[TheForge] RE: Welding

[Bob Ehrenberger]

I got my buzz box cheep at a flea market.  If I had gotten new I would have
paid extra to get AC/DC, but when bargan hunting you get what you get.

I also have a Miller Big 40, but it sits for months between uses and doesn't
always answer the call when needed.  I used it pretty heavy before I built
my shop, but now it is just much easier to flip the switch on the buzz box.

I have gotten 7018 to weld using AC but usually have to over amp it. It is
usually easier to just use 6011.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Sponsored by ABANA"
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 7:06 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] RE: Welding


At the time I bought my Lincoln buzz box I didn't think I could afford the
AC/DC model so I got AC only.  I have often regretted not spending the extra
bucks at the time.  One of these days I'll upgrade.

Awhile back I was welding some 1/2 plate (making a forge fire pot) and I
wanted a high deposit rod.  The nice guy at the welding store suggested
7018.  At a fairly high amp settings I found it worked very nicely with my
AC welder, flat only.  It flowed very nicely, made uncharacteristically
smooth beads (for me), and the slag flaked off almost by itself in large
sheets.  I haven't had as much luck with it in other positions, but I'm sure
that's just me.

Aubrey

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net on behalf of Bob Ehrenberger
Sent: Thu 12/15/2005 8:57 PM
To: theforge
Subject: [TheForge] RE: Welding



I'm not a welder but do a bit of it for my own use.

When my DC welder is working I like the 7018.  It doesn't work at all for me
with the AC welder.

For general repair and fabrication I like 6011 (or as my son would say 1109,
he looks at things differently).

I haven't had very good luck with 6013. I would lay down what I thought was
a nice weld and then when I chip off the flux it would be horrid. It tends
to jump from one side to the other and not stay in the middle. I'm sure it's
my fault but thats what happens when I use it.

If I have to weld anything thinner than 16 guage I use oxy/act. The 6011
tends to blow through on the thin stuff.

On really big stuff I use a mystery rod that I got off a tail gate. It has
markings on it but they don't seem to match up with any standard numbering
scheme.  They may have been custom made for a factory somewhere or just a
manufacturer that had it's own system. Don't know, but I have a big box of
it and it's nice to have on hand when I need it.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


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