So, 1/4 is what I will find. Thank you for the tip. I saw something that a guy did with wheels. He had something he did, that you could, hmm, I KNOW! There was a thing he did, that let you like, have a bar come off all of the legs. Then, the bar could be brought down so far, that they wheels would ...

Alright, I ordered a Bobcat 250 with electric fuel pump. The place will get them in on the 18th. I am making a welder cart and a welding table. I am new to welding and really anything tool. So, for the welding table, I got square tubing, that is, I think 1/2 inch thick. No clue what I got it so thi...

I truly realize that welder talent is the most important. I've watched most of Jody's videos including his mig like tig videos which is one of the reasons I'm considering a new machine. Jody has mentioned more than once about the importance of being able to adjust the inductance as well as some mac...

Welcome, love your screen name.

If I lived a mile away from hippie central that'd be hilarious. I just came from a town meeting where 10 law officers told 85 residents there isn't much they can do. If you have a specific problem call our call prevention hotline. You'll be on hold for a time before you get to talk to someone in an...

Now that's a 5 star answer. Thank you. I'm going to try a 220 plug. Will it be ok to use the dryer socket? Don't worry, it was a fairly save area that I had to use for filming because it was raining. Plus, I had a fire extinguisher on hand just in case. Yes its fine. Like suggested above beef up yo...

Try to lower the amps. For 75 bucks you can't expect much. Sorry.

brad_m wrote:What I tacked up today.

What engine is that? Turbo?

Yes it's a balance when you turn down both a little at a time. I would just try more practice before you start changing your settings much. If your getting good welds sometimes but not others then you just need to practice till you get more comfortable. Thank you. So far the overhead have never bee...

Failed the test. It was scratch start tig, 16 gauge, square butt and t-joint, both of which were autogenous. Shop super had an old miller with a crank handle dial and a white plastic arrow that pointed to increments of ten amps. He had it at roughly 38 amps and I turned it up to about 42. Should ha...

No, I haven't heard a word rfrom those guys. I took that piece from the post that I made this morning and went to a kitchen equipment fab shop. The guy told me that they aren't sure if they are gonna hire or not. The piece was enough to get me a welding test in the morning though. This will be my t...

Did you hear anything about that job?

Everything was so hot! I would have just about rather have taken an overhead 7018 test with no welding jacket, just kidding. This is how I had to take the test. The pliers are a proxy for the mig torch (my mig went to the pawn shop last week). Even the goose neck on that damn torch was a smoking ho...

Someone in the area told my buddy that that place starts weldors out between $16 & $20/hr. He also told my buddy that the top guys make $28. They also have a cnc machining center there. I didn't really check it out but I saw it on my way to the restroom. It doesn't sound like a bad place honest...

Someone in the area told my buddy that that place starts weldors out between $16 & $20/hr. He also told my buddy that the top guys make $28. They also have a cnc machining center there. I didn't really check it out but I saw it on my way to the restroom. It doesn't sound like a bad place honest...

But on the up side if you can stick it out at a place like that you will end up with some amazing experience! Just looked at there site you posted and that's a big variety of work. Putting flighting on an auger or replacing it will stretch your patience. You learn a lot the first time you warp one ...

I don't think I did. This was the test and that grinder whooped my ass. This isn't the ugly one. 1/2" plate, open butt 90 degree v-groove with 1/8" land, 85/15 gas, 12" long, downhill That air grinder weighed about 30 pounds and it took forever to put those bevels on the plates. I wa...

you have to weld really hot and never let the puddle cool. i run my machine so hot that if you try to keep trigger pressed and run a full pass you will burn through the metal.if you run a cold machine the weld will fail.i run the vlots at about 25 anh higher depening in metal thickness .you don't w...

50 was actually fine, I was trying to show the difference a few amps makes (hard to see in the pics), I increased to 65amps since I upped the pulses to 10.... That setting usually works but with all the heat in only a 5" piece it actually caused it to go through and sugar with out a purge or b...

Here is an example of how I trigger sometimes. I just grabbed a quick scrap and ran vertical up. The guy had his machine set .035 hard wire, 28V with 75/25 so I just used it. It still has the ripple effect but I did not let it cool all the way before I pulled the trigger again. If you want really p...

Rick_H wrote:Here's some 16g I just did a sample for ya....

Forgive my ignorance. 50 wasn't hot enough to penetrate or 65 was too hot cause you had welded already? Thanks for the detailed pics.

Hey thanks Bsmith that's what I needed to know. I should have mentioned that my old hood is from Northern Tool, not the cheapest they had at the time but not the most expensive by far. Several years ago when I bought this stuff it was to learn with and repair a mower deck. Now some time later I'm r...

The overhead I thought you were too far away. But as Poland said its about to drip. I'd turn the machine down when doing over or practice some over head first.

Some look too, too fast, too far away from the weld.

You look like you aren't bracing against something to steady yourself. Are you using both hands.

Do you know what the piece is use for?

New guy, first post here. This subject is why I registered on the board. Hobby welding straight flux core, for a couple of years now. I have trouble keeping the weld where I want it to go. For boat trailers and mowers not to big of a problem. So now I decided to restore an older racing go kart from...