Posted by KEH on June 18, 2009 at 16:44:20 from (64.53.75.149):
In Reply to: Where'd Lanse Go? posted by Crazy Red Power in SE-WI on June 18, 2009 at 10:17:41:
Lanse,
I've used a welder like that for 35+ years, no problems, did replace an electrode holder.
I use 6011 1/8 rod for rusty steel. It's best to grind the rust off the place to be welded, of course. For joining 3/8 and up steel, grind a V and make multiple passes, chipping the slag off between each pass and examining the weld for holes to fill in with the next pass. For thinner pieces you can crank up the heat a little for deeper penetration.
6011 is "faster freezing" for vertical welding. Do learn to do vertical and upside down welding. Vertical up makes a stronger weld and vertical down makes a smoother weld. Vertical up is stronger because the slag flows down and gets in the way of the fresh metal from the rod. Chipping slag and inspecting the weld is very important in vertical welding. Upside down welding is hard to learn, but a good welders upside down welds look like his other welds. Little story: steam pipe leaking in ground, after steam off repairman dug around pipe, layed piece of mirror in hole, bent end of electrode up, welded hole in pipe for temporary repair.
6013 rod best for smooth welds on thin metal. If you have fender repair, for example, get 1/16 rod. 6013 builds up slag fast and repairs more chipping.
Suggest you get 2 or more 3/4 inch pipe clamps and 6 or 7 feet of pipe for them to draw wide pieces in alignment for welding. Hint: if you scrounge some rusty 3/4 inch pipe with no threads on the end, buy a short pipe nipple, saw it in two, weld it on the end of the rusty pipe. Good practice lining something up and you save money. New pipe will be $10 up.
You can't have enough C clamps. They don't have to be expensive ones, you probably will get welding splatter on the threads anyway. Cheap vice grips can be used for the same reason, keep the real ones for holding bolts.
Have gloves, long sleeve shirt, high shoes with pants with no cuffs on top of the shoes.
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