Welding Forum Input Needed

[david58]

http://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php ... highlight=
Speak up.

[thrown_hammer]

Done.

[allsierra123]

glad to see some interest in this.

[RyanB]

Cool idea

[MNAirHead]

Will you guys post in it or is it just a good idea?

I believe the apprehension would be that there are T1 Engine questions posted here.. Tranny questions are not being filed under tranny.. paint/bodywork is not going to paint/bodywork.

It's getting much better.. I'm guessing Doc is may want organization before expansion.

Tim

[terry cloyd]

David most people who have problems in welding is that they don't practice welding.

Buy a 1/2" X 12" X 12" plate iron and weld the whole plate with 12" welds. Try to maintain a constant width and height in your weld. When you learn to flat weld then stand the plate up. Try to keep the size of your molten pool the same. Not to hard if you practice.

[A_67vdub]

And they also don't clean the metal good enough. I know when I first got my flux core I didn't realize how important it is for the parts to be welded to be ultra clean. Use a grinder or wire wheel followed by acetone to make the surface absolutely contaminant free. Your welds will automatically improve.


Steve

[MNAirHead]

suggestion..

Allsierra.. open a Welding 101 thread on tools.. we'll see the interest..

I like the idea.. just need to ensure it's done right..

Doc is probably watching these threads.. (he's like freakin santa .. nothing gets by him).. I'm still wating for the bag of toys

[allsierra123]

where should I open this 101 thread at?

[winifredevw]

I like the idea of adding welding and fabrication to the shop tricks forum. I know our topics may stray outside their intended forums, but this might give welding and fabrication a "home base".

[MNAirHead]

where should I open this 101 thread at?

Shop Tricks

[turkeyhawk]

I am lucky enuff to weld 10 hours a day,4 days a week on a production line.I do have a welder at home also.I would recommend to anyone Richard Finchs books on welding.Read the mig part a few times before turning welder on.Practice now on tubing at different angles,look to inside tubing at weld backsides.Watch for crusty molten band=penetration.If you are not burning into metal and laying pretty beads,well... welds are useless.Might as well use torch and coat hanger .All the things I weld rotate in a jig to comfortable position.I find it very difficult to weld on a buggy with tubing and different angles.I even practice on scrap to lay down that great bead and check welder settings and get hand speed right.To just throw a welder up to metal and pull the trigger is not all it.To hot of weld will crack and distort metal.To cold and weld will not penetrate and pull apart. I have a brand new 300.00$$ beam in the floor that is worthless due to me adding a little bracing too I couldnt believe the thing warped as much as it did.Wire size,amp settings,wire speed,hand speed and hand patterns all play important roles in quality of welds.I have yet to see the perfect weld after making nearly a million or two.But I keep trying.....

[david58]

Please post in the thread below we need a welding forum. That way Doc will see your interests and open a welding forum.
http://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php ... highlight=

[Ol'fogasaurus]

Several years ago, there was a company in Missouri (I think) that offered a halogen light that attached to your MIG welding gun. Anybody know anything about it and if it is still available?

I've also cross posted this on the Tools/Tricks/etc. forum.

Lee