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crmorse, You are absolutely on the right track thinking to bevel the brackets and then fill it out as a fillet weld. What you have is a T-joint with the horizontal flat bar stock as the top of the T and the bracket as the leg/upright of the T. I have attached an image showing a beveled...

I've never seen one but I don't think it would be too hard. The swivel and mounting base would need to be sized appropriately, but it should definitely be doable. Here's a quick sketch I did showing a 55" long door (1/4 of the diameter) that would hinge on the left when vertical and top when...

Lis2323, I really like your cart setup with the junction box. I'm definitely taking note of that for my future shop. CB, Sounds like you have a nice setup. I completely agree with what you are saying about a good 240V machine. My garage only has 120V power, and running a 240V outlet is pretty...

CB, Excellent points and explanation. Also a very nice looking weld! What machine do you have? California, 1F = A fillet weld made in the flat (1) position. Here is some more information on welding positions 70S-6 = ER70S-6 which is a very common MIG wire for steel 0.035 = the size of the...

Thanks Lis2323, Very helpful input. The only MIG machines I have used were industrial machines running on 480V input power with stand-alone wire feeders (not mine, I just had access to them). The idea with this thread was to get feedback from people like you who have used these smaller...

CA_Bgrwldr and Yomax4, This is exactly the kind of information I was looking for. I had taking a quick look at Lincoln's and Miller's current offerings and was not impressed with the features/capability versus price of their base MIG machines. The Hobart Handler 125, on the other hand, looks...

You make a good point. I would expect 20 amps to be available in most standard shops or garage setups, but to make use of the extra output of a 140 class machine versus a 125 you would need a 30 amp power source.

Which 120V wire-feed welder would you chose to supplement a larger 240V TIG/Stick machine? The purpose of the welder would be for small projects and repairs, sheet metal work, etc. with the ability to use stick or TIG for thicker materials as required. The ability to add a spool gun for...

My understanding is the single pass only flux core wires have extra cleaning and alloying elements in the flux. For example, Lincoln's E71T-14S (Innershield NR-152) specifically says it is "designed for high speed welding of specially coated steels", and one of the typical applications is...

There are essentially three different ways to initiate an arc for GTAW: Scratch start - I believe this is the oldest method and it should work on any machine. High-Frequence (HF) Start - The most common for newer machines with a foot pedal. Lift-Start - Requires a newer power supply with this...

Thanks Muhammad. Hopefully it will be helpful to some of the members new to welding. One common and important abbreviation I forgot is FCAW which should make the first four the first five. Anyway: FCAW = Flux Core Arc Welding = very similar to GMAW, also a 'wire-feed' process, sometime...

Here are some of the standard abbreviations for different welding processes, what they stand for, and common equivalent terms. SMAW = Shielded Metal Arc Welding = 'Stick' welding (also called MMA for manual metal arc in Europe I believe) GMAW = Gas Metal Arc Welding = 'MIG' (Metal Inert Gas)...

To me an angle grinder is the most versital and relatively inexpensive tool you can have to complement your welder. It can be used for everything from material prep like removing surface rust with a wire or flapper wheel to grinding bevels on thicker material to handling most cutting needs with...

By "Welder Only" I am basing my reply on that meaning the power supply, and you've budgeted some additional money for an argon tank, regulater, etc. As such I would recommend an Everlast PowerArc 210STL (PowerArc 210STL). It is a dual voltage DC only machine and does have the ability to use a...

For someone who has never welded MIG (GMAW) is indeed the easiest to learn. With the correct parameters a good weld can be made by simply holding the gun at the correct distance and moving along the joint to be welded. The downside is using the wrong parameters can produce a visually good weld...