Tom in TN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Southern Middle Tennessee
Thanks again to all of you who responded to my thread about trying to weld. I'm still not a welder, but I can actually draw a bead now.
I took the thread with me and tried welding again. I bought a new roll of Hobart brand .030 inch, flux core wire, moved my welder to within 5 feet of a 30 amp outlet that is within 25 feet of the power distribution panel, tried various speeds of wire and voltage settings, gently moved the wire in a circular motion when I struck the arc, insured that I had the right polarity, tried to watch the puddle more carefully, and other stuff that you had also recommended.
I feel good about doing my "farmer's fixing" now on a tailgate from an old trailer that I'm trying to put back into service.
Thanks again to all who helped.
Tom in TN
I took the thread with me and tried welding again. I bought a new roll of Hobart brand .030 inch, flux core wire, moved my welder to within 5 feet of a 30 amp outlet that is within 25 feet of the power distribution panel, tried various speeds of wire and voltage settings, gently moved the wire in a circular motion when I struck the arc, insured that I had the right polarity, tried to watch the puddle more carefully, and other stuff that you had also recommended.
I feel good about doing my "farmer's fixing" now on a tailgate from an old trailer that I'm trying to put back into service.
Thanks again to all who helped.
Tom in TN