i have that welder, get you some 7018 3/32 and you will be ok. Turn it all thee way up. Tom Tom, thanks, i picked up a box at Arecet (local welding supply house) and promptly put them back after thinking, one type rod at a time, one type rod at a time. Now you've given me a good excuse to get em an...

One more thing, be careful when terminating your arc. Snapping out too quickly leaves that cluster of porosity and the deep crater, both of which can be a problem if you are on a welding job for a customer or of someone's life depends on the weld. When you need to stop, carry a slightly longer arc ...

cornmuse wrote:I tried tigging galvanized early on (practice on scrap!) Difficult to weld, crappy weld, and, a wicked headache. Definitly the wrong way to learn.
-c-

Cornmuse, ok thanks for saving me even more headaches! I got some mild steel i am practicing with, the practice with zinc is on hold.

Braehill wrote:The model he listed in his OP is a DC inverter according to Klutch's website.

Len

Len you are right. I switch the leads and the result was better.

Does it matter? He's running 6013...they pretty much run the same on AC or DC. While what he has is not the best machine, I think it has enough amps to push that 013 rod he is using. His issue has got to be technique. Louie1961, I switched the leads on the chinese inverter and it helped. I posted t...

is your machine ac only? It appears to be, no DC indicator, button or dial on the front. The idiot sheet manual does not mention DC. I think i will pick up a used 240 volt single phase used Craftsman 230 amp stick welder (AC only) welder this weekend i saw on Craigslist here locally for a reasonabl...

rick9345 wrote:

weldin mike 27 wrote:Toxic is a bit extreme. They are not good for you, and you should be careful, but don't be scared.

If not toxic damm close
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/toxic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_fume_fever

Point taken, respirator and plenty of caution will help.

http://solutions.3m.com.au/wps/portal/3M/en_AU/PPE_SafetySolutions_APAC/Safety/Products/Product-Catalog/?PC_Z7_U00M8B1A0OVPD0IF18DPBAB0I5000000_nid=ZVVHXZDDV3gsH0F9BQFTN3gl535KWZ3644bl get yourself one of these respirator kits and you'll be just fine. Excellent, and i will try the rod you mentioned...

It would be a little difficult to do this for sheet metal, but for zinc plated hardware (nuts, bolts, washers, hinges, whatever) I soak them in citric acid for an hour or two (overnight if I can), that gets them down to bare metal, or really close to it anyway. I like Citric acid because you don't ...

Toxic is a bit extreme. They are not good for you, and you should be careful, but don't be scared. Ok i will be respectful but not scared. Hey Weldin mike 27 do you think a Chinese inverter stick welder (Klutch ST 80i from Northern Tool) that tops out at 75 to 80 amps is a big enough machine to do ...

Most 6013 rod will run on AC, DCEP, or DCEN. I don't think your problems are related to polarity at all. I think your issue is arc length, rod angle and travel speed. stick with the 6013's for now and run them on DCEP. Also, remember that 6013 is essentially a drag rod. You should be lightly draggi...

Hvacr, The 2 rods that you're using require opposite polarity to run them on a DC inverter. The 6011 runs reverse polarity (electrode positive) and the 6013 straight polarity (electrode negative) and if you have the electrode holder in the positive port it should do fine for the 6011 but will need ...

cameronccc wrote:what size rods were you using?

The 6013 is 5/64. And the 6011 is 3/32

I've never welded with those rods, guess there not uses in construction much. I don't even know where to start! by the looks of the welds it seems like you tried something different on each pass. if I were you id look at jodys videos, he has a bunch of ac stuff. and focus on one rod at a time. get ...

image.jpg image.jpg Ok i hope the pics post. The pics should make all of you that even a bit more skill than I grateful for those skills. Holy crow stick is more difficult than i had hoped! Watched tons of videos and read quite a bit about welding believing it would miraculously allow me to weld BI...

Weldin mike 27, thanks again. That is what i will do, wish me luck and decent beginners technique!

Ok, good to know. I will get scrap mild steel. What i was unsure of is whether i could somehow remove the zinc first. I have looked up zinc and gone to several sites and found different and sometimes differing info. About zinc, some say it becomes part of the metal itself and cant be fully removed a...

Rick9345, what i was thinging of doing to get some practice laying some beads was to double or triple these sheets up tack weld them together and practice laying some beads down. I have a lot of this type of scrap around but did not know if it would be safe to use it like i want to. Will this be ok?

New welder here and i would like to practice on some thin (about 16 gauge) metal that appears to have a zinc coating. Can i clean this zinc off with something (acid solution?) in order to protect myself from zinc fumes?

New new new at welding. Bought a Lincoln 140 wire feed with MIG capabilities. Took it out of the box, watched the video, read the idiot sheets and purchased a book on welding and have read that. Now what do I do? LOL :shock: :o i am in the HVAC field, lots of brazing of copper pipes but no welding o...