haha SKILLLLLS baby my new trade check it out! - Mustangsandmore Forum Archive

Brought to you in part by:

NOTICE! The old Mustangsandmore.com is a read-only archive.
Currently the Search function is inoperative, but we are working on the problem.

Please join us at our NEW Mustangsandmore.com forums located at this location.
Please notice this is a brand new message board, and you must re-register to gain access.

Mustangsandmore Forum Archive

Tool Time

haha SKILLLLLS baby my new trade check it out!

profile | register | preferences | faq | search

next newest topic | next oldest topic

Author	Topic: haha SKILLLLLS baby my new trade check it out!
trashline Gearhead Posts: 2230 From: Levittown, Pa Registered: Dec 2003	posted 02-07-2006 04:57 PM so i setup the welder today messed around with some pieces of metel and here is the first thing I have ever welded tell me what ya think! i think i found out that you cant run a constant bead and it is better to tack it in spots. But im pumped. gonna head to the scrap yard and pick up some metel to play around with before i try to play with floor pans. ------------------ 88 thunderbird TC 2.3L Gillis at 18 psi, walbro 255 lph fuel pump, Kirban at 39 psi, 3.73 8.8" rear, rebuilt head, brand new IHI, working on a T3 and FMIC 66 mustang V8 swap baby 68 Fairlane 289 w/ auto rusting away motor is going in the mustang
Scott H Gearhead Posts: 1480 From: Chicago area Registered: Mar 2005	posted 02-07-2006 05:03 PM Are you using a mig welder with gas bottle?
trashline Gearhead Posts: 2230 From: Levittown, Pa Registered: Dec 2003	posted 02-07-2006 05:05 PM no flux core wire. with my hobart mig ------------------ 88 thunderbird TC 2.3L Gillis at 18 psi, walbro 255 lph fuel pump, Kirban at 39 psi, 3.73 8.8" rear, rebuilt head, brand new IHI, working on a T3 and FMIC 66 mustang V8 swap baby 68 Fairlane 289 w/ auto rusting away motor is going in the mustang
Scott H Gearhead Posts: 1480 From: Chicago area Registered: Mar 2005	posted 02-07-2006 05:11 PM Keep doing what you're doing! Practice will help...keep the metal clean where you're welding...make sure you have a good ground. I've found a weld-thru zinc-rich primer helps also. You might get a little less splatter and smoother welds if you convert to a gas bottle, the gas shields the weld puddle so there are less impurities in the weld. When prepping, welding or grinding down the finished welds, make sure any glass in the car is covered well. The splatter will make the glass surface like swiss cheese!
Scott H Gearhead Posts: 1480 From: Chicago area Registered: Mar 2005	posted 02-07-2006 05:12 PM Oh yeah, I forgot, listen for the sound of the weld to be like bacon sizzling in a fry pan...that tells you're set up right.
trashline Gearhead Posts: 2230 From: Levittown, Pa Registered: Dec 2003	posted 02-07-2006 05:18 PM nice thanks for the pointers. In the beginning I was blowing thru so I adjusted a but and it was obvious the change I made helped ------------------ 88 thunderbird TC 2.3L Gillis at 18 psi, walbro 255 lph fuel pump, Kirban at 39 psi, 3.73 8.8" rear, rebuilt head, brand new IHI, working on a T3 and FMIC 66 mustang V8 swap baby 68 Fairlane 289 w/ auto rusting away motor is going in the mustang
SteveLaRiviere Administrator Posts: 48752 From: Saco, Maine Registered: May 99	posted 02-10-2006 04:48 PM If you want to see what difference shielding gas does, here are some practice plug welds from my Lincoln: ------------------ '70 Mustang Mach 1 - '70 Mustang Convertible - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 XL
trashline Gearhead Posts: 2230 From: Levittown, Pa Registered: Dec 2003	posted 02-10-2006 06:04 PM lol i can see the difference Steve. Im gonna go with Gas when I do my floors Im gonna just use the flux core spool I have now to screw around with. with the gas is it easier to run a bead ? b/c I am having alot of trouble doing this. ------------------ 88 thunderbird TC 2.3L Gillis at 18 psi, walbro 255 lph fuel pump, Kirban at 39 psi, 3.73 8.8" rear, rebuilt head, brand new IHI, working on a T3 and FMIC 66 mustang V8 swap baby 68 Fairlane 289 w/ auto rusting away motor is going in the mustang
SteveLaRiviere Administrator Posts: 48752 From: Saco, Maine Registered: May 99	posted 02-10-2006 06:07 PM I think it is, it's just a matter of getting used to it. ------------------ '70 Mustang Mach 1 - '70 Mustang Convertible - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 XL
