Welding FABO members....im calling you out....be ready to rock and roll

[Princess Valiant]

LOL ....last night Asa (Dart_Doctor) and i were in the chat room ...as well as some others and we were having an awesome chat about wagons. it was a perfect chat vibe.

Then Asa asked me about my welds and then calls my welds "gorilla" welds ......my initial reaction was "WHA WHA you talkin to me?"rotest:

well, after reflecting he does have a point....my welder is in need of service and im need of more practice.......i have been known to lay down some mean "rolls of dimes" before ....but long time spans between weld jobs and equipment in dire need of service contribute to shoddy welds.

so as many FABO members know .....you dont challenge Rani unless you want the heat turned on LOL :angryfir:

so in this thread ...the welding helmets go on and gloves go on and we are going to get "throwing down" some mean welds that is.

this thread is for all things welding and anyone can jump in and show us your beautiful welds and share any tips with us. :sign7:

my machine is a 110v lincoln. it was given to me quite a few moons ago as a christmas gift from my uncle. it came from eastwood company and is a good machine, However it is in need of service ....so in this thread i am going to get my machine in order and produce some beautiful welds. :toothy9:

Seems our own son of FABO can weld, so lets rock and roll Asa, no time limit but bring what you got here. LOL less talky and more weldy weldy LOL :evil2:

here are my BEFORE pics

 

[marksmopars]

Looks to me like Asa is a good friend - sorry dude, start by making sure the metal is clean, you don't want to be welding through paint as it will always cause problems like the "pin holes" I see in your pictures

 

[Dart_Doctor]

Ok as Al bundy Would say ....... Lets rock ..... I aint made sparks for a long time now ... One more thing rani If your going to call me out get tuff lmao You dont need now stinking gloves Or sleaves lol helmit is a must tho To be far here i have no gas for the welder so im flx core have to add that in lol Im Only going to run a little beed tho (not my stuff to use up )

 

[Dart_Doctor]

you forgot to tell them what gorilla welds mean lol .... It means Looks like hucky pucky but dose the job

 

[dartjack]

A good friend told me that there aren't bad welders-but there are bad grinders. If it is a strong weld it is a good weld. Personally, I have to use both hands, three point stance and get comfortable if possible. Put a welders glove on your steady hand and a mechanics glove on the trigger hand. It will give you good control and good heat protection. Make small circles as you go, like the resistor symbol in a wiring diagram. A good clean helmet is a must also. In areas without good lighting a drop light will make visibility much better. Hard to believe the welder won't light the way but it does help a bunch to see the weld path. Take a deep breath and shake of the outside distractions. Weld on Grasshopper!

 

[No name needed]

Asa if you only have flux core, yes you have an appearance disadvantage since you will have a slag coating just like stick welding.

If you get it down on a clean surface then chip and brush the slag you should still get a decent weld. Penetration means more then appearance.

 

[Dart_Doctor]

Asa if you only have flux core, yes you have an appearance disadvantage since you will have a slag coating just like stick welding.

If you get it down on a clean surface then chip and brush the slag you should still get a decent weld. Penetration means more then appearance.

Yes make this fare No grinders inless its a wire wheel

 

[No name needed]

Rani pin holes in second pic. Porosity. welds are contaminated you need to grind all that out and start over.

 

[Dart_Doctor]

dang note to self heat the shop up before welding lol Dang helmit kept fogging up lol The dang welder was way outta wack but any way heres what i got ran really fast .. Its frigging cold out there lol I will do anuther one later when im not in a hurry ..... dang pics didnt work hang on

 

[Dart_Doctor]

Ok you can see where I stoped the cap 1/2 way though so you could see the filler weld too

 

[daredevil]

Gorrilla welds are fine, Ugly but strong. Its the mud dauber welds you gotta worry about.

 

[daredevil]

Ok you can see where I stoped the cap 1/2 way though so you could see the filler weld too

Man you can weld like that and aint got a good job? WTF. You ought to hang out a shingle.

 

[daredevil]

Asa if you only have flux core, yes you have an appearance disadvantage since you will have a slag coating just like stick welding.

If you get it down on a clean surface then chip and brush the slag you should still get a decent weld. Penetration means more then appearance.

thats what she said.

 

[Oklacarcollecto]

Clear winner.... Asa!!!​

 

[Dart_Doctor]

LOL DD I cant do it for a living any more . Lets leave it at that bud .

 

[Dart_Doctor]

Clear winner.... Asa!!!​

You should see the crap i welded tunein in the welder and getting un rusty lol Only having one peice of scrap to weld to gave me hell i had to leave one spot for a good weld and that was it lol

 

[TrailBeast]

Asa, thats pretty dang good for flux welding.
My Brother is a pro welder (for a living), but I don't have a picture of his welds.
I can however show you some of his work.

 

[Dart_Doctor]

Nice work is he the fitter too ? Or just the welder ? I cant fit for crap lol

 

[TrailBeast]

Nice work is he the fitter too ? Or just the welder ? I cant fit for crap lol

He prefers to work completly alone, and does all the work himself.

 

[Princess Valiant]

Ok you can see where I stoped the cap 1/2 way though so you could see the filler weld too

wow good looking weld there Asa .......what was it on .....scrap metal or something?

this still "aint" over ....i still have to get my machine in order and you still need to get gas :toothy9: welding gas and application welds LOL

the world needs to be welded up still so far from over......post anything else you "got"

 

[Princess Valiant]

Yes make this fare No grinders inless its a wire wheel

yes sir ....good rule for this .....no grinders LOL ....except for ones with bacon and sesame seeds.

Looks to me like Asa is a good friend - sorry dude, start by making sure the metal is clean, you don't want to be welding through paint as it will always cause problems like the "pin holes" I see in your pictures

i ground all the paint off at first ...i think im getting way too heavy on the weld through primer

GOOD STUFF IN HERE ........THANKS EVERYONE FOR REPYING AND THIS EPISODE MAY BE OVER BUT THE SERIES IS NOT OVER YET :toothy9::toothy9:

 

[crackedback]

If you used weld thru primer that explains the welds.

I was thinking you may have still been on your hamburger high and resulting obscured vision...

Try more voltage when using the primer.

 

[turbodart68]

As the saying goes. "Cleanliness is next to godliness". Everytime I start to booger a weld its because i didn't do my due diligence and clean the material properly. Top one is Aluminum TIG and the bottom one is Steel TIG.

 

[4spdcuda66]

The floor pans are home made from steel I used from an old filing cabinet. The passenger side is made from about seven pieces. I used a combination of MIG and O/A with a Cobra torch on the floor and hump. The LCA brace was done with flux-core, welded intermittently, and then connected. The welding machine is a small Lincoln 115v unit. I had recently purchased the Cobra torch around the time I did this job. I used both methods to compare time of operation and weld quality. Still a tough call as my experience with the Cobra is pretty limited to that of the wire feed. I think with more practice, the Cobra is going to be a nice piece of equipment for welding. I use it for cutting more than anything else.

 

[Princess Valiant]

ok, Take two ......i changed the tip nozzle thinger .....i found that the gas was on too high .....no weld through primer.....and the wire feed tensioner was a bit loose

hopefully its getting a little better LOL ......got a better "bacon" sizzle sound this time