Mmmmmmmgh... The power of the arc light is strong with this one.

Otto Nobedder wrote:I've welded better while under the influence of LSD.

Not kidding...

Interesting...

Bet it was neat looking!?!?

I agree with Mike...however after placing one weld you can stop short of the tack, grind the tack thin, and also the crater where you stopped, start welding in the crater, and go backwards briefly, just as the puddle forms, and then progress in the regular travel direction, run right over the tack ...

Bamahuntin wrote:That's a great price for the Hobart. How thick of metal would you say it can weld up to?
Thanks

Picked it up new at http://www.fleetfarm.com

Welds 24 gauge up to 3/8 inch mild steel.
Welds 18 gauge to 1/4 aluminum.

Thanks, I appreciate the help.

weldin mike 27 wrote:Nope, that's "tied in" about as good as you can hope for.

When wrapping around corners and coming back to the tack, is it better to tie in or to melt through into say a already laid weld?

Strength / Cosmetic issues?

One more vote for tacking on the flats vs corners. My thought for saying that is this: If by chance that you don't melt the tack on the corner when you weld the joint out, you have a place where lack of fusion or possibly a crater crack could result in a weld failure. I assume this is not melting t...

I was looking at the Lincoln 210 MP and the Millermatic 211.

I ended up getting the Hobart 210 MVP for under $800.00 new which gave me extra money to spend on tank/gas/tools and materials.

I am a happy camper!

That makes sense, feed two birds at once type thing. Awesome quote....I like that you are feeding two birds at once vs killing two birds with one stone :lol: I like my lil feathered friends and enjoy watching them at the bird feeder when the ground is covered with snow. They need extra calories to ...

I guess I just got lucky and somehow avoided all that in my life. Well I was forced to by Uncle Sam. Hard to get into that stuff as United States Marine (Former Marine now Retired). I am glad that you both were able to find enough strenght and clairity to find your way back. :) Thanks for serving P...

I was never big on opiates, but the amphetamines were nearly my undoing. I'm happy to drink too much today. Steve S A person can sure lose themselves pretty fast toying with that stuff, surprised I lasted. I read a piece once stating what the writer (user) thought METH stood for. ( M y E ntrance T ...

Definitely a great intro and welcome to the forum! Great bunch of friendly and informative people here. I wasted most of my life addicted to drugs so my introduction is always pretty short and not a very accomplished feeling but, I have finally sobered up (6 months) and took up welding as a hobby a...

Otto Nobedder wrote:I prefer to tack square tube in the center of each side. Then, when welding tack-to-tack, you always wrap the corner, and end in the center of the tube.

Jonathan is quite right.

Steve S

That makes sense, feed two birds at once type thing.

Those are good welds. If you want an extra critique, I believe you are in fact stopping the actual weld short. Everyone is correct with the assessment of filling in your crater but I can see the gap at the end that you should have filled in by continuing a little further. Keep up the great work! -J...

Those are good welds. If you want an extra critique, I believe you are in fact stopping the actual weld short. Everyone is correct with the assessment of filling in your crater but I can see the gap at the end that you should have filled in by continuing a little further. Keep up the great work! -J...

You get extra points for cleaning your steel! 8-) Everything seems to work better when it's clean! :D I saw NOTHING else wrong with those welds. Well done! Steve S I really appreciate this place and everyone here who so freely shares their knowledge and experience among us all. Thank you.

Definitely a great intro and welcome to the forum! Great bunch of friendly and informative people here. I wasted most of my life addicted to drugs so my introduction is always pretty short and not a very accomplished feeling but, I have finally sobered up (6 months) and took up welding as a hobby an...

Am I stopping too early? (hence the crater)

Thanks for the advice.

I'm new to welding and have only played with a little cheapinese flux machine, but now I'm a proud new owner of a Hobart 210 MVP and hoping to hear some advice on these first welds.

Clearly he watched the "Downdraft Chute" video.
http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/pla ... draft.html

Not having much space to work with in the first place, I thought this could be a good space saver with many configurations for tools and projects (welding and others) and easy to store.

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https://www.rockwelltools.com/en-US/Jaw ... ation.aspx

Has anyone been able to play with this or the actual JawHorse itself?

Pros/Cons?

Very nice!

Makes me hungry just thinking of the food cooked up in that.

BEER / table and Nintendo 64 = GOOD TIMES!!!

I like it!

I was thinking about making a entertainment center and/or computer desk.

Hey everyone, I've always been interested in welding. And Ive done some very basic welds with a Harbor Frieght MIG. I'm currently im my 4th week of school for Stick and directly after rolling into TIG! I absolutely love it. Minus the fact that Ive destroyed three sets of Tillman gloves already lol ...