98SS
01-17-2006, 03:10 PM
Hey guys,
Definitely not new to vBulletin forums, but new to this one. I wouldn't say new to welding by any means, but experience is relatively limited.
I've got a pretty good feel for the different types of welding and have tried them all ... (I think).
I did a little of the torch and rod about 5 years ago. A pro showed us how and let us try it out and weld a fillet weld T-joint where a plate met another plate perpendicular.
I have done pinch welding on Aluminum tubing which was pretty easy. Pinch the tube shut on the end in a vise and seal it up by fusing it together along the tip. It had to withstand about 1,000 psi but I'm sure that means little to those of you who can do real welding.
I was building some sheet metal stepshavers for my truck about a year ago and used a Miller 175 MIG on the seams. There were a lot of them. I also used a larger model Miller for a wind tube base support for a school project. It was basically welding angle to C-channel where the corner of the angle was against the back side of the C-channel and the sides of it were at equal angles with the back side of the C-channel. If that didn't make sense, it was like this ... >[
I've tried to "Stick" a little ... but very little.
I haven't played with amperage settings much. Who ever let me use their welder each time set it up for me. I would start asking questions, but coming from a forum where it's easy to see the same questions pop up over and over all the time, I'll do what I tell everyone over there .... Read and Search.
But, here's my intro. Looking forward to learning some more about fabrication and hopefully getting my own welder and plasma within the next year. Thanks for any help.
Later.
Definitely not new to vBulletin forums, but new to this one. I wouldn't say new to welding by any means, but experience is relatively limited.
I've got a pretty good feel for the different types of welding and have tried them all ... (I think).
I did a little of the torch and rod about 5 years ago. A pro showed us how and let us try it out and weld a fillet weld T-joint where a plate met another plate perpendicular.
I have done pinch welding on Aluminum tubing which was pretty easy. Pinch the tube shut on the end in a vise and seal it up by fusing it together along the tip. It had to withstand about 1,000 psi but I'm sure that means little to those of you who can do real welding.
I was building some sheet metal stepshavers for my truck about a year ago and used a Miller 175 MIG on the seams. There were a lot of them. I also used a larger model Miller for a wind tube base support for a school project. It was basically welding angle to C-channel where the corner of the angle was against the back side of the C-channel and the sides of it were at equal angles with the back side of the C-channel. If that didn't make sense, it was like this ... >[
I've tried to "Stick" a little ... but very little.
I haven't played with amperage settings much. Who ever let me use their welder each time set it up for me. I would start asking questions, but coming from a forum where it's easy to see the same questions pop up over and over all the time, I'll do what I tell everyone over there .... Read and Search.
But, here's my intro. Looking forward to learning some more about fabrication and hopefully getting my own welder and plasma within the next year. Thanks for any help.
Later.