thanks so much for the tips. i will look into the city's dept of buildings license. i guess thats a weld test? vert up and overhead? thanks again.

helps alot. thanks. ive been messing with both, stringers and beads. hey, what rods would you think would work best other than the 7018ac i dont have a rod oven so i was thinking that could be my problem with the 7018's. I keep em sealed and dry but ive been told for them to run right they need to b...

hey ive done this countless times on the expesive dc machines in school. but at the house with my ac only lincoln tombstone im having trouble running vertical up. i can run em side to side no problem. i have some 7018 ac rods and some 6013's both kinda suck for uphill. is that common for ac or do i ...

newbie welder here looking for work. hard worker and im really eager to learn. decent at stick and mig. I passed my 3/8 plate tests overhead and vertical. will work for cheap. Im just trying to get some experience.

Thanks,
mike
long island n.y.

mc6477@optonline.net

Thanks for all the comments. i worked with a dc welder for about 3 months and passed a few practice certs vertical and overhead with the 3/8th plates. I also did a 1 inch plate but never got to test it. but that was about 2 months ago now so i wanted to get a little more time in before i go for the ...

being that ac is harder to weld with, when i do use a dc machine it should be pretty easy for me right?

good stuff, thanks.

Thanks Jim. i figured that. Im on the lookout for a better machine. how about the 7018 rods meant for ac units? you have any experience with them? or any tips and getting a decent weld outta the ac machine. the welds im laying now are decent but nowhere as good as if i were using the dc unit.

hey guys ive been stick welding for a while and am tryin to get ready for my cer. test overhead and vertical. all I have at the house to practice with is a lincoln ac only stick welder. any tips, tricks or ideas on getting this to run smooth? the machine i used to use was one of those lincoln square...