much nicer in the cabinet

 

Alright, need some more help troubleshooting. Welding mig 75/25 with 0.30 wire. Was working the other day, and everything was great. Get out today, and it looks like a chicken had explosive diarrhea every time I try to lay a bead. Tried cleaning grounds, cleaning material, and I still have gas when I squeeze the trigger.

Went back to flux core, and it welds perfect. Not sure my issue, looking for some help. Material didn't change, and I hadn't changed any settings. I'm stumped.

 

Did you switch your polarity when you went back to Flux Core ??

If you have been having damp weather did the wire rust ??

you did purge the gun before welding ??

Nozzle clean and not filled with splatter .

With these smaller welders changes in input power even the difference in time of day can effect your settings .

Any Electrical demands can cause things to be different

Did you try and dial your settings in again ??

Hard to tell just what might be wrong

 

Yep, changed polarity, gun purged, nozzle cleaned. It has been rainy, but wire looks clean, looks no different after cleaning either. If I remember right, I'm welding about the same time of day. But I am at the very top of this little guys capability as far as size of steel goes, but it was working fine the other day.

I did not try changing settings since it worked the other day. I'll try switching back to mig and see if I can dial it in any further.

I appreciate the help!

 

As with most things in life, starting with the simple stuff will save you time. It looks like the material just wasn't clean enough. I don't know why it was welding fine a few days ago, or why grinding didn't clean it enough. However, after running a wire wheel over a joint and then trying again, boom! Welding like normal. Going to cut apart the slider I've already tacked up and wire wheel all the joints and start again tomorrow.

 

You really might want to just use .023 wire That is all I tell Customers to use on the 120VAC to use

These little machines can be finicky at times

 

I guess it's easier for the machine to handle skinny wire since it doesn't have the power for some of the fat wire?

I will be going back to a smaller wire my next spool, I actually meant to buy 0.25 this time. Just grabbed the wrong one and didn't realize it until I'd opened the package.

What kind of a difference will I see between a bigger wire and a smaller one? I've wondered that, but haven't found the answer yet.

Again, thank you guys for your help

 

Spotted this on someone's rig this weekend on a wheeling trip lol... I'm sure it's recovery rated

 

Took your advice, picked up some 0.023 wire. It was great, I was able to lay down a good bead without thoroughly cleaning everything first.

Thankyou sir!

 

Looks like my welds when I was about 10 when I had no idea what was happening .

Or what to do to make it happen

 

To tell the truth I use .023 for just about everything these days .

Now if someone talked me into rebuilding a loader bucket I would just switch drive rolls and guns and go to .045

The smaller wire gives you a slower travel speed and more control plus depending on the machine the ability to weld body panels and up to 1/4" or 3/8"