Hopefully this shows up, this is the weld on the 3" pipe 1/4" thick, I had grinded angles in the pipe at the end so that I had plenty to fill in. Let me know what yall think by the pic.
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Brush it. Can't see anything with all that crap on there
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I'll brush it!Originally posted by TexMax View PostBrush it. Can't see anything with all that crap on there
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Your running a little cold. You should a wetted in area at the edges of your weld, kind of a fading of the weld into the base metal.Comment
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Thank you for posting this link. I have a weld pak 100 and I've been needing a manual. Its printing now!Originally posted by pojay21 View PostComment
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I think your speaking Chinese, are at least to me it sounds like Chinese. What do you mean by this? I'm interested to learn.Originally posted by Draco View Post
The welder is a Lincoln 100 and D is the hottest setting so I don't think I can make it weld any hotter.Comment
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For a pipe bumper, I would recommend welding with a larger machine. Not sure I would trust the penetration of that small machine with a heavy load. For things like feeders that machine is great!Comment
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The bumper really want have any "real weight" ever on it, it is going to be a front bumper and the only thing I will probably use it for is to put a road feeder (maybe 50 or 100LB) in the receiver hitch on it.Originally posted by T-REX View Post
So far the welds and bumper seem to be extremely strong and I think it is penetrating very well.Comment
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If it's running as hot as it will go then you can slow down some to get a little better penetration. Then chip the weld, brush it, and go back over it while it's still hot.
.035 is big wire for that little machine, you'll have to be patient with it......but it is capable of building bumpers.
Also if you decide to use hard wire, and gas, you have to reverse the polarity on your machine.Comment
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you can also try to preheat the area with a propane torchComment
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