I'd have to agree with arc length. Probably the first year I was welding I held too long an arc. Once I learned to bury the rod in there and hold that real real tight arc things improved alot.

If you want to get better with 6010/11 than you start running a pad of beads ala jodie's video. Learn to run a consistant bead with the rod. Than you run a t-joint and get that figured out. than you go to open-butt(which is what the rod is bad for) joints. Flat, horizontal, vertical. Than you go to ...

Don't forget to check the pawn shops, name brand portabands show up regularly around here in the $100-$200 range. My buddy got a nice porter cable one at a pawn shop for 100 bucks. Problem with pawn shops is you never know what they have, you might have to go to one for weeks at a time before the i...

I can't believe not a single one of you commented on the fact that Antorcha said he was banging someone else's old lady lol. And I just got out of school where we finished learning about and setting up quick change sprint car/late model rear ends. This high-performance drive lines class this sessio...

hot enough to hold a real tight arc without sticking, and hot enough to melt both pieces of metal together into one cohesive piece of steel.

AKweldshop wrote:Matt,
What do you pay for a 10lb box of Forney 1/8 7018??

Got some math that needs done...

~John

Hey AK I just paid 10 dollars for a 10 pound box of forney 1/8 7018. Clearance at Ace Hardware who knew welding supplies go on clearance??

3200 is a good deal if it has low hours on it. I've seen a bunch for the low 1k range but most of em are high hours and need a tune up or parts.

Did they make those in diesal back then? Diesal engines last forever that would be the steal of the year easy.

oh some of the great things i've learned from Otto. Thats gonna save me my 15$ renewal fee every 5 years!!!

Is it possible to run on AC current? Thats an old trick to negate the effects of magnetization. Also, be sure you put your ground as close as reasonably possible to the joint your welding.

Always thought it had to do with piping being used to convey a fluid And tubing usually being used for structural purposes

Pipe is rated by inside diameter while tubing is rated by outside diameter. Pipe goes by schedule, tubing by standard, heavy, x heavy etc... 6" pipe is actually 6-5/8" od. 6" tube is 6" od.

I convinced this 1972 SA200 to follow me home. Bought it from an 80yr old retired highway heavy former welder, who purchased it in 1974 and used it very little, I am pretty excited to add it to my collection of welders, and after this summer I am hoping to break out on my own with a well equipped r...

rake wrote:I tried the 7018 AC rods and found that they run much better on DC.

+1 on just use something else.

Every rod runs better on dc. Cept maybe 6013

Well think of it this way. A milwaukee portaband is 400 bucks. A harbor freight one is 89. You can buy almost 5 HF saws for 1 milwaukee.

My knock on Wyatt is you call yourself "Mr. Tig". I watched a couple videos thinkings this guy was gonna show me some good stuff like Jody would. I was sorely disappointed. Don't call yourself Mr. Tig like you invented the process and are the best tig welder in the world. Other than that, ...

How thick of material are you referring to. It's to bad I'm not still on the rail I could have made a vid about straightening some big material. I was doing some 3/16" plate, nothing too serious. But the same problems would apply to thicker stuff, just the thicker stuff you probably wouldn't b...

Is that one of the 120/240 machines? What part of the world are you in? Value changes depending on parts of the country/world, because usually the cost of shipping a welding machine will basically push up the cost to buying a new one. If its the machine I think it is around here they go for 800-1000...

Basically they want a guy with a tig cert and a stick cert, both 6g. That way you can do carbon and stainless with either process... Good answer. It depends a bit on industry, I suppose. I most commonly see "pipe welder" and "combo welder" in the same ad, where the pipe welder i...

Anyone have a harbor freight portaband? I was wondering how they hold up.

Basically they want a guy with a tig cert and a stick cert, both 6g. That way you can do carbon and stainless with either process.

At least thats my understanding.

Good info, and good to know Braehill. Best to do your research with ANY academic institution. Especially one your going to pay a crap ton of money for.

I'm dead serious!

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Ya, I've seen some piping on jobs that took two welders all day to make one joint. Hood down listening to the headphones on those fill passes :) Surprised they didn't switch to 7018 for the fill passes. They do that sometimes over here if they have some sch.40 or thicker stainless, tig with ss fille...

Theres nothing wrong with mig at all, if it's done properly. Theres just ALOT of people that pull the trigger and spit out a decent looking bead and think their welding. But when you hit it with a hammer it breaks apart faster than cold 6013.

Oh baby I got a list- 1)Tacked a couple pieces of my bottle cart together. 2)Straightened out the flat piece of plate I had butt welded together and that distorted terribly as it cooled. Heated it up to 400 degrees in the BBQ and beat the crap outta it with a 3-1/2 lb cross peen hammer. 3)Went to 5 ...