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If you've never tried a 3M Cubitron II abrasive on metal, you really owe it to yourself to do so. I have never seen anything eat metal like these. I've got a friend who works in that group at 3M so i get an occasional sample from him. They are amazing

What's up with the goofy looking bucket?

I've used the Van Sickle Kubota orange, and I was unimpressed. It is just generic enamel. If you add the hardener is does improve the durability but it is still far better to go to a dealer and get the Kubota orange there. What they sell is an acrylic and it covers far better and is much more...

You can do stick badly too... You know where the bad welds largely come from - not enough amps (and bad technique...). Trying to wire weld thick stuff on a 110V wire feeder is going to make nothing but bubblegum on the surface. With a proper professional grade wire welder, you can make...

The thinner the wire, the less current it can carry and vice versa. So if you need to weld something thick, you are going to need more amps, and therefore thicker wire. Conversely, if you are trying to weld thin sheet metal, you need very little current and to get any degree of control, you...

There are some half facepiece respirators (cover nose and mouth only) that are designed to be closer to the face to fit better under a welding shield. Also you should look for ones where the exhaled air is directed downward or to the rear so that they don't fog the lens of the welding shield...

Go take a look at my welding table thread here and you will see how I did the hitch receivers to keep things solid.

I wear a respirator when i MIG or stick weld. TIG is such a clean process that I have not used a respirator for that, even though I probably should with Stainless. I also use it when grinding or cutting with an abrasive wheel. If you are welding outside in a breeze, it would be much less of a...

An old transformer stick welder? They are super basic machines...what do you need a manual for?

Some basics to be sure - did you sharpen the tungsten to a point? Do the grinding lines point towards the point, or are they radial around the diameter? What metal are you welding? Posting photos is by far the easiest way to get advice. If you don't give plenty of details, people are just...

Cool. Is it under 1/12 pitch to meet ADA ramp specs?

Yeah I'm with Piloon. Not much to go wrong. Unless it got run over by a truck or dropped in the ocean, it is probably fixable. Open it up and take a look to start. Post photos.

Yes, the cold galvanizing products noted are what you should do after the weld has cooled to ambient temp. I would continue to use regular steel electrodes/wire, depending on which welding process you are using. Also it pays to grind back the galvanizing both so it doesn't contaminate the weld...

Hobart 210 is a pretty well regarded MIG welder that isn't too crazy expensive. Basically similar to the Miller 211 (Hobart and Miller being the same company...) I have an XMT304 I picked up at an auction several years back with a 22A wirefeeder. I have never run out of power with that, but...

As LD noted, there are resources out there to make a rectifier box to do it, but you will probably be both money and aggravation ahead to find a used AC/DC stick welder. They made both versions in the budget Lincoln line in the same basic case (the angled tombstone shape - not talking about the...

I finished up the railings for our new house this winter. Up until now we had been working with temporary stair treads and railings. All told, it took about 7 months to finish the woodwork and the metal work for these stairs. The railings themselves are 304SS, TIG welded and then brought in...

And it's easy to roll into place! :LOL: Neato

A small welding table would be good, if you plan to stick with it.

Very nice work. There is nothing like a grapple for making brush work and logs manageable!

Hard to say but Stick is not what you would call a "detail" or precision process... A very experienced user can do it, but i always found it really hard to control for delicate stuff like welding expanded metal to something. When i got my wire feeder i was in heaven for all that stuff.... Now...

I like the counterweight. Fortunately mine has a crank on it, but it sure helps to lift up on the table with one hand while you crank with the other...

LOL. I'm not "that" seasoned but just a hobbyist with a few years under my belt. And I do a lot of reading and learning to try and get better. California's suggestion to find a cheap stick welder is a good one, but you will be lucky to find one for $50, at least around the Mpls/St Paul area...

