"Bandit" (2bandit)
07/16/2020 at 11:17 • Filed to: None
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"Bandit" (2bandit)
07/16/2020 at 11:17 • Filed to: None | 3
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Hobart Handler 140, hopefully it’ll be useful for simple body work, exhaust, and frame repairs! I haven’t done any welding since a small project during a college internship years ago, anyone have any tips?
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:25 |
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Very nice. I’ve got an older one, and have had a bit of fun with it. No real tips, other than have fun with it.
lone_liberal
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:33 |
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Congrats! I’ve been looking at that same welder so be sure to let us know how it goes.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:35 |
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I believe I see a gas regulator... that is definitely the right way to go with a mig unit.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:37 |
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My only tip: Don’t set yourself on fire.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:40 |
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welding masks and gloves are for sissies, use your bare hands.
Michael
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:41 |
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Practice Practice Practice. Watch you-tube. Learn the cursive-e method to lay dimes. Whenever someone has scrap metal around, cut it and weld it back together. Weld it at 90 degrees, see what happens. Better to burn through someone’s microwave housing that they were throwing away, than learn about burn through on an important project
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:41 |
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Effectively zero experience, but two tips: invest in a bottle of gas and don’t buy a cheapo helmet. Sovande is the guy to talk to.
Check out this thread:
https://oppositelock.kinja.com/metal-3d-printer-is-splattering-all-over-1844359927
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Michael
> Michael
07/16/2020 at 11:41 |
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Make sure your wire size and tip size match. Make sure your wire type and gas type match
CruzeHatch
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:45 |
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Just don’t follow David Tracy’s advice
Do yourself a favor and watch some youtube videos on beginner welding tricks. Also if you have a local college that does night classes take a beginner welding class - it’s worth it.
Other than that just get a bunch of scrap steel and weld. A lot. Try changing one setting at a time and do a short weld. You’ll get the feel and the ear for what sounds and looks right and what doesn’t
VincentMalamute-Kim
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:47 |
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Getting the s
ettings
correct and cleaning/prep of the metal were the biggest difference for me. MIG is so easy that practice
doesn’t matter.
(I’m exaggerating
)
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Bandit
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/16/2020 at 11:47 |
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Yep, just a small bottle of C25. I didn’t want to waste my time trying to make flux core look acceptable for bodywork.
Darkbrador
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 11:52 |
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Bodywork ? Use a backer, like this for example, it helps not burning through :
Also, I know some will say it’s heresy and not proper, but butt-weld sheet metal is a giant pita, so get one of those to prep the parts and overlap the sheets you’re welding...
https://www.eastwood.com/flanger-and-hole-punch-combination-tool.html
gettingoldercarguy
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 12:06 |
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If I’ve learned one thing from this pandemic, it's masks are some liberal bullshit.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> gettingoldercarguy
07/16/2020 at 12:08 |
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Trying to take away ma freedoms
Nom De Plume
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 12:26 |
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PartyPooper2012
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 12:28 |
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Welcome to the club.
https://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-got-the-bottle-how-much-can-i-consume-before-it-b-1844402723
https://oppositelock.kinja.com/metal-3d-printer-is-splattering-all-over-1844359927
Sovande
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 12:28 |
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If you are doing body work you will need to use gas.
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Thisismydisplayname
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 12:58 |
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Nice rig. I have a millermatic that looks about the same as that one there. They are very nice units. With the gas and solid wire, you’ll be good to go. Just practice a bit and you’ll be able to tell by the sound of you have it adjusted correctly. And if you do exhaust or sheet metal, just buy some extra material for the first few attempts just in case.
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Thisismydisplayname
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 13:00 |
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What type of hood do you have? I was fortunate enough to get one with auto darkening when I got my rig, I wouldn’t go back to a conventional hood now. Harbor freight has cheapie ones that would be just fine too. No need to spend big bucks on a pro helmet.
3 Jeeps and a Mazda wants a Fiata
> Bandit
07/16/2020 at 13:33 |
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I have the same welder and its been perfect for my around the garage projects. What cart are you using? I have the HF one and all i can say about it is it holds a welder.
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Bandit
> Thisismydisplayname
07/16/2020 at 13:55 |
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Just an older c heap auto darkening harbor freight one, nothing fancy but it worked pretty well when I was learning to stick weld years ago.
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Bandit
> 3 Jeeps and a Mazda wants a Fiata
07/16/2020 at 13:55 |
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It’s the cheap HF one.
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3 Jeeps and a Mazda wants a Fiata
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 15:35 |
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My wheels are garbage, luckily it doesnt move too much.
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Thisismydisplayname
> Bandit
07/17/2020 at 08:58 |
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Those auto hoods are nice. Even the cheap ones are good enough.
uofime-2
> Bandit
07/17/2020 at 14:23 |
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The glamorous and eponymous portion of the process is the minority of the time and effort needed to complete the job well.
Like most things you’ll watch a video of this reality is usually underrepresented.