Welder

[Mr.Glock]

Whoa! Some you weld a lot!

 

[Rustytigwire]

We run mostly pipe for refineries View attachment 352450View attachment 352451

very nice !! 045 flux core on the nozzle weld in the top pic?
vessel shop work is awesome. i just sold my sub arc and dc 600 lincolns 2 weeks ago.
you are a craftsman.
no grinder sillyness to ruin the base metal finish.
again, very nice.

 

[kwaynem]

Yes .045

 

[Camo]

Tig is my forte but when I need to run mig I use my Hobert 180. Great machine with no frills.

 

[PBramble]

I did some lookin and there is wire out there that runs electrode negative.
Well I be, again... learn something new every day.
Not much light gauge metal in my history. I guess exhaust pipe now n then would count. Gas weld or mig that stuff.
In this shop all of the MIG (.035) and all of the flux core wire .040, and 1/16 dia , carbon, stainless or mix, ran with 75 argon 25 co2 with electrode positive.
I have not had the opportunity to run any wire with negative electrode.
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You're absolutely right with the exhaust comment. Or those of us who do sheet metal work on autos. Can't go burning through a customers car and expect to be paid.

 

[CHenry]

Just fire it up already and report back on your soon to be happiness of it. FFS.