Now that I have sunk all my dough into a welder I was wondering if there are
any good tutorials out there for one who wants to start from scratch. I
know there are some books, but the web is free. I figure a good start is
all you need, then experience fills in the gaps.
-clay-
> From: Mike Bultemeier <hottvr@birch.net>
> Reply-To: Mike Bultemeier <hottvr@birch.net>
> Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 09:13:51 -0500
> To: GSMnow@aol.com
> Cc: Smokerbros@aol.com, autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Welder suggestions???
>
> The 75% Co2 and 25% Argon mix works great. It cuts splatter to almost
> zero. I would stay away from the flux wire.Your just not going to get as
> clean
> of a weld with it.
>
> Mike B.
>
> GSMnow@aol.com wrote
>
>>
>> Flux core wire does work if you don't want to deal with the gas bottle, but
>> it is messy, and makes a brittle weld. I use CO2 / Argon mix and the welds
>> look perfect and are as strong or stronger than the surrounding metal.
>>
>> The only thing I don't like, is having to mail order the parts since noone
>> around here carries Hobart on the shelf. The tips are a different thread than
>> Miller HTP etc, so I have resorted to running a die on them to thread them
>> into my Hobart gun. You will use up tips, so this is a concern. Since the
>> tips are soft copper, re-cutting the threads was actually easy. But I will
>> order more from Hobart to have on hand.
>>
>> Gary M.
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