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- by Chips O'Toole
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:28 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Chinese MIG Wire
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3951
Re: Chinese MIG Wire
Thanks. I didn't build the tines. They were taken from an existing set that was designed really badly. I cut them up and welded them onto a frame I built, and I added the plates for a quick-attach adaptor. The plates were cut out of some scrap from an old quick-attach mount plate.
- by Chips O'Toole
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:27 am
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Chinese MIG Wire
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3951
Chinese MIG Wire
I am on my second big roll of Harbor Freight MIG wire, and I generally use a Harbor Freight Titanium welder, even though I have a Lincoln. The wire has run fine for me, and I made two projects that have to take a lot of stress: a modified tractor bucket (changed to quick-attach) and a tractor debris...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:54 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: What Does "C25" Mean?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 16004
What Does "C25" Mean?
Here's a weird question. When I buy C25, is it 25% CO2 by mass, volume, or what?
- by Chips O'Toole
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 4:50 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: New Tractor Fork Made by Dubious Welder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12640
Re: New Tractor Fork Made by Dubious Welder
Just to be clear, I'm not worried about the tines bending. I think the FEL would bend before I pulled that off. I thought adding some crossmembers might take some strain off the welds holding the tines on the frame. I have confidence in the tubing. It's my welds that concern me. But maybe you unders...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:12 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: New Tractor Fork Made by Dubious Welder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12640
Re: New Tractor Fork Made by Dubious Welder
Here is what I used to have.
- 05 21 22 Kubota bucket front.jpg (630.5 KiB) Viewed 12639 times
- by Chips O'Toole
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: New Tractor Fork Made by Dubious Welder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12640
New Tractor Fork Made by Dubious Welder
I had 4 chain-on debris tines for my tractor's bucket. Then I converted the FEL and bucket to quick-attach, and that meant I could no longer attach the tines. They were very useful, but they were impossible to anchor down, so they moved around. They were also slowly bending the bucket. They were way...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:01 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Portable Reel for 100' 3/8" Air Hose?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9990
Re: Portable Reel for 100' 3/8" Air Hose?
Should work out okay. I use it about three times a year.
- by Chips O'Toole
- Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:36 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Making a Cart from A US General Box
- Replies: 39
- Views: 21863
Re: Making a Cart from A US General Box
Thanks, everybody. The casters are original. They're fine, but some day I might put different wheels in them because of the likelihood of running over bits of metal. I am considering putting a sheet of 3/4" plywood on top of the red box to distribute the weight of the heavy American machines. T...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:57 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Making a Cart from A US General Box
- Replies: 39
- Views: 21863
Re: Making a Cart from A US General Box
I have finished the new welding cart. It's a lot more stable than the old one, and it turns in a smaller area. I have to get some screws to attach the handle, but that's about all that's left to do. Some day I may get better wheels for it. I put spray Herculiner on it. Looks somewhat nicer than othe...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:15 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Bondo Instead of Excessive Filler?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16248
Re: Bondo Instead of Excessive Filler?
The crazy trailer regulations sound a lot like China, where it's illegal to wash your own car or modify it!
Obviously, the rules are excessive. We don't have them here, and we are not experiencing an epidemic of trailer-related deaths.
Obviously, the rules are excessive. We don't have them here, and we are not experiencing an epidemic of trailer-related deaths.
- by Chips O'Toole
- Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:41 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Bondo Instead of Excessive Filler?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16248
Re: Bondo Instead of Excessive Filler?
I just saw a video of a guy using a TIG torch to make ugly MIG welds look better. Can't believe I didn't think of that.
- by Chips O'Toole
- Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:16 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Bondo Instead of Excessive Filler?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16248
Re: Bondo Instead of Excessive Filler?
In case anyone is interested, I tried Bondo today, and it's impossible to use. It starts out too runny to put in place, and then in a few minutes it turns into something like a cold Sugar Daddy mixed with sawdust. Then it turns into grainy cement. The thing that worked best for me was a JB Weld Stee...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:51 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Bondo Instead of Excessive Filler?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16248
Bondo Instead of Excessive Filler?
I saw some dude on Youtube putting caulk on ugly welds, and I thought it was genius, apart from using a product that would eventually crack and fall off. I have started using epoxy putty to cover welds and make projects look cool. Wonder if anyone else here does this. I just bought a big ol' can of ...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:56 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Spool Gun on Cast Aluminum?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4501
Re: Spool Gun on Cast Aluminum?
Thanks. I am planning to cram some Steelstik in it.
- by Chips O'Toole
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:39 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Spool Gun on Cast Aluminum?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4501
Spool Gun on Cast Aluminum?
