Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?

[pioneerguy600]

During the winter we would take the dual 8D batteries out of the excavators and place them on a cart in the heavy equip garage to keep them on a trickle charge, if a boost was needed out in the yard we would wheel out the cart and hook the jumpers to them, can I say overkill but those starters sure wound over.

 

[Welder56]

We have a mobile big jumper pack at work. What a handy rig that is. Good for 12v and 24v.

Man The plowing gear is taking a beating this year. We have been non stop in the welding shop so far in Feb.

 

[Welder56]

at least you get some heat when welding. Just got back from taking some tools to my neighbor. Minus 7 and the stars are brilliant.
glad to get back inside. Would like to be burning some 7014 0r 7018.......been a while...

Yup never need a heater when you have hot metal in front of you. It's a job that you sweat all seasons of the year. Waaayyyyy worse in the summer tho LOL. I love stick welding too. it has its place but flux core and solid wire pretty much dominate as far as deposition rates and time savings go I love to tig weld. what a nice looking, clean bead it makes

 

[pioneerguy600]

We have a mobile big jumper pack at work. What a handy rig that is. Good for 12v and 24v.

Man The plowing gear is taking a beating this year. We have been non stop in the welding shop so far in Feb.

That frozen on ice really puts a beating on plow gear, even the road graders get beat bad. I used to plow with a Case 621C with a 14' blade, that ice could put you through the windshield.

 

[bikemike]

Not bad, just have to go out and relocate the white stuff again, 2 nd time today!

Man ur lucky. Send a few feet here for me to remove

 

[bikemike]

We have a mobile big jumper pack at work. What a handy rig that is. Good for 12v and 24v.

Man The plowing gear is taking a beating this year. We have been non stop in the welding shop so far in Feb.

Yeah i wish i had a big ac dc stick welder nothing you cant weld with those

 

[Welder56]

So true. 6011 for the real dirty spot and a 7018 to clean it up some haha

 

[bikemike]

 

[bikemike]

So true. 6011 for the real dirty spot and a 7018 to clean it up some haha

Ur welder has the dc option?

 

[Welder56]

Ur welder has the dc option?

I don't personally have one. But all of the stick welders at work are ac/dc or dc only.

I really only use a stick welder now for a really dirty spot that isn't getting sandblasted, removing broken studs in a manifold or block, or working outside

 

[bikemike]

I don't personally have one. But all of the stick welders at work are ac/dc or dc only.

I really only use a stick welder now for a really dirty spot that isn't getting sandblasted, removing broken studs in a manifold or block, or working outside

Spoiled brat wish the one at work was dc so i can use it for aluminum

 

[Welder56]

That frozen on ice really puts a beating on plow gear, even the road graders get beat bad. I used to plow with a Case 621C with a 14' blade, that ice could put you through the windshield.

You should see some of the plows we have in the shop. I guarantee it hurt... whatever they smashed into

I never had to be an operator but I wouldn't turn down the oportunity if it ever came up

 

[bikemike]

You should see some of the plows we have in the shop. I guarantee it hurt... whatever they smashed into

I never had to be an operator but I wouldn't turn down the oportunity if it ever came up

Id muc6 rather run a skid or loader

 

[Welder56]

I've used some aluminum stick rods..... not fun at all.I believe if you have a ac stick machine you can hook up the tig torch to it. Just run some argon gas with it. Might be a jury rigged setup. But you can make it work somehow As a friend of mine used to do it. Tig welding aluminum is the way to go... so pretty LOL

 

[Welder56]

Or if you have a mig machine with a spool gun setup another good alternative

 

[bikemike]

I've used some aluminum stick rods..... not fun at all.I believe if you have a ac stick machine you can hook up the tig torch to it. Just run some argon gas with it. Might be a jury rigged setup. But you can make it work somehow As a friend of mine used to do it. Tig welding aluminum is the way to go... so pretty LOL

The ac current dont work with stick the dc mode and stick does work nice just need to be fast

 

[bikemike]

Wish i had a nice digital tig welder

 

[Welder56]

The ac current dont work with stick the dc mode and stick does work nice just need to be fast

For aluminum stick, yes, you would use dc electrode positive I believe. But if your using tig, you use ac. That's why you can make a tig torch work with an ac stick machine

 

[Welder56]

A little bit of a pre heat of the aluminum goes along way with aluminum stick still sucks tho

 

[295 tramp]

What is heliarc welding isn't that for aluminum?