Anything welding

It came today. Now I need to wire a new 30AMP breaker & 240V plug in the garage so I can use it.

I emailed the local welding supply place and they said the smallest tank they have is a 40 cu ft tank for $129 (first fill included).

 

Cool! 40cf would be a nice compact bottle size.

Do you know about cyberweld.com? It's a good place for stuff you might need. They carry a lot of accessories and what not. Reasonable prices.

 

get one of these guys. that alb spool won't last you long. Ive been using this 10lb spool for a while, great price and free shipping

$42 INEFIL ER70S-6 .023" on 10-Pound Spool Carbon Steel Mig Solid Welding Wire

http://www.amazon.com/Carbon-Steel-...FHA2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327537526&sr=8-1

 

Also that "hood" is useless

 

hahaha i was wondering if that was supposed to be a hood

 

Looks like a guest hoodie

 

that's pretty much what happens with those things lol. It's a joke to even include it in the box.

 

Haha I know lol. That will be for "helpers" who want to watch. I ordered an auto-darkening helmet, it should be here sometime in the next few days.

 

That spool on the floor came with the gas regulator kit I ordered. It also came with a pack of six .30 tips. woohoo.

The welder came with a spool of .30 flux core wire and 3 different size tips. The gun takes TWECO style tips so I should be able to find them at a lot of places.

 

Yeah I think lowes caries those tips, but tips honestly pretty much never clog up when you're using gas, especially mixed gas and not pure CO2.

 

it depends on if you would want to have two pipes meet and close at the end or if you are just attaching it mid way to another pipe.

 

Reminds me of the California style welding hoods. No head gear and no handle.

 

You need to use a tube notcher to get the tightest fit. Harbor Frieght has one for pretty cheap. Not the best there is but will get the job done if you aren't making a living by using it. Then you buy a metal cutting hole saw the same size as the pipe you are attaching it to. The notcher can adjust the angle and will help cut it at the perfect angle and the perfect shape. This is the best way. some guys use just a chop saw but you will have to use a angle grinder on fish mouth to make it fit better.

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No problem man. Also if you don't. Have a drill press a good corded drill will work fine and don't go to fast or it wall ruin the hole saw too fast.

 

That guy looks like hes about to come over that table and kick some ass. and his mustache is glorious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVyYvcEqkcQ

 

sheesh, he really wants you to learn! or else.

 

Now listen here kid! Run perpendicular and fast!

 

he had all his gear on i thought he was actually going to weld?! those gloves/jacket/hood were way too clean!

 

When cleaning up weld splatter on 12 guage steel what grit flap wheel should i use for quick removal but not to gouge it up in prep for paint?

 

I picked up all the stuff yesterday to wire the 240v plug and additional 30A breaker for the welder.

I also picked up 15ft of 10AWG "extension cord" wire to replace the 5ft 10AWG cord that came on the welder. Now I can move it around the garage and even reach outside to the driveway if needed. I'm mounting the outlet directly below my breaker planel which is about halfway down the sidewall of my garage. I'll wire up the new breaker and outlet sometime this weekend when there is daylight outside since I'll have to turn off the main breaker.

Cross my fingers, I should be able to fire it up this weekend!