Kinda want welder, prolly used, need help

1982cj7 · Jun 29, 2008

I had a Century 110 welder for 12 years, welded frame, built winch mounts, did all the fab on my ch5. I welded up to 3/8" with it, not fast but it worked and held. I used the .023 wire and ran it cranked all the way up, could weld all day with it, when I used .035 with it the duty cycle came into play. :awesomework:

padmasana · Sep 27, 2008

Miller 175 will cover about all you'll do in the garage. 220 v though
I ran a cord to the dryer plug till i got a 220v breaker in the box out in the garage.

10mmauto · Dec 25, 2008

Get a wire feed. You can do thin to thick with it. I have a lincoln 135t. Its a 110 volt model and will weld any thickness I need. JUst do the right prep, bevel, preheat and youre good. I did a structural bend test with it on 3/8s plate vertical up with hard wire and no preheat. Bent just fine.

MarcW · Dec 27, 2008

10mmauto said:
I have a lincoln 135t. Its a 110 volt model and will weld any thickness I need. JUst do the right prep, bevel, preheat and youre good. I did a structural bend test with it on 3/8s plate vertical up with hard wire and no preheat. Bent just fine.

i contest. prove it.

oh, and nuzzy already got a stick welder.

War-Jeeper · Dec 27, 2008

TigTorch said:
Breaker, your the Man. Going back to the good old days!

No one talks about Oxy-acetylene any more. Its unique in that your heat control is independent of your filler metal control. When you think about it Tig welding is just Oxy-acetylene welding with a hotter electric arc.

I Tig weld everything anymore to stay in practice, but if I didn't have that setup I'd still be picking up the gas torch on occasion. Gas welding offers excellent heat control and tolerates contamination (grease, oil, rust, ect) well.

Remember brazing. Remember flame straightening. Remember burning out broken bolts with oxygen. Gonna need a set of tanks for all that.:stirpot:

I learned the same way, starting with oxy, then stick then MIG then TIG

My favorite has to be TIG cause you can weld anything basically with the correct machine:awesomework: , and its more of an art

I wish i could afford a TIG for home, i would TIG everything:awesomework:

unclestripey · Dec 27, 2008

War-Jeeper said:
I learned the same way, starting with oxy, then stick then MIG then TIG

My favorite has to be TIG cause you can weld anything basically with the correct machine:awesomework: , and its more of an art

I wish i could afford a TIG for home, i would TIG everything:awesomework:

What's a good TIG machine go for? I recently bought a truck that came with a Lincoln Ranger. It's powered by a twin Cyl. Kohler. Not sure of the model but it's about 4'x16"xmaybe 24" tall. I've been told it would be an easy TIG conversion but what do I know, I hav'nt put a welder to work in over 20 years!:haha:

War-Jeeper · Dec 27, 2008

unclestripey said:
What's a good TIG machine go for? I recently bought a truck that came with a Lincoln Ranger. It's powered by a twin Cyl. Kohler. Not sure of the model but it's about 4'x16"xmaybe 24" tall. I've been told it would be an easy TIG conversion but what do I know, I hav'nt put a welder to work in over 20 years!:haha:

Easily 3500-5000 dollars for a good liquid cooled machine (dont waste yer time with air cooled:awesomework: )

unclestripey · Dec 27, 2008

Forgive my ignorance....I'm assumming mine is air-cooled cuz I see nothing like a radiator? I gotta find some leads and see if I still know how to do anything.

War-Jeeper · Dec 28, 2008

unclestripey said:
Forgive my ignorance....I'm assumming mine is air-cooled cuz I see nothing like a radiator? I gotta find some leads and see if I still know how to do anything.

They dont have a radiator per-say, but there are coolant lines that go to the torch

MarcW · Dec 28, 2008

they have a radiator type heat exchanger. all the water cooled machines, one way or another.

War-Jeeper · Dec 28, 2008

MarcW said:
they have a radiator type heat exchanger. all the water cooled machines, one way or another.

Ya exactly, but i think his thought was it would have one sort of like a car which they dont that you can see at all

Kat · Dec 29, 2008

<--likes the little 220v wire feed Mig welder i got for my birthday/christmas that was baught at harbour freight.

badboytoy · Dec 31, 2008

i had a millermatic 175 230v and that thing was awesome to weld with....had to sell it to pay bills. but i just recently bought a lincoln 3200hd. 110v amps go up to i think 130. payed 250 for it. only had a hour or so of welding. ive built quite a bit of stuff. it welds 1/8" real nice...i tried it out on some 3/8" and it took me some gettin used to..but i figured out the lil tricks to gettin it to penetrate. but if u can throw 500 out for a mig. u can prob find a millermatic 220v for around that.

10mmauto · Jan 9, 2009

Ok so Markw wanted me to prove I can weld 3/8s plate vertical up and pass a bend test so here ya go

War-Jeeper · Jan 9, 2009

Heres my proof i can weld Dual Shield Structural

vertical up

10mmauto · Jan 9, 2009

Ok let me let me find my cert card that says i can do that too, all position including over head! and I have a cert for gmaw all position Want me to post pics of 2 razor blades I tig welded? or 2 pop cans?

War-Jeeper · Jan 9, 2009

10mmauto said:
Ok let me let me find my cert card that says i can do that too, all position including over head! and I have a cert for gmaw all position Want me to post pics of 2 razor blades I tig welded? or 2 pop cans?

Hahahaha im workin on the overhead right now actually:awesomework: and my stick vert and overhead as well

I wish i took pictures of welding titanium with TIG that was cool ****:awesomework:

I think next quarter i will get my TIG cert as well

O and pop cans are cool, never done a razor blade though

10mmauto · Jan 9, 2009

What I did was get the super thin utility ones, then put them sharp edge to edge. Use 4-5 amps no filler and a .040 tungsten. I wear 5 shade googles to see it. At my work we are doing a big job for the army corp of engineers. Ive put down hundreds of pounds of 1/16 wire. No joke like a 45 pound spool in 3-4 days for months. All full pen welds on at least 5/8s and thicker. All the welds are UT tested. No failed welds for me. Only guy in the shop who can do that. Been there 9 months. haha

War-Jeeper · Jan 9, 2009

10mmauto said:
What I did was get the super thin utility ones, then put them sharp edge to edge. Use 4-5 amps no filler and a .040 tungsten. I wear 5 shade googles to see it. At my work we are doing a big job for the army corp of engineers. Ive put down hundreds of pounds of 1/16 wire. No joke like a 45 pound spool in 3-4 days for months. All full pen welds on at least 5/8s and thicker. All the welds are UT tested. No failed welds for me. Only guy in the shop who can do that. Been there 9 months. haha

Very nice! I will have to give the razor blades a shot sounds interesting