Welding Tips and Tricks

Did a little repair at a buddys house.
Somehow he managed to rip the shock mount off the front of his 93 Ford F350 4x4.
It bolted to the frame with two bolts, and it just ripped a chunk out. The mount is all formed 3/16" steel.

So I found a little piece of 1/4" flatbar 2 1/2" wide and cut off a piece.
Then just cut the debris out square and stuck the flatbar in.

Machine is a ancient Lincoln AC225 just like I learned on.

He luckily had 4 Hobart 1/8" 7018s.
145 amps for the butt joints....

He'll drill the two holes and bolt it back on.
If I feel like it I may get a finished pic for yall.

Sorry to keep click baiting you guys, hopefully in the next week my "real" big project will be ready to post.

~John

I just sold a Lincoln just like that to a work mate just getting started out for 50$ it's what I payed for it so I passed it on. Good machine.

Poland308 wrote:I just sold a Lincoln just like that to a work mate just getting started out for 50$ it's what I payed for it so I passed it on. Good machine.

Last two I sold I got about $175 each.
Just the cord and leads.

I recently returned from visiting my in-laws in Florida. I was asked to do several minor welding jobs while I was there, and I happily obliged. The machine at hand was a Harbor Freight 70A buzzbox.
I bought a small pack of 1/16" 7014 (my first experience with this rod), and proceeded. I took no pictures of the results, as they're nothing I would put on my resume', but I was rather impressed.
The little buzzbox surprised me, as despite it's seemingly poor OCV it would, with coaxing, maintain a stable arc.
The 7014 (also from HF) impressed me for it's ability to tolerate the shortcomings of the bozzbox.
(I did have to bake the rod, as my first attempts took so long to get a stable arc that I knew moisture was an issue.)
I'm going to have to reconsider my opinions of the low-end stuff.

Steve S

Otto Nobedder wrote: The little buzzbox surprised me, as despite it's seemingly poor OCV it would, with coaxing, maintain a stable arc. The 7014 (also from HF) impressed me for it's ability to tolerate the shortcomings of the bozzbox.
(I did have to bake the rod, as my first attempts took so long to get a stable arc that I knew moisture was an issue.)
I'm going to have to reconsider my opinions of the low-end stuff.

Steve S

It worked so well because you were welding with the souls of a 1000 Chinese Dissidents.

dynasty200sd wrote:

Otto Nobedder wrote: The little buzzbox surprised me, as despite it's seemingly poor OCV it would, with coaxing, maintain a stable arc. The 7014 (also from HF) impressed me for it's ability to tolerate the shortcomings of the bozzbox.
(I did have to bake the rod, as my first attempts took so long to get a stable arc that I knew moisture was an issue.)
I'm going to have to reconsider my opinions of the low-end stuff.

Steve S

It worked so well because you were welding with the souls of a 1000 Chinese Dissidents.

7,014 Maoists, crying about the capitalism that allowed me to buy the rods...

But the Taoists say to sell the rod is the true path to economic enlightenment.

Otto Nobedder wrote: I'm going to have to reconsider my opinions of the low-end stuff.

Steve S

Yeah, as much as I bad mouth cheap equipment, they do get the job done.
Not everyone has a grand laying around for a good machine.

AC225's still run a decent bead.
Rough harsh arc, but crank it up and drag it and they can come out pretty smooth.