Found the perfect welder! #5

[jr dragster T]

What's IIRC mean?

 

[kibble]

What's IIRC mean?

IIRC = If I remember correctly

Feel like a retard? Don't, I keep looking this one up to remember what it means!

 

[AutoMX]

no black pipe in my home depot. i got either fence, conduit, or water pipes ($$$$!!!)

 

[oscaryu1]

Lowes... well I'll have to check that later.

And yes, I think I did.

.030/.8mm "SuperARC" welding wire??

 

[jr dragster T]

Yes Oscar you bought the wrong welding wire. SuperArc wire requires gas. Lincoln Electrics flux core wire is called InnerShield.
And if the wire says something like L-56 or L-50 then you know for sure you bought the wrong wire. On the left is MIG wire and the right is the flux core wire.

 

[ed1380]

hmm like i said
bronze=gas welding
silver=innershield

 

[oscaryu1]

Doh!

Well..............................................

My last weld, the messy one, ever since I welded those mower blades together, they haven't come apart yet. (hammer, mallet, throwing it at a tree, a concrete wall...)

Is that good or bad? Lol... I might try those 2 lil' edge blades today. I'll try not to breathe the fumes.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

hmm like i said
bronze=gas welding
silver=innershield

Gas welding is done with an oxy torch, the term your looking for is MIG.

 

[AutoMX]

well a proper weld holds about 500lb per half inch if i remember right, so dont be shocked if its strong. if you can break the weld, dont ever sit in what you make lol

 

[oscaryu1]

Well, I just couldn't break it. No matter what... I wish I could lol... then I could start welding again.

 

[AutoMX]

if you dont have a grinder or sawzall to cut metal, how do u plan to do anything before or after welding!? its not like metal will come in precut

 

[kibble]

Yeah, just get a hand grinder and grind at the welds until you get rid of most of it. You should be able to break them apart rather easily after that.

 

[oscaryu1]

How much is a average sawzall hand grinder? I have a small cut off saw if it makes a difference.

SMALL small.

 

[kibble]

A sawsall is a saw, not a grinder. You can get a decent grinder from HF for like $16, the orange one. Don't get the blue, cheaper one, it's crap! My friend has the blue one and I bought the orange one, BIG difference!

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

If you get a sawzall make sure its a real one and the heavy duty one. Its like a full auto electric hacksaw.

 

[oscaryu1]

Sounds dangerous... yummy

Guess I'll be needing to order on eBay again...

Or not, I'll see if I can find the Harbor Freight in Sugarland again

 

[AutoMX]

a note on the orange grinders at HF, they do a good job and ive gotten both of mine stuff a couple times, no problems (even major brand ones can burn up if they get stuck, but no such issues here) but the one problem to beware of is that the 4 screws on the body right under the grinder wheel can get loose after use, and you dont want 14 000 rpm falling apart on you, so either periodically check or get some screw locking stuff like loctite

 

[crazycart]

If you have a welder, you absolutely NEED a sawzall.

And you cant go wrong with this one.
http://www.tylertool.com/mi6510ampsar.html