While I was telling myself I was saving money by removing and replacing my tractor's steering cylinder, I managed to make a tiny hole in the engine's front cover. It's in a location where you pretty much have to split the tractor to remove and replace it, and getting a TIG torch and filler in there ...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: What Gases Should I Buy for MIG?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4939
Re: What Gases Should I Buy for MIG?
Yes, if I need another 20 amps, I'll have to go to my Harbor Freight machine.
- by Chips O'Toole
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:02 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: MIG for Tractor Bucket Attachment Plates?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5871
Re: MIG for Tractor Bucket Attachment Plates?
Can't recall whether I posted this elsewhere.
I ended up using MIG with 0.035" solid wire, and it looks good. Lots of passes.
I should really get up to speed with stick.
I ended up using MIG with 0.035" solid wire, and it looks good. Lots of passes.
I should really get up to speed with stick.
- 06 09 22 Kubota bucket SSQA conversion complete small.jpg (187.32 KiB) Viewed 5680 times
- by Chips O'Toole
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:58 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Portable Reel for 100' 3/8" Air Hose?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9990
Re: Portable Reel for 100' 3/8" Air Hose?
I should have come back and shown everyone what I got.
I picked up a Harbor Freight reel for $25 and screwed it to a board that has rubber feet on the bottom. Painted the board with Rust-Oleum hammer finish paint. It will work perfectly, and it's not heavy. Good enough.
I picked up a Harbor Freight reel for $25 and screwed it to a board that has rubber feet on the bottom. Painted the board with Rust-Oleum hammer finish paint. It will work perfectly, and it's not heavy. Good enough.
- by Chips O'Toole
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:46 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Making a Cart from A US General Box
- Replies: 39
- Views: 21863
Re: Making a Cart from A US General Box
I have to make another change, so I'm adding it here to prevent other people from making mistakes. My green cart has 120-cubic-foot tanks, so they're tall. I put the upper restraint about 33-1/2" from the shelf the tanks sit on. This is fine for big tanks, but if the web is giving me good infor...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:17 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: What Gases Should I Buy for MIG?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4939
What Gases Should I Buy for MIG?
I'm slapping a new cart together for a Lincoln PowerMIG 180C, and I have to configure the tank restraint. I already have a cart with two 120's on it; argon and C25. I feel like I should get an 80 for the new cart. I stupidly sold my old 80-gallon C25 tank, so I have no way to measure an 80 to see ho...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:24 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Making a Cart from A US General Box
- Replies: 39
- Views: 21863
Re: Making a Cart from A US General Box
I want to follow up on this. The cart is fantastic. No two ways about it. It makes open carts look obsolete and poorly designed, which I guess they are. It's a blast to use. I didn't even have to put cable hooks on it, because all the wires and things drape over the bottles. Hooks would make it wors...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 2:16 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Tacking Stainless Nuts to Carbon Steel Plate?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5673
Re: Tacking Stainless Nuts to Carbon Steel Plate?
Thanks for the help.
I do plan to paint the platform. I used a grinder, electrolysis, and my kitchen dishwasher to get it reasonably clean and free of rust, and I'm planning to prime over the existing paint and bare spots and cover it with Herculiner.
I do plan to paint the platform. I used a grinder, electrolysis, and my kitchen dishwasher to get it reasonably clean and free of rust, and I'm planning to prime over the existing paint and bare spots and cover it with Herculiner.
- by Chips O'Toole
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 5:35 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Tacking Stainless Nuts to Carbon Steel Plate?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5673
Tacking Stainless Nuts to Carbon Steel Plate?
With the help of this forum, I turned my tractor bucket into an SSQA attachment. Sadly, while doing this, I noticed a huge leak coming from the steering, so I am removing the steering cylinder for repair. Of course, Kubota provided really bad instructions in the workshop manual and made a relatively...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 5:26 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: How Much Metal to Leave on Tractor SSQA Mount?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14719
Re: How Much Metal to Leave on Tractor SSQA Mount?
Here is what I have. I'm pretty happy with it. I am not a real fabricator, but I got this done well enough to do the job, and to most people, it will look like I hired somebody. Actually, given the way a lot of professionals weld, maybe it already looks like I hired somebody. There are a lot of ugly...
- by Chips O'Toole
- Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:54 pm
- Forum: Metal Cutting
- Topic: Help me Get my Oxy-Propane Cutting Torch Going
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13849
Re: Help me Get my Oxy-Propane Cutting Torch Going
Thanks for writing all that. I may print it out and take it with me.
You are right about sparks. Yesterday, I was wearing boots that fit tightly around my ankles, and a spark hit me on the top of my foot somehow.
You are right about sparks. Yesterday, I was wearing boots that fit tightly around my ankles, and a spark hit me on the top of my foot somehow.
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