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by Chips O'Toole
Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Tell me About J422
Replies: 7
Views: 5429

Re: Tell me About J422

I love my friend, but he is the kind of person who has to learn from his own mistakes. Can't say I'm totally innocent in that regard.
by Chips O'Toole
Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Tell me About J422
Replies: 7
Views: 5429

Re: Tell me About J422

I can't understand anything he says about this thing. It's really hard to understand someone talk about welding tools when he has no background. It turns out it's not a spot welder. It's some kind of weird new welder in the shape of a pistol. You can get them on Amazon. The J422 rods came with it. N...
by Chips O'Toole
Wed Oct 09, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Tell me About J422
Replies: 7
Views: 5429

Re: Tell me About J422

Well, I confirmed it. It's a stud welding pistol. It has a 2% duty cycle. I have no idea how he connected a rod to it or where he got rods. Not sure why the pistol hasn't melted in his hand.
by Chips O'Toole
Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:51 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Tell me About J422
Replies: 7
Views: 5429

Re: Tell me About J422

Oh, boy. I just checked Harbor Freight. I think he's using a spot welding pistol.
by Chips O'Toole
Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Tell me About J422
Replies: 7
Views: 5429

Tell me About J422

My best friend decided to start welding, and he has driven me crazy. He had a Vulcan helmet he hadn't taken out of the box. He got himself some kind of $90 stick welder from Harbor Freight and tried to repair a trailer. He called me and said the helmet was no good. I asked him if he put the batterie...
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: 6701

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: 6701

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: 17118

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: 13014

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: 13014

Re: New Tractor Fork Made by Dubious Welder

Here is what I used to have.
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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: 13014

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: 10745

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: 24581

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: 24581

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: 17871

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.
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: 17871

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: 17871

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: 17871

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: 5051

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: 5051

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: 5297

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: 6531

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.
06 09 22 Kubota bucket SSQA conversion complete small.jpg
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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: 10745

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.
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: 24581

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: 5297

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...