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Whoops I'm a tard I spoke before looking.. My dryer is on a 50aDP. The electrician must of done that since I use my welder on it. I had one come in when I did the tank less water heater and check my wiring and showed him the welder I was going to use on the plug in. I swear I saw it saying 40a last time I looked, guess Im just getting old lol hmm isnt 50a to much for a dryer? what if my dryer effs up? I might just need to get the welder its own circuit. this is from the Hobart H 190 instructions VVVV
Where the heck did you find that in the directions? I looked through mine three times and couldn't find that. Same welder, brand new Handler 190
Rock sliders are now done, frame is plated, woot woot now I can easily put the jeeps weight on them and not worry about being able to open door. Plus soon I'm gonna weld my front frame stiffeners on. .
not all of them. Most dryers around here got 30 amp double pole breakers.
No, of course not. Biggest majority of them do though - at least the ones that I've seen when I was delivering them.
Originally Posted by bentandtwisted
This thread needs more pics, so here is my contribution. I generally run .035 but switched to .030 recently. This is the first test pass with the new wire. I'm running a Lincoln Powermig 215, 75/25 mix and .030 wire.
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Originally Posted by 1999 xj
Rock sliders are now done, frame is plated, woot woot now I can easily put the jeeps weight on them and not worry about being able to open door. Plus soon I'm gonna weld my front frame stiffeners on. .
I've asked before but still having trouble blowing through 1/8 steel. My question this time is once you've blow through is there any technique that can prevent it from becoming worse? I've been able to repair holes but it's very difficult and most of the time the hole just keeps getting bigger and hard to stop it from growing. I know the real solution is to not blow through and I'm still working on that.
I've asked before but still having trouble blowing through 1/8 steel. My question this time is once you've blow through is there any technique that can prevent it from becoming worse? I've been able to repair holes but it's very difficult and most of the time the hole just keeps getting bigger and hard to stop it from growing.
I'm not sure how you're really doing that with a 140. Mine will lay it down on 16 gauge-1/4". Never done anything serious with any smaller sheet metal and I've done some non structural 1/4 plate welds with it.
Here is where I did a little bit of work on some thinner metal. Tied my B pillar to the cage. I couldn't get comfortable so there was some inconsistency in my puddle and travel.
I've asked before but still having trouble blowing through 1/8 steel. My question this time is once you've blow through is there any technique that can prevent it from becoming worse? I've been able to repair holes but it's very difficult and most of the time the hole just keeps getting bigger and hard to stop it from growing. I know the real solution is to not blow through and I'm still working on that.
What wire size and machine set up are you running? In addition to a little faster travel speed you can try a lower heat range or smaller wire size
Last edited by bentandtwisted; 03-17-2015 at 01:50 PM.
I'm not sure how you're really doing that with a 140. Mine will lay it down on 16 gauge-1/4". Never done anything serious with any smaller sheet metal and I've done some non structural 1/4 plate welds with it.
Here is where I did a little bit of work on some thinner metal. Tied my B pillar to the cage. I couldn't get comfortable so there was some inconsistency in my puddle and travel. Attachment 267808
So, for that, do you run up hill with the torch pointed up or run downhill with the torch pointed down..... or something else?
I ran the part on the tube uphill in o's and the part to the sheet metal I ran downhill in a J carrying the heat from the 1/8" to the sheet metal by just barely whipping the puddle over. It's like 19 gauge or something thin.
My rig only has A and B for power and I'm already on the low range. Moving faster helped with not burning through. Now I just have to practice to get my technique down at those speeds. Thanks for the tip.
03-16-2015, 01:53 PM
