Found the perfect welder! #4

[oscaryu1]

I feel like a noob

Anywho... mower blade so far. Will the light rust n' grass make a difference?

Also, is keeping your welder in your van on a hot day bad?

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

I feel like a noob

Anywho... mower blade so far. Will the light rust n' grass make a difference? clean it off

Also, is keeping your welder in your van on a hot day bad?not THAT bad but not good.

see bolded

 

[kibble]

Oscar, why don't you experiment? You'll learn from experience about what you can and can't weld and under what circumstances they weld best.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Oscar, why don't you experiment? You'll learn from experience about what you can and can't weld and under what circumstances they weld best.

Yep, start screwing around, its how you get started in this sort of stuff.

 

[oscaryu1]

Welp, I'm going back this Saturday. At the other house. Gotta get that mount out... n' lift the engine.

 

[oscaryu1]

Anywho, if anyone cares, welder works! WOOT

The ON light powered on, fan turned on, and when pressed the trigger, the feed motor came on

W00t

And... I'll be staying at Victoria will Wednesday

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Cool.

 

[oscaryu1]

You're one wordy today

 

[oscaryu1]

If anyone cares, I welded. W00t. I really suck...

More practice and grinding tomorrow.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

pics?

 

[newrider3]

Remember to pay attention to your puddle of molten metal and not to the arc. What the puddle does is how the weld will turn out.

 

[oscaryu1]

I took a few vids, but my DSL provider is screwing up a bit, it always stops after 10 mins or so. I'll get that figured out tomorrow.

It was VERY ugly, I'll tell you that right now.

How long will it take to get that little puddle?

 

[AutoMX]

theres no actual rule, basically every weld is different and the metal and shape and size will vary how much heat is needed and how much is lost. the puddle will be a shiny bead that looks like mercury or molten solder, dancing as the wire burns and feeds it.
you need to keep it really steady to get a nice line, otherwise your welds will be line my earlier ones, a bunch of dots everywhere. yes if done well enough they will hold, but its inefficient in wire costs, and really slow if your welds are dirty. it's best to just get the pretty and steady line.

 

[oscaryu1]

I was told I should start off with waiting 3 seconds for the bead to form? Is this correct?

 

[ed1380]

puddle forms almost immedietly

 

[jr dragster T]

Well oscar when I was using flux core wire in my welder (I decided to try it) it took at least 2 seconds to start a good puddle. Flux core welding takes longer to form a puddle because the wire is hollow with flux inside. The outside of the wire is the filler and the inside is the flux sheilding.

 

[oscaryu1]

Eh, Tyler, I looked at it yesterday and today, it's not hollow inside lol... It's solid... Or at least the one that comes with HF still is.

I got a few pictures... And do they stink for a first timer...

Lemme upload 'em.

 

[oscaryu1]

^ Two lawnmower blades (20 hits, doesn't come apart even then)

^ Broken muffler bottom that came with the engine when I bought da kart

Other side view

GX110 carburetor bowl

Washer from go kart

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Throttle assembly plate from GX110

Fibreglass cover washer

Hehe

 

[kibble]

No offense, but you'll need a bit more practice. :arf: