Just been given this :D

[Banshee]

Just need to learn how to use it now, I haven't the foggiest and don't even know if it works.

I know that I'm going to need to get me a welders mask to avoid getting the old welders flash and I know I need to get some MIG welding rods but whats the easiest thing to do to see if it works OK?

 

[kitchenman]

Looks like an arc welder to me, good for burning holes in car bodies

 

[R1cho]

Looks like an arc welder to me, good for burning holes in car bodies

yep is an arc welder, it says so on the top:doh :augie :lol

 

[Banshee]

yep is an arc welder, it says so on the top:doh :augie :lol

So what's it good for? No good for cars then?

 

[solarman216]

it is a stick welder, not MIG, it is good for 3 to 4 mm thick and up, no good for body work at all, as you get practised you will be able to weld 1.5 to 2 mm without blowing holes but lots of practice needed and also will depend on orientation, vertical a lot harder than horizontal, Rick

 

[puddle hoppers inc.]

i was once told by a farmer....soak the sticks in water for a day and it will cut metal like a plasma oo aaar! never tried it, let me know tho yeh?

 

[kitchenman]

I have an old Oxford in the workshop, I will give it a try at the weekend, but expect the coating to fall off before I even get to strike..:doh

I guess if it stays on the steam will blast it everywhere so its big gloves and leather apron at least

Watch this space, I will do it outside and if it is interesting I will publish the video

 

[stinka]

I have a beasty 30 yr old German 180w arc

I used it to make my rock sliders. I found it very easy to use.

The trick is having both hands free, so u need one of those self darkening masks off eBay, I'll grab a link to mine for ya

Buy some half decent rods too, makes loads of difference, and some quality gloves as you'll get close to the weld as you get to the bottom of the rod

 

[stinka]

This is the one I got


http://bit.ly/SV7Cwx

 

[stinka]

Also, get some of those magnetic welding clamps

And clean up ya metal first with white spirit, I also give it a little scrub with the edge of the grinder and put a v on 2 edges of a butt joint

 

[jims-terrano]

As said a nice little arc welder, I have that my old man bought over 30 years ago (Jeez did I really say 30 years ago). Still works and does odd little jobs. Have to say I sussed out quite sometime ago that the rods need to be 100% dry or it doesn't strike properly just sticks to the metal. I now keep rods in an airing cupboard.

 

[frosty]

A pal of mine use to use industrial stick welders for a living, he made doors for war ships and gave me some welding rods he told me to keep them dry ideally in a airing cupboard. I had a plastic pig [reliant 3 wheeler] he welded that with a stick welder with 1.6 rods, was very messy but did get it thru it's test. That was 30 years ago as well.

 

[spiderpig37]

Trick i use if my rods are damp is to turn amps up and when striking stick the end of the rod to a piece of metal until the rod heats up and smokes drys them out nice
Saying that on hobby welders itl trip out first