Re: Welding

Posted by B.C. on December 28, 1999 at 12:44:29 from (131.167.75.193):

In Reply to: Welding posted by dp on December 28, 1999 at 12:12:00:

Well this ought to get only slightly fewer opinions than religion or politics.

It depends on what you intend to weld. If you are going to do plate 1/8 inch or thicker an a-c "buzzbox" should work just fine, up to maybe 1/2 or 3/4 inches of thickness (using multiple passes). This would cover a lot of farm machinery.

6013 (and I think 7024) rods would let you do some sheet metal work but below about 1/8 inch some form of wire feed, tig (usually is expensive) or good old gas torch works better.

For he-man welding I prefer DC current and 7018 rods, but ac and 6011 will do in most cases.

For steel thinner than that a wire feed of some sort would be better. Or you might consider an oxyacetylene torch setup, which would let you cut thick stuff and weld thin stuff.

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