A rookie weld to look at.

[Franz]

You guys with all these modern weldin machines are makin me just a bit jealous.
Here's a cute little stick machine made by General Electric back in the 1930s. Just to prove I'm not the only crazy out here, a buddy of mine hauled this one 200 miles so it could be resotred.

[Suburban_Guy]

Franz - I think you win the prize on this one! That is one crazy looking machine.

Re: my weld - I tried to use 7018 with this machine but they are so frustrating to restart on AC that I gave up and went to 7014. If I was to weld across the ends now, is that a continuous weld or do I need to start another pass and go right around without stopping?

Thanks - Harley

[morpheus]

ideally you would wrap around the ends in one continuous weld.

if it were me I'd cut into the both sides at the end of the welds with a grinder pretty good then make one weld that went around the end and tied both sides together.

- jack

[Hobart Expert Rock]

AH YOU GUYS AND THOSE OLD WELDERS.....IF I GET A CHANCE TO I'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES OF SOME NEAT OLD STUFF.......... I HAVE SOME, THE MUSEUM HAS SOME, THE TRAINING CENTER AT MILLER HAS SOME............. HMMMMMM.......... I SEE A CONTEST COMMING UP........................IDENTIFY THE OLD GIRLS AND WIN A HAT...........HAHAHA................WAIT MY HAT SUPPLY IS ZIP........ OH WELL JUST AN IDEA...................... ..........ROCK...........
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[Suburban_Guy]

Thanks Morpheus. That's the sort of stuff you learn by going back to school or hanging around the Hobart site. I appreciate the guidance.

Harley

[echo8287]

echo8287

I could have swore I saw R2D2 somewhere on this post????

[RawkRash]

I can remember when I was a kid, my grandpa used to have a welding shop. His main welder in the shop was an old Hobart motor driven generator machine. It's been 30 years since he sold the shop and I can still remember the whine of that machine. I asked my dad (welding/foundry/machine shop teacher) why he kept using that noisy old machine instead of a quiet one like the school had and he said that Grandpa preferred the arc of that machine. Must have been a durable rig because it ran almost all day long most days.

[Hobart Expert Rock]

RAWKRASH...............HAHAHA.............. I THINK I (MY BROTHERS AND I) STILL HAVE ONE OF THOSE OLD NOISY MACHINES..... WELL MAYBE ONE FOR PARTS AND ONE THAT WORKS............. .... YES THEY WERE QUITE OLD .............WELCOME ABOARD........ROCK
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[manofsteel]

I love old stick welders....have several myself. When using the 6013 or 7014, they are designed to use the drag method. They will lay a awesome bead using ac or dc.

Walt

[deere_x475guy]

Originally posted by 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

Dang...you guys are going to have me firing up the ole lincoln 225 just for old times sake.....

[whiteflat110]

Originally posted by gnewby
Thought I would try a second picture of my old welder.

gnewby, I have the same welder, but unfortunately the numbers are worn off and I can no longer read them. I was wondering if you could tell me what each hole is labeled as. Let me know as I could really use your help.

Thanks

[ljh2]

Harley,
That Smith welder looks just like the one that my Grandpa had in his full-service garage. Served him well for many years. Nice to see the old equipment still in use.

larry