Painful......... gotta share

[karatechop5000]

That poor dog! and the guy on the ninja forum who welded in front of their dog should be arrested for animal cruelty!

Mary

...and then the dog bites him!! Probably blind and confused...

[madjak30]

Now, a welder, that would be a nice addition...grinder, hammers and dollies...yup, that would be nice in the shop...need to build a shop...back to wood again...

I bought a cheap welder almost a year ago, tried it once and didn't get anywhere, and it's still sitting down there haha. I'll figure it out someday. I might have better luck if I replace the HF wire for some better quality wire. It's hard to tell what you're doing wrong when you don't completely trust the machinery you're working on.

I have a couple of friends who are welders, so getting advice wouldn't be a problem...from what I can tell, it's more of a practice thing than anything else.  I think I would use it more for building parts for my truck than my bike, but the skills couldn't hurt either way...and tools are always a good thing...

Later.

[Jared]

I bought a cheap welder almost a year ago, tried it once and didn't get anywhere,

Welders  are definitely worth having... but I am a firm believer in owning enough ( and it never is ) tools.

If you're just using a  MIG welder without the Gas ( Flux core welding wire )- Your welds will look kind of nasty and will need grinding (but hopefully have enough penetration)... If there's a Bottle kit for it..( Gun /regulator )- It's well worth it.... your welds -with some practice experience will come out  sooo  much better...

I bought a Lincoln 100 and  the Kit forever ago... to fix a floor and cab mounts in an old Pickup truck... Watched the video  that came with the welder-it  explained feed speed and voltage and showed some technique....
I practiced on some scrap and went at it... turned out good...that floor is still in the truck...

A Good welder  is worth owning...

If I get enough "spare" funds together I'm going to get my self a TIG setup and take some real classes ( I've Mig'd for awhile and welded up the majority of all the awning frames at the company I worked for both steel and Aluminum MIG....Nice Miller machine..but I digress..)

You can never have too many tools...

But there are some people that just shouldn't go anywhere near them....(like the subject in this thread..)..heheh..

[tt_four]

Mine is just a flux wire welder. I just bought it to learn on before I spent real money on something. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on what kind of welder is good to start on, and I didn't want to spend that much when I couldn't get a consistent answer out of people. All I've done so far is take 2 pieces of scrap steel and try to weld them together but I was barely even getting anything to stick to them, so I'm not even close yet. I haven't had anything that has needed to be welded yet, so I think the motivation has just been low.

[Jared]

Grind the areas clean and make sure you have a good ground connection....  The right wire speed and voltage is important too.... (as well as your hand speed..).All depends on what/ how thick the stuff is you're welding...

Gas MIG is a good place to start... I'd recommend a Lincoln (Not the only good brand out there tho)-it's never failed me...... My 100 will handle up to 3/16ths thick ( and you can go a little thicker if you preheat with a torch but that's only what I'd do with no other options..)...
Had a Nice Miller at the awning place.

You can weld ok with flux core- MIG (gas) is just much cleaner and more consistent ( ie better welds....).

MMMMMMM tools.... Now I feel compelled to go buy a new tool today......

[Toogoofy317]

don't get me wrong I love tools too. Probably have much more than most women. I would love to learn how to weld but my AICD book says I'm not allowed to weld

Mary

[Jared]

Well.... don't want to accidentally stop your heart or anything now do ya...

[yamahonkawazuki]

ive used a miller mig on my race bike conversion recently. was fun. was actually pretty too. ( surprisingly lol)

[frankieG]

linkie no workie for frankie