Very nice Rustie!Some more four link weld up pics.
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Very nice Rustie!Some more four link weld up pics.
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@bosco659 welding is one of those things that’s easier learned by doing. That’s not to say that there’s no value I taking an online course, quite the contrary. Any and all info you can get will make you a better welder but there is no replacement for striking an arc and burning up steel. Covid has definitely created some serious obstacles when it comes to teaching the industrial arts. I honestly don’t find myself doing much MiG welding as opposed to TIG and brazing. But that’s mostly in the repair and restoration side of things. Sadly my MiG welderI spent the last 17 years of my working career in the metal fabrication welding industry. I regret that in all those years I never learned to weld. It was easier for me to take my projects to the shop and get one of the pro’s to weld it up for me. Fast forward to a couple a years ago. I went and bought a nice welder for home use. It’s a Lincoln 210MP and its capable of MIG, stick and Tig (but not for aluminum). It’s been sitting pretty on a stand without any use. I meant to take a course in welding but with the onset of Covid, all classes were cancelled.
Just before Christmas last year, a local college had advertised on line that they were offering an “Introduction to welding” course. I jumped on the opportunity right away and signed up. Pleasant surprise it was free! 5 weeks, 2 days per week, 8 hours per day. The course would focus on stick and mig.
The first two days were slow but now we’re actually burning some welding rod (2 weeks stick then 2 weeks Mig).
Cant agree more with the need to practice, practice, practice. For many of the students in the course, they will learn the basics, but not use it again for a long time, because they dont have the equipment. Once I’m finished I need to keep at it to improve my skill level by practicing at home. Once I feel comfortable with the basics of Mig, I may look into a Tig course in the future.
Hi Van Isl., my 210MP is still under factory warranty. Do you recommend I buy the extended warranty? It’s a couple of years old now and hasn’t been used yet. Factory warranty was 3 years iirc.Nice work Rustie! You have steady hands. Practice indeed is so important and being calm and comfortable is key. I run a small welding supply company in Victoria, and worked for Lincoln Electric for 9 years until I left in 2017 to start what I'm doing now. I've been in the industry since 1988 so have seen a lot of cool things over the years, and welded with most processes except laser. I am not a ticketed welder though.
So many machines are available these days to purchase, and many of them like that Power Mig 210mp, are multi-process capable. They have automatic settings to make it easier to use in the hands of users not so proficient with understanding how to set them up properly (with respect to anyone using them). In general, there are less skilled welders available in the industry so the manufacturers make machines to work better in the hands of less skilled operators.
Ok thx. I’ll fire it up in the next couple of weeks. I think I bought it March 2020 So it’s coming up on its 2nd birthday.Bosco, I don't think it's necessary. Generally, those 210mp machines don't have many warranty problems. The Square Wave Tig 200, on the other hand, should be avoided. I do recommend you use it though before the 3 years, just to be certain. You can use it without shielding gas with the innershield wire supplied to make sure it's ok. You can also stick weld with it. If it stick welds it should Tig weld.
Over the last couple of weeks I was practicing stick welding and put in about 20 hours of burning rod. Surprised how much I improved in that short of time. Next week will be another day of stick practice (flat and horizontal) then a few weeks of MIG. Enjoying this course immensely and would never get this much instruction and practice time at home messing around by myself.@bosco659 welding is one of those things that’s easier learned by doing. That’s not to say that there’s no value I taking an online course, quite the contrary. Any and all info you can get will make you a better welder but there is no replacement for striking an arc and burning up steel. Covid has definitely created some serious obstacles when it comes to teaching the industrial arts. I honestly don’t find myself doing much MiG welding as opposed to TIG and brazing. But that’s mostly in the repair and restoration side of things. Sadly my MiG welder
Samples of a couple of practice weld beads. 3/32 7014 rod. Getting better, but my MIG welding isn't as consistent yet.Over the last couple of weeks I was practicing stick welding and put in about 20 hours of burning rod. Surprised how much I improved in that short of time. Next week will be another day of stick practice (flat and horizontal) then a few weeks of MIG. Enjoying this course immensely and would never get this much instruction and practice time at home messing around by myself.
If I were to do it, I would braze it. But as Jim Said no matter how you do it pre-heating is key.Stick welding of a cast iron Urn ?
I now have an inverter weld that can weld sticks of a little larger diameter
I can buy cast iron electrodes
https://www.biltema.se/en-se/tools/...es/electrode-for-cast-iron-eni-ci--2000046174
A lady asked me if I could repair a garden Urn looking like about that .. It fell over in a storm and it broke separated at the
smallest diameter
It is hollow where it broke --- and the wall thickness ca 8 - 10 mm
It does not have any loads on it unless accidents .. I am not up to quality in stick welding these days but if it was steel I could do it
I would insert small metal round wire in the crack getting a little distance for penetration . And tack it
And then go for it not getting it perfect .. But perhaps good enough .
Please share experiences of these sticks. and / or other methods chemicals or other ways to do it.
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If I were to do it, I would braze it. But as Jim Said no matter how you do it pre-heating is key.
Generally you will want to use a 99% nickel rod and stress relieve the weld after by peening. You may need to chamfer each side of the area to be welded so you're not putting a bead just on the top of the surface. Small short welds would be better than long continuous welds. (Space the welds out to avoid excessive localized heat input) You could cover the piece with a fire proof blanket to allow slow cooling after welding.