Antorcha wrote:I want tig socks so I can weld in my Crocs

That might actually not be a bad idea. How many times I have burned my feet because a ball of molten metal drops in my shoe or my boot...

I use it a lot but that is probably because I'm a farmer

Welds good on many things.
That and 7018 and nowadays I have a mig as well.

For hard surfacing rods they actually weld good! I had no problem with fusion or laying a decent bead. And I cannot say that they were more difficult to grind flat either... I have a box of real hard surfacing rods and i went to take a look at the. They only say Supradur 1000. No Din codes or other ...

Nice, just what I needed...

Received this box of rods from a sales agent for a tool mfg company. I had ordered regular 6013 rods though. So I thought they were 7018. Doesn't say on the box. Only has ISO number and I'm not familiar with that. I welded a bit on a loader bucket today and the weld would crack right thru the middle...

Looks like your tack on the top didn't hold...

As for the amps on a 1/8" 7018 rod, I think my welding wonder from 1965 doesn't even start a weld at 90 amps... At least not without sticking. I like it more at 110-125 amps. I do sway from side to side but no whipping.

For new 120/240 volt stick/tig machines, I like my ESAB 161. It's under $600 and works excellent :) I have bigger, more expensive machines too, but the ESAB is a great portable. I would not hesitate to buy tweco or thermal arc machines as well. I 2nd the Esab machines. I have had 2. A caddy 160 and...

The south of Portugal but originally from Holland 8-) That's an interesting transplantation... What took you from Holland to Portugal? Steve S From my experience it wasn't the girls, or the beer, or the spas. Oh, I'm from BC Canada. Home of the 75 cent loonie, 5 dollar a gallon fuel, Air Liquide an...

The south of Portugal but originally from Holland 8-) That's an interesting transplantation... What took you from Holland to Portugal? Probably a whole lot better weather for one!! :lol: :lol: Bye, Arno. That's for sure... But I am a dairy farmer and our area in Holland was being taken over by flow...

The south of Portugal but originally from Holland

Since this is a what I welded today column and does not specify things like a 12" offset on a 60" pipe 500' up on red iron, here is what I welded (repair) today: http://s558.photobucket.com/user/mcostello/media/0513151308-00%20-%20Copy.jpg.html?filters[user]=90178188&filters[recent]=1...

Here's a project I did a few days ago. My employee managed to break the shaft and bend the pillars on our disc. So I ordered new shaft, and new pillars. Pillars not in stock at the factory nor had they any date as to when they were going to make new ones... Nice... So I ordered the shaft, and put th...

Looking good! I see you are like me, I use whatever steel I have laying around...

And don't worry, I burn through boxes and boxes of 6013 rods. Mostly 3.2mm

Had a small improvement to do on my new Caterpillar 924K. Had it in front of my shop today as the dealer came to do its 500 hour maintenance. Machine has automatic lubrification so all pivot points have hoses attached to them. The ones on the lower boom, where the quick attach hooks up were sticking...

Otto Nobedder wrote:C'mon!

You stopped once! Or else you'd still be welding, and wouldn't have the picture!



Steve S

What, you can't weld with one hand and take your phone out of your pocket and snap a pic with the other hand????

May be weldable...

But perhaps you have someone with a lathe nearby? Make a new one.

Braehill wrote:Dennis,
They do if they're on the menu.

Len

If they're on the menu their work is done....

I do...

Different though, I farm. Only weld when things break or some construction. I farm with my brother. He works one Sunday, I work the other. Cows don't take days off for vacation/Christmas etc...

Thanks Steve.

Nice job.

No weld pics but here is one of my biggest projects I ever welded. Needed a place to store the feeds for our cows (I am a dairy farmer). Before we received a factory made mix that we would unload underneath a low roof so the truck had to tip outside and we had to push the product in with a wheel loa...

As others have said - it can be welded but I think the most cost effective solution is HTS-2000 & a skid plate - I've used it on occasion on oil coolers & aluminum radiators with good results - less issues with contamination - less prone to re-cracking - less chance of collateral damage fro...

I actually like the thought of building my own! How do I go about making on? I guess I would start of making a flange out of 8 or 10 mm steel, drill the holes, tighten it to the block and tack a box to it and weld it watertight on the bench? I could probably make it a little less deep and a bit wide...

Farm roads, reckless drivin', low car and weak suspension in combination with a weak oil pan. I had a Corolla 2.0D before. Lowered it almost 2 inches and never had a problem with that one. Had a steel pan...

I am going to remove it from the car. The new one allready arrived this morning. But I am sure it will happen again....

So I thought I fix this one to be prepared...

Could I weld a thicker plate underneath it?

Ok, so I cracked the oil pan of my car ('00 Toyota Corolla 1.9D ). Again.... :oops: :o :( Must be the 3rd time now. Hit a stone here on one of my farm roads. Stupid thing is so thin, anything bigger then a grain of sand hitting it cracks it. (Ok this stone was more like baseball size) So I laid a ni...