[TheForge] Spring cleaning

Wed Mar 10 06:38:01 2004

Hmmm, Bob, so why am I not surprised ;)?  Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Bob Rackers
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 7:26 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Spring cleaning

Keep blowing!

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Kevin Donaho e
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 8:12 PM
To: Theforge
Subject: [TheForge] Spring cleaning

The other day I was in a welding supply shop that I hadn't been in before.
Looking at their Lincoln MIG welders and various stuff.  I mentioned to the
proprietor I had a Hobart Tru-250 that poppped and was irregular if I welded
with > 1/8" rod.  I'd figured it came from welding 1/4" hardfacing rod
refacing a couple of anvils when I first got the welder about 18 years ago
and not knowing what "Duty Cycle" meant.  It's done it for at least 16 years
anyway.  The proprietor said it sounded like I needed to blow it out, and
he'd love to sell me a mig welder :)

Now, I've mentioned this to countless welders of great experience and people
in welding supply houses many, many times over the years and never heard
such a thing... though now that I've heard it, it makes complete sense.  So
last week I took the cover off and gave it a good blow.  Finally got out
there today and ran bout a 12" of bead with 3/16" E7018 on a couple of 3/8"
x 3/4" x 6" pieces at 200 amp setting.  Brought them up to an orange heat
after the 3rd pass.  Ran just fine and dandy.

So here's the rub.  Granted I'm no Monk when it comes to cleanliness and
maintenance, but I do like to put things in order on a regular,(hopefully
quarterly, if sometimes only yearly) basis.  Aside from chopping off a few
inches from the ground end lead of the welder; keeping plastic bags over the
regulators on my oxy/fuel setups; and cloth rags over electric motors when
I'm not using them.

What do you all do to keep things running smooth in your shop?  I sure as
hell could have benefitted from blowing out the ol' Hobart several years
ago, though I certainly never need to weld with 3/16" rod, It's nice to know
now that I can, ha!

Kevin Donahoe
Flying Pig Forge
Morrow, OH 45152
[email protected]

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