A rookie weld to look at.

[Suburban_Guy]

This is one of my better welds on the mini bike project. 1/4 plate to 1/2 inch pipe. I'm using 7014 3/32 at 100 amps AC - 2 passes for this piece.

Any comments or suggestions? - Harley

[Suburban_Guy]

Just for kicks, here's a picture of the welder I'm using for this particular project. I doubt that there are any aluminium windings and as for duty cycle I don't think that's going to be a problem.

I get a real kick out of the styling - straight out of The Jetsons !

[Hobart Expert Dave]

AC Stick welding to me is one of the most difficult welds to master, So for a Rooky you have seemed to have made a great weld. Most people would take the easy way out and Mig it instead of Stick.
Great Job
Dave Evans

[Hobart Expert Dave]

It's hard to believe anyone could weld with that contraption. Almost looks like a wet-vac turned in to a welder. Now I am really impressed.
Dave Evans

[Arbo]

I think I saw one of those in a museum somewhere.

[cope]

Originally posted by Hobart Expert Dave
It's hard to believe anyone could weld with that contraption. Almost looks like a wet-vac turned in to a welder. Now I am really impressed.
Dave Evans

Dave, how about this one?

[Suburban_Guy]

Hey Cope - That's rather stylish too, kind of has that built in dishwasher look to it. I was looking for some sort of date on the one I'm using but there isn't anything apparent. It was manufactured by a company called Smith from Minneapolis and was used by a local trailer manufacturer until a few years ago. I don't know a lot about welders, but it hardly makes a noise when you weld. Very cool, in my opinion.

Harley

[cope]

Originally posted by Suburban_Guy
Hey Cope - That's rather stylish too, kind of has that built in dishwasher look to it. I was looking for some sort of date on the one I'm using but there isn't anything apparent. It was manufactured by a company called Smith from Minneapolis and was used by a local trailer manufacturer until a few years ago. I don't know a lot about welders, but it hardly makes a noise when you weld. Very cool, in my opinion.

Harley

Mine was made in 1968. Its pretty quiet too. Barely makes a hum unless you use high settings. I like the older stick machines; too heavy to steal and nothing to go wrong.

[Arc Burn]

LOL Cope,a buddy of mine had the same one tucked away in his pole barn for years and asked me what it was!

[Henro]

Surburban_guy,

Thanks for posting that photo. I am still trying to learn stick welding...

Havn't tried 7014 yet, only 6010 and 7018 so far. I can't comment on your weld...looks nice but I am too new of a newbie to comment on something I have not even had a chance to try yet!

I think I will try 6013 next...

Keep up the good work! I have a little newer machine...but in the end it is the weldor that makes the welder work!

Gee...come to think of it...a couple months ago I couldn't even spell weldor! And now I want to become a hobbie one...

[gnewby]

Since we are posting pictures of our brand new welders here is a picture of my ole beast. It still works very good. Don't really know how old it is. It was built by Forney, its a 180 max. welder.

[gnewby]

Thought I would try a second picture of my old welder.

[Danco]

one thing i noticed was the ends....when welding any T jont like that, you should always run a continous weld around the ends, thats where tears always start. 7014 is a much easier rod to use than 6010 or 7018, and makes a pretty weld.

[Sberry]

For my money to use as a work tool in a shop and I had an ac machine I would have some 1/8th 6011 and the mainstay of that 3/32 AC 7018 Hobart stuff and maybe some 1/8th for heavier work.

[Big Nate]

ok, I'll post a few of mine too
first weld with 7018
3/8" walled tubing to 3/8" flat plate

7018@125 amps 1/8" rod

the dip in the middle is where I sneezed and lost the arc