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by qwerty12
Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:08 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help
Replies: 41
Views: 4487

Re: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help

O man its realy late at you. Its 9:00 morning at my place. sun just trying to go out buth the damn rain clouds are coming. today car repair tactic will be weld and run :o We...one thing that bothers me...all those solar helmet they say no batery change... buth that a little lye....no bateri can last...
by qwerty12
Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:13 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help
Replies: 41
Views: 4487

Re: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help

One thing I cant understand. Few of you mentioned that a mask must have replacable batery slot. Few of those have it...and most of the mask online has a bateri inside glass that cant be replaced. i thought thats an cheep option... buth when you look at masks that cost several hundreds of dolars...th...
by qwerty12
Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:47 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

No I do not live in pensilvania, I live in a small land simillar to transilvania...only we here in bosnia do not have vampires :twisted: as for the weelds...welll i feal really bad because I cant make them better. are strong enought thats important. tested all with hammer. its easy to tear the sheet...
by qwerty12
Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:56 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

well it may look so buth it does not consumes rods much...only few rods went on all that welding...and 1kg of them is 3.3 usd ant that is not expencive. when you weld thin sheeet with 2.5mm rod and 80 amps...you do it in a start and stop quickly motion so rods last long. and talking abouth factory.....
by qwerty12
Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:47 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Well I had a verry nasty and big hole at front of my rear wheel, on my old rusry beast :lol: Well done much to fix it today. buth did not catched all the work on camera...damn rain fu*ked me all day. it rains and then it stops and sun shines, and than it rains again :o Here are few pictures so you c...
by qwerty12
Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:37 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help
Replies: 41
Views: 4487

Re: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help

guys you all made ma face flush :oops:
by qwerty12
Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:50 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help
Replies: 41
Views: 4487

Re: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help

Well there is a few topic I started in Arc welding subforum. They contain pictures of my welder and my welds. One last topic I started has lot of my questions, pictures of my welds, amd my welder picture. http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3406 Its a telwin nordica 4.181 A...
by qwerty12
Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:58 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help
Replies: 41
Views: 4487

Re: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help

Well...I am kinda out of words. Realy did not expected to have such a nice welcome here, and so much people willing to help and eaven share their own goods. You all are realy pleasant, and thank you werry much on that. This is a realy nice forum, an I am glad that brothers in welding are willing to ...
by qwerty12
Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:52 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Big thanks to all. Well i might find a piece of copper and try with it. Holding it with small clamps will be fine. Welding on old weld is always a nice thing. Weld material tends to bi thicker and does not burntrought as it seams to be also stronger than a sheet metal. Only one thing there is not ni...
by qwerty12
Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:06 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help
Replies: 41
Views: 4487

Re: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help

ofcourse my country does not have ebay, manomanoman we do not have dial up modems in most of the far from towns willages :lol: Is I say a contacted that dealer lilacsusan...maybe he will be kind to send that item in my state. I found eaven a cheaper hood its 15 pounds and it looks the same as one yo...
by qwerty12
Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:30 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help
Replies: 41
Views: 4487

Re: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help

Well oto you got the poing. I am cristaly clear aware that expensive things are good. buth the problem is I work 12 hours shifts with 1 or no free day weekly and all that for 150 euros per mounth, thats abouth 200 us dolars. Funny thing it is...that some of folks here on forum can make that much mon...
by qwerty12
Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:44 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Wanna buy new welding hood, need help
Replies: 41
Views: 4487

Wanna buy new welding hood, need help

Hello to all welders on this forum. Some of you probably know me on the arch welding subforum. For those that do not....well I am qwerty12 :lol: I have smal telwin nordica 4.181 buzzbox and me doing all kinds of welds from car panel to tractor chasis repair with my magic rod burning box :D Well...th...
by qwerty12
Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:20 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Well I preaty much understand all things you spoke to me. Backside od that story is that I live in a very poor country. For the simple egzample... one small hoby mig welder(30-160A 0.6 to 0.8 wire) costs same money amount as my old car+my arc welder. It is abouth the same equivalent as my 2 mounts s...
by qwerty12
Fri Sep 13, 2013 6:43 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Thanks wery much on replay. My welds are not jet nice...still needs lot of practise...buth I hope One day it will be good. One importatnt thing is that all those welds do work....they hold nice. I tried to hammer them of with 5kg hammer and they holded without problems. one thing that constantly bot...
by qwerty12
Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:54 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Here is some pictures of my rusted old car repair. http://s23.postimg.org/msztwj4zr/IMG_1589.jpg http://s23.postimg.org/n8b3pjqx3/IMG_1591.jpg http://s23.postimg.org/b2lwf5c7b/IMG_1592.jpg http://s23.postimg.org/ixwftyltz/IMG_1593.jpg http://s14.postimg.org/byr97n7kd/IMG_1594.jpg http://s14.postimg....
by qwerty12
Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:01 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Well was practising today a little bit...and it felt out just fine. Eaven got ya a litlle video to see me doing a weld :lol: who d` fuck said arc welder is bad for sheet metal...well he was werry wrong ;) arc welder is the best thing on eart for sheet metal if you do not have any other welder :lol: ...
by qwerty12
Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:24 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Did not quite understood abouth that "lead" and laping panels
by qwerty12
Tue Aug 27, 2013 6:30 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

what about plug welding...
wich welding type is beter to go straight butt or owerlap weld...run one spot and then run one inch no weld and than run one spot...


or to drill one inch between holes and then owerlap sheets and do a plug welds


what holds better
by qwerty12
Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:18 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

is the welding done that way at same quality like one with co2?
by qwerty12
Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:43 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Untill more people replyes on "how to correct bad weld pictures" I will ask few more questions.... Is it possible to repair car bodywork with arc welding. I posted one topic abouth thin mettal here some time ago...made myself few axhausts on my bike out of 1mm metal...and they work today a...
by qwerty12
Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:29 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

:lol: :lol: :lol:

with one exception...we here do not have pope, we have patriarch...and since they where mantle it is a great question do they at all whear drawers :lol:
by qwerty12
Tue Aug 20, 2013 5:48 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Whell thats because we are relatives. My grandmother and your grandmother dried underwear under the same sun. :lol: Thats an old serbian saying. Buth quite bad translation I have for it. Australian humor is nice to me. Dont kinda like british like humor...they are toooo much civilized on that questi...
by qwerty12
Tue Aug 20, 2013 5:19 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Well I keep my rods in a room inw ich I sleep they are not in garage so they should be dry enought...but I will try to put them in my cooking oven or so coled electric stove...it has a dialing gauge and can bee set from 75 to 250 C so will try. Hope they wont smell nice so I wont eat them like fried...
by qwerty12
Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:05 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner welding problems
Replies: 58
Views: 7842

Re: Beginner welding problems

Well, thanks werry much on your best advices. And sorry to all on my bad englihs...somethimes i think that me myself do not understand what do I type... I am an god damn bosnian serb and in our language there is so much swearing and courses that we normaly use(as the americans use: OK, good day, hel...