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 Re: learning how to weld - day 1 and day 2
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07/19/14 10:59 PM
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Day 4. Got gas running now. Thought it would make big improvements. Nope. Well, less splatter for sure. The wire feeding is starting to piss me off. The wire ( .035) feeds great until it hits the metal initially. I don't think its hot enough so it stops feeding. It feeds in 1" sections until it gets going. Turning the wire speed up doesn't help. Turning it down doesn't either. Farted around and welded up some tubes together. Did some more rows. I'll keep at it.  
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1 and day 2
[Re: chickenman]
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07/19/14 11:00 PM
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Day 4. Got gas running now. Thought it would make big improvements. Nope. Well, less splatter for sure. The wire feeding is starting to piss me off. The wire ( .035) feeds great until it hits the metal initially. I don't think its hot enough so it stops feeding. It feeds in 1" sections until it gets going. Turning the wire speed up doesn't help. Turning it down doesn't either. Farted around and welded up some tubes together. Did some more rows. I'll keep at it. Getting waaaay better. I like it sir.
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1 and day 2
[Re: chickenman]
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07/19/14 11:02 PM
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Firewood rack tomorrow. Then I'm making a [censored] ship.
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1 and day 2
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07/20/14 01:53 AM
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PaulGrapevine
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Is that a .3 megapixel camera you're using?
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1 and day 2
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07/20/14 01:55 AM
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PaulGrapevine
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Welds are looking better. Try welding clean metal instead of stuff that has been painted (grind paint off it).
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1 and day 2
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07/20/14 02:11 AM
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Is that a .3 megapixel camera you're using? My blackberry takes good pictures but it didn't want to focus on ugly for some reason. I'll clean some up tomorrow when I get after it again.
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1 and day 2
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07/20/14 03:50 AM
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The wire feed should be a steady speed. Check the feeder part that clamps onto the wire, might need to be tightened so the wire doesn't slip.
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1 and day 2
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07/21/14 03:01 PM
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Use good wire, make sure it is clean. Also, grind off that paint. Looking better.
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1
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12/28/19 04:20 AM
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�Status quo, you know, is Latin for �the mess we�re in� Ronald Reagan
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1
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12/28/19 04:46 AM
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1
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12/28/19 10:07 AM
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John175☮
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UH-OH!!! 
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1
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12/28/19 12:49 PM
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I'd like to see some updates. You definitely see some significant improvements over just the first few days. Wonder if he kept at it.
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1
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12/28/19 01:43 PM
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1
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12/28/19 01:51 PM
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Wonder if he ever built that ship...
Trump won three times
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Re: learning how to weld - day 1
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12/28/19 02:21 PM
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I'm pretty sure Chickenman had another welding thread that was just as entertaining but I can't remember what it was he built that time. Nickbyrd also had a weld project that was utterly beautiful.
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