Re: Welding Newbie

The only benefit I see in an AC stick welder is if welding in a magnetically affected area. This situation can disrupt DC welding.

Another major advantage of AC welders is lower initial start up equipment cost.

Re: Welding Newbie

as you said a while ago, yes, next level na nga 😀

The only benefit I see in an AC stick welder is if welding in a magnetically affected area. This situation can disrupt DC welding.

Another major advantage of AC welders is lower initial start up equipment cost.

Re: Welding Newbie

I'm also thinking of DC stick welder.. Rilon brand is sold by tophand, and powercraft brand sold by Elektro. (as ads in sulit.com.ph)

Powercraft 160A 11.7k
powercraft 200A 14.4k

Rilon brand 160A 10k
Rilon brand 200A 13.5k

I think the Rilon 200A would be a better dedicated Dc stick welder.. only 3.5k is the difference... but can weld upto 4mm electrode, unlike the 160a that is limited to the 3.2mm softmetal electrode..

Re: Welding Newbie

@clay,
if you have time and planning to buy DC welder, pls try to use both welder from tophand and elektro and feel which is better for the same amperage for comparison. Tophand offers trial of their machine, i dunno about elektro.

Re: Welding Newbie

@clay,
if you have time and planning to buy DC welder, pls try to use both welder from tophand and elektro and feel which is better for the same amperage for comparison. Tophand offers trial of their machine, i dunno about elektro.

Let's go by bikes and ride together to test. We'll bring our stubborn 7018 rods. 😉

Re: Welding Newbie

really? when? hehehe

Let's go by bikes and ride together to test. We'll bring our stubborn 7018 rods. 😉

Re: Welding Newbie

i remember you posted your different brand and different amperage rating of your welders, why not use the heavy duty one so no need for modification to your small welder?

Regarding about cooling.. I was wondering of adding cooling fins to the transformer.. If it does not over heat, the sensor would not shut down the welder, therefore duty cycle could be maximize..

I'd be trying this in my jialli welder.. Hope it works.. The shutdown makes it safe for the welder against overheating.. but it annoys me b'coz I have to pause on working..

Re: Welding Newbie

Some of you guys appear to have graduated from being a "newbie". As for me, my small welder and skill limits me to 6013 "drag" rods- I think i'll be fine with that, enough to fabricate small stuff. Don't have the chops to maintain an arc for 6011's but sure want to get that down.

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How bout cutting the threaded part and if the diameter of the clean part matches one of the die, make a new thread- is that feasible?

*cough* *cough* (south bend) bench lathe na yan :p

Re: Welding Newbie

Ouch ...... machine shop direction na ito.

Re: Welding Newbie

i think 6013 is enough if we are doing small stuff and a really sensitive weld strenght is not that needed. even if we are using 6013, we can always see to it that our welds is really enough to pass in our own or others criteria 🙂

welding really needs practice, practice and practice 🙂

Re: Welding Newbie

[HTML]welding really needs practice, practice and practice [/HTML]

quadruple amen!
:p

Re: Welding Newbie

tsk tsk grabe na to Upgrade na sa ark welding wala pa ba nag buy ng mig?

oh...well after my field trip with my family yesterday here is my wip wip wip ...... I' going to built an extension gate for my wagon

cut 2 x 3 x 20 daw pero it's 19 feet long grabe ..... into 5 feet and 8 feet long

all end cut into 45 deg

and make a triangle for tenon just to prevent a hole during welding manipis kasi its 1.2 mm lang ang kapal

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wearing protective safety gadget eyeglass earplug and globes

my ADH hehehe ossie nakakahon pa hehehe

spot weld

and here is the result

Re: Welding Newbie

for my quicky jig

full welding wearing with ADH

Re: Welding Newbie

@ryobi,

anu ba aten jan bro?