"Lemonhead" (lemonhead)
10/03/2013 at 13:21 • Filed to: None
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"Lemonhead" (lemonhead)
10/03/2013 at 13:21 • Filed to: None | 0
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So I'm trying to learn welding and got a cheapy flux core welder last winter but have been otherwise preoccupied to really start getting at it. Since I'm working toward starting the 1966 F-100 project next summer, I need to practice welding because what I'm planning on doing is going to need quite a bit (I'm going to upgrade the welder at the same time, anyone that wants to donate a TIG welder I'll be happy to take it.). So last night, the dry spell ended and I spent an hour or so running beads on a piece of 1/8" scrap. I got some nice ones for a flux core. I know they aren't going to be pretty, but it's a start. Tried to weld a joint and it's rather ugly and weak and awful so I've got a long way to go. However, the journey of a thousands miles begins with a single beer (or a single something, but, whatever, I'll make it a beer ) so now I'm off.
Just4GP
> Lemonhead
10/03/2013 at 13:51 |
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Good luck. I've always wanted to learn how to weld but just never took the time. I had my hands on a small wire feed welder that I reluctantly loaned to my cousin. Needless to say that was a bad move. My neighbor is a welding instructor and is willing to teach me but living in condos doesn't really make it easy to find a place to setup shop.
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Lemonhead
> Just4GP
10/03/2013 at 13:56 |
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I have a garage that I am prepping for next year's project. Unfortunately, the house was the model home for the neighborhood back in the 90's. So they glued down carpet to make the garage and the business office. We are renting the house so I can't do much about that, but on the plus side, I've never had a garage with nice, recessed directional lighting. It also has disconnected A/C vents that I supposed I could reconnect with some effort.
desertdog5051
> Lemonhead
10/03/2013 at 14:26 |
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There is a Lincoln dealer that is in the Indianapolis area and is on Ebay that sells welders for around $300 bucks than I can buy them locally. And the price includes shipping. I bought mine there.
Squid
> Lemonhead
10/03/2013 at 15:15 |
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I've spent some time with oxy-acetylene welding, I got decent at it. Stick SMAW was pretty damn hard, I never could get a good bead down. The flux core that I have tried, I was never happy with how it turned out. I have yet to try TIG but I'm pretty sure that it is similar to oxy-acetylene in the manner that you control the heat and feed the rod in. Welding is fun but takes a lot of practice to get good at. It is useful to start practicing vertical welds and over head welds because each of those are completely different in how you control your pool.