Dwross, you are probably running into the limitations of the cheap welder. It just will not have the power available to weld thicker metal. You can still use it on thinner stuff, but for thicker metal you will either need to preheat the work with a torch first or get a bigger welder for those...

The set screws as you called them work great. Just 1/2-13 weld nuts and then 1-1.5" bolt with a T-handle welded on from some leftovers i had on hand- 3/8 or 1/2" DOM tubing.

I guess so...Not much there to go on...

See the 2 sets of numbers on the dial? One says High one says Low. Read the number based on which port you are plugged into Edit, in fact there is a clear explanation printed right above the scale. I guess i don't understand the question... Put it in the one that makes the most sense for your...

7014 & 6013 are fairly similar to each other and are pretty easy to use. 6011 is best for anything that can't be prepped much (grinding off rust, etc). 7018 leaves pretty welds but i think is a bit harder to use. Also you really need a DC machine to weld most 7018. There is a version called...

Thanks. A couple points to help you along. 1. You will note the welded on nuts on the receivers. I put one on the side and one below over new holes I drilled. That way I could take out the slop normally present in receivers with a 1/2" bolt with a welded on handle. I have found I really...

It's just a Horror Fright ring roller for like $60. I did have to make new rollers for it as the ones that came with it were leaving tooth marks on the rods I was using. That looks like a very flexible workstation, downsizing. I was also working with what i had on hand, and it fit the bill for...

That is a really good idea...Might end up stealing that sometime.

Thanks. Yeah I knew warpage was going to be an issue. After I tacked the first rod on the crossbars, the far ends pulled quite a bit, as expected. So I pulled them back straight and kept checking and adjusting them as I went. That did the trick. There was a little final twist in the grate...

Thanks! The main grate is 5/16" rod spaced 3/8" apart and the 2 support rods below it are 3/8". The smaller grates are 3/16" rod. All TIG welded.

The grates on my Weber grill rusted out. I looked at HD to buy new ones but the main grills were $50 alone plus more for the other bits that had rusted out, so I said, I have leftover 304SS rod from my railings, so why not? A fun little project and it will last my lifetime and then some now...

I have never seen rods that won't work on DC. It is the other way around. 7018 is a common example. Regular 7018 won't run well, or at all, on AC but there is a 7018AC version that will run on either AC or DC. 6010 is the one that causes a lot of problems as it requires DC and further not all...

I would eliminate Fabrication forum and change tools & equipment to Tools, Equipment and Fabrication. Generic fabrication is like projects, but combined with the other 2 sounds more like Shop Talk My $0.02

It is pretty hard to electrocute yourself welding, especially if you are inside and it is not a wet area. People will tell you if they are sweating a ton and your clothes/gloves are soaked, then it is possible under the right conditions to get zapped, but it is just enough to feel like you...

There are other questions to better help get you started. First off what do you need or want to do? Farm repairs? Artwork? Building equipment? Car work? The answer to what equipment varies a lot by what you are looking to do. If you have multiple needs, then you could be looking at 2 or more...

The owner of TBN made me come here..:LOL:

Are you kidding? His vices are vises!! :p

I'd start by looking up the manual on the miller site. It helps to have your serial number as things change over time with various revisions of the equipment and instructions.

I would add location to the user display on each post. It really makes a big difference to have an idea where people are when responding to many posts. Even if they are not super specific.

Thanks guys. But I must admit...I lied. Built it last year, but I figured it would be OK :D The base, which is everything powdercoated blue is all welded together. The top is bolted on to the base with countersunk flat head cap screws. And a bunch of shimming to get it close to flat. Were i...

Well I made a weld table. I had the base sandblasted and powder coated. Started from a used angle-iron bench I picked up for $20 from a machinist who retired and closed his shop. It was fairly lightweight, but gave me a nice starting point. Added heavier legs with adjustable feet, and...

Wait - I just got a "trophy" for my first post. I think you will want to get rid of that feature as the welding crowd will chew it up and spit it out, fast!

What do i win??