5.7L hemi Duster/resto.
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Joe Dokes
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Nice welds. Tig or Mig?
Regards,
Joe Dokes
Regards,
Joe Dokes
Its tig welded. I found that my tig will only do steel.
So I had my brother take it to work and tig weld it for me.
I am hoping that he gets it all finished by next weekend so I can start mocking up the engine in the car. Im going to start on the engine mounts tomorrow.
So I had my brother take it to work and tig weld it for me.
I am hoping that he gets it all finished by next weekend so I can start mocking up the engine in the car. Im going to start on the engine mounts tomorrow.
I ran into one issue at the tail of the quarter panel were it meets the trunk on the drivers side. As you will see the quarter panel stuck up about 1/4 inch above the trunk.
As pictured I cut a slither out of the quarter and worked it down were it needed to be.
As pictured I cut a slither out of the quarter and worked it down were it needed to be.
Joe Dokes
Well-Known Member
Sag,
Couple of questions about your TIG welder.
Does it have an AC setting for Aluminum? I am assuming since you didn't weld your pan yourself you either don't have the right gas or the welder doesn't do AC.
How much did you pay for it? (If you don't mind me asking.) I like the idea of being able to do TIG, Plasma Cutting, and have the option of ARC.
Would you buy it again? Why/Why not?
Thanks,
Regards,
Joe Dokes
Couple of questions about your TIG welder.
Does it have an AC setting for Aluminum? I am assuming since you didn't weld your pan yourself you either don't have the right gas or the welder doesn't do AC.
How much did you pay for it? (If you don't mind me asking.) I like the idea of being able to do TIG, Plasma Cutting, and have the option of ARC.
Would you buy it again? Why/Why not?
Thanks,
Regards,
Joe Dokes
No it doesn't have the AC setting for aluminum. I found out the hard way when I tried to use it on aluminum. I emailed the seller and have not heard back weather or not anything can be done to make it able to tig aluminum...... All though they CLAIM you can arc weld aluminum using there aluminum arc rods.
I have not really used it enough to say anything about the durability of it. There are some parts that are cheap like the regulator for the air, but the whole unit was cheap compared to others so what can you expect.
As for the price I set my max bid on ebay at 500.00 and got it for 480.00. It cut the 1/4 inch aluminum for my oil pan nice (as long as I used a square tubing for a guided strait edge and kept the tip out of the metal)
The other option I considered was Eastwood. They sell a plasma cutter and a separate welder that tig welds and arc welds for about 1000.00.
I read a lot of reviews, some good some bad. over all it does what I need it to do and has worked good so far. I make sure to take frequent brakes to let the internals of the unit cool.
Be aware there reviews on amazon are not all honest. They send you extra consumables for a five star rating. I did not rate them on there.
I will say I have sent emails to the company and seller to ask if anything can be done to tig aluminum.......no reply. I will admit I have not tried to call them yet.
As for would I buy it again....If you don't plan to weld a lot of aluminum then yes.
It has done what I need it to do and as long as it last, then I'm happy with it. Customer service in my opinion is lacking though.
I have not really used it enough to say anything about the durability of it. There are some parts that are cheap like the regulator for the air, but the whole unit was cheap compared to others so what can you expect.
As for the price I set my max bid on ebay at 500.00 and got it for 480.00. It cut the 1/4 inch aluminum for my oil pan nice (as long as I used a square tubing for a guided strait edge and kept the tip out of the metal)
The other option I considered was Eastwood. They sell a plasma cutter and a separate welder that tig welds and arc welds for about 1000.00.
I read a lot of reviews, some good some bad. over all it does what I need it to do and has worked good so far. I make sure to take frequent brakes to let the internals of the unit cool.
Be aware there reviews on amazon are not all honest. They send you extra consumables for a five star rating. I did not rate them on there.
I will say I have sent emails to the company and seller to ask if anything can be done to tig aluminum.......no reply. I will admit I have not tried to call them yet.