trashline Gearhead Posts: 2230 From: Levittown, Pa Registered: Dec 2003	posted 02-14-2006 02:48 PM first project, mig welder holder. Didnt feel like buying one so I am making one. Gonna get some big wheels and weld them one too. I am getting better its a bit easier to weld thicker metel. went out and bought some stuff last night and wallaaa. Cleaned with a sanding disc fitted to my die grinder(electric). still not great but practice practice. I read some thing sonline as well so It will come to me im sure. heres some pics of the new project. these are the better welds except where I blew thru at the end. this is my best weld i think i need. this is the entire project so far. Im not finished yet. I want to put a stop in the front and back so the welder wont slide and I have to order some wheels so I can pull it thru the grass to the street. I want to make a handle eventully too but i can wait till i get older lol. ------------------ 88 thunderbird TC 2.3L Gillis at 18 psi, walbro 255 lph fuel pump, Kirban at 39 psi, 3.73 8.8" rear, rebuilt head, brand new IHI, working on a T3 and FMIC 66 mustang V8 swap baby 68 Fairlane 289 w/ auto rusting away motor is going in the mustang
SteveLaRiviere Administrator Posts: 48752 From: Saco, Maine Registered: May 99	posted 02-14-2006 07:22 PM Looking good, Brian! ------------------ '70 Mustang Mach 1 - '70 Mustang Convertible - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 XL
trashline Gearhead Posts: 2230 From: Levittown, Pa Registered: Dec 2003	posted 02-15-2006 02:08 PM thanks Steve i want to get like big monster truck wheels so i can cart it thru the grass and stuff. ------------------ 88 thunderbird TC 2.3L Gillis at 18 psi, walbro 255 lph fuel pump, Kirban at 39 psi, 3.73 8.8" rear, rebuilt head, brand new IHI, working on a T3 and FMIC 66 mustang V8 swap baby 68 Fairlane 289 w/ auto rusting away motor is going in the mustang
2FarGone Journeyman Posts: 97 From: Kent, Oh, Registered: Nov 2004	posted 02-25-2006 09:45 PM What do I think? I think you ought to learn how to re-size your pictures. 2048x1536?? This thread is unreadable on this 1024 monitor.
trashline Gearhead Posts: 2230 From: Levittown, Pa Registered: Dec 2003	posted 02-25-2006 09:50 PM ------------------ 88 thunderbird TC 2.3L Gillis at 18 psi, walbro 255 lph fuel pump, Kirban at 39 psi, 3.73 8.8" rear, rebuilt head, brand new IHI, working on a T3 and FMIC 66 mustang V8 swap baby 68 Fairlane 289 w/ auto rusting away motor is going in the mustang
pmhvps Gearhead Posts: 734 From: Burlington,ON,Canada ,in the heart of the Golden Horseshoe. Registered: Oct 2003	posted 03-23-2006 09:40 AM quote: Originally posted by 2FarGone: What do I think? I think you ought to learn how to re-size your pictures. 2048x1536?? This thread is unreadable on this 1024 monitor. Come on now........one thing at a time. Mike.
trashline Gearhead Posts: 2230 From: Levittown, Pa Registered: Dec 2003	posted 03-26-2006 07:01 PM I seem to be having a hell of a time getting a good bead. Ive been messing around for a while now and my beads suck. Im probably getting bad penetration as well. i read thru the article just posted and it has some good info. I start off by tacking to hold it and then I try to run a beaddoing a vig vag motion back and forth. I end up missing spots and having to go back and it doesnt even look like a welding bead i looks like a clump of metel ran around the base of the pipe. Im going by the guide on the welder door and fine tuning from that. But they just look awaful. what you think im doing wrong? not moving fast enough? with the speed to slow? Yes I clean my metel as well. thanks ------------------ 88 thunderbird TC 2.3L Gillis at 18 psi, walbro fuel pump, Kirban afpr, 3.73 8.8" rear, rebuilt head, Ranger roller, .48/.60 T3 with clipped wheel, ported elbow, 3 in exhuast, FMIC 66 mustang V8 swap baby 68 Fairlane 289 w/ auto rusting away motor is going in the mustang
bob6364 Gearhead Posts: 447 From: griswold,ct usa MCA#59447 Registered: Dec 2004	posted 03-30-2006 10:47 PM No wig wag....tight little circles....weld forward a 1/2 inch then back a 1/4 inch...tight little circles...at the tip look for the puddle of molten metal and push it forward and back in a spiral pattern.. wish i could draw it for you when you have the right heat and wire speed setting your weld on that angle iron should look like a bunch of stacked coins P.S. Don't expect anything but ugly from that flux core wire...there is alot of slag present with that stuff ,you can chip it and wire brush for a better look...also check and make sure the polarity is correct its different for flux core wire. [This message has been edited by bob6364 (edited 03-30-2006).]