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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.
- 05 21 22 Kubota bucket front.jpg (630.5 KiB) Viewed 13013 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: 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.
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.
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 6340 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: 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.
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...
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