As for would I buy it again....If you don't plan to weld a lot of aluminum then yes.
It has done what I need it to do and as long as it last, then I'm happy with it. Customer service in my opinion is lacking though.
Joe Dokes
Well-Known Member
Sag,
Thanks for the reply. Welding Tips and Tricks has a bunch of reviews on cheap chinese welders you can check them out here:
http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/chinese-tig-welder-review-video.html
Basically the reviews are all over the map. That being said, I bought a used Harbor Freight MIG welder (early model made in Italy) welds great, duty cycle is a bit low but will weld 1/4" no problem.
I think you're out of luck on TIG welding AL with your welder, but 500 dollars to be able to tig steel and having a Plasma cutter is a great deal.
Miller and Lincoln TIG welders run 2K. I'd love to own one, but, just can't justify the price.
Regards,
Joe Dokes
Thanks for the reply. Welding Tips and Tricks has a bunch of reviews on cheap chinese welders you can check them out here:
http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/chinese-tig-welder-review-video.html
Basically the reviews are all over the map. That being said, I bought a used Harbor Freight MIG welder (early model made in Italy) welds great, duty cycle is a bit low but will weld 1/4" no problem.
I think you're out of luck on TIG welding AL with your welder, but 500 dollars to be able to tig steel and having a Plasma cutter is a great deal.
Miller and Lincoln TIG welders run 2K. I'd love to own one, but, just can't justify the price.
Regards,
Joe Dokes
My friend has had good luck with his harbor freight welder.
Any how I worked most of the day on the tail end of my car doing body work around the tail lights, the drivers side door and getting the trunk jams right. They are just about ready for primer.
I would like to get the primer going on before winter.
Any how I worked most of the day on the tail end of my car doing body work around the tail lights, the drivers side door and getting the trunk jams right. They are just about ready for primer.
I would like to get the primer going on before winter.
Riddler
Project EH-Body
You should oil test it. Put the pan down on some paper or napkins. Fill with a few quarts and see if the welds are oil tight. When I bought a name brand aluminum pan it seeped oil like crazy from the welds.
Riddler
Riddler
yea I will have to do that once the front is finished, although its tig welded inside and out so I wouldn't expect any leaks. But better safe then sorry so thanks for the heads up.
just curious Riddler were do they have your oil drain plug?
and is it easy to get to?
thanks in advance
just curious Riddler were do they have your oil drain plug?
and is it easy to get to?
thanks in advance
Im finally pretty happy with my quarter panel to door area...after another couple hours of body work.
never the less i have some minimal toutch up work here and there and i may start putting the epoxy primer on the doors and deck lid and maybe the hood this week end weather and time permitting lol
never the less i have some minimal toutch up work here and there and i may start putting the epoxy primer on the doors and deck lid and maybe the hood this week end weather and time permitting lol
some small progress. Got the lights pretty much done, just some minor finishing up to do. I started doing the smoothing out and fine toutch ups on the other quarter.
I used a drum sander on a drill to take off the filler that went into the light area.
Also I ordered black SPI epoxy primer, I figured the black should help to find the problem areas once primed.
I used a drum sander on a drill to take off the filler that went into the light area.
Also I ordered black SPI epoxy primer, I figured the black should help to find the problem areas once primed.
Riddler
Project EH-Body
Riddler
Project EH-Body
Here's where the drain is on the Milodon pan. Bottom right corner on the back side.
Riddler
Riddler
Thanks
Here is some more progress pics. I got the fenders back from the blaster yesterday. I had some holes in the fenders were the trim went. I got rid of them by welding them shut and grinding them smooth.
I got the little grinder years ago and have used it a lot on this project. Its very fast and easy to focus on a particular area, perfect for body work.
Here is some more progress pics. I got the fenders back from the blaster yesterday. I had some holes in the fenders were the trim went. I got rid of them by welding them shut and grinding them smooth.
I got the little grinder years ago and have used it a lot on this project. Its very fast and easy to focus on a particular area, perfect for body work.
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