Im so excited! (tool gloat)

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I went to a good friends house this weekend and we got to talking about welding. I have told him several times that i was very interested in welding, and metal work in general, so he suprised me with my very own "Cracker Jack" welder!!

It is a little 70 amp arc welder that weighs a suprising amount for it's tiny size. I know i can't weld race cars or build skyscrapers with it, but it should work nicely for what i want it for!!!

I think the first challenge will be to weld a dosc golf basket! Maybe out of old silverware from the thrift store!!
 
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Should work good for smaller jobs. A few years ago I picked up a little 90 amp welder. Made to use flux core wire. My BIL welded some 1/8 plate and welded my tool rests for the 1014.
Have fun and happy welding.
 
I would rather have a wire feed welder, but i will take a stick welder and be happy as a clam!! I sure was sad when i broke my tool rest and didn't have a welder to make a new one out of round stock. Luckily the local welding shop only wanted $5 for the work and the material. But with a welder, I can make several different sizes and shapes for myself! I didn't even think about that!! WOOHOO
 
Don't bother with the silverware. That's stainless steel and won't weld with your welder. At least not very well.

Stick welder, MIG, or..? 110 or 220?

I had a little flux core wirefeed welder for a while. No gas and 110v meant crap welds. 110v stick welders... Well, striking the weld took pretty much all the machine's power. It would poop out before I could start the bead. Splattered pretty good though.
 
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I went to a good friends house this weekend and we got to talking about welding. I have told him several times that i was very interested in welding, and metal work in general, so he suprised me with my very own "Cracker Jack" welder!!

It is a little 70 amp arc welder that weighs a suprising amount for it's tiny size. I know i can't weld race cars or build skyscrapers with it, but it should work nicely for what i want it for!!!

I think the first challenge will be to weld a dosc golf basket! Maybe out of old silverware from the thrift store!!
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I want to see this. You have a very creative mind. Carry through. Pictures, please.
 
Hey Don, what should i use to make it out of? Some sort of steel wire? I want it to be fairly sturdy, but portable. I am going to try to salvage two pneumatic dolly wheels for it so i can wheel it around the lake and set it up in different places... I just dont know what to make it out of. I will surely have to buy the material so cheap is always best!!


PS, I will get pictures of it, but first i have to put a new cord on it. Someone attached a Mickey Mouse cord to this thing... I know it is small, but this cord is for a radio or something... surely not big enough!
 
Can't use coat hangers, the coatings can be toxic. Chevy leaf springs? There is always a guy at the faire that makes knives out of those. Have the most badass (and heaviest) disc golf basket!
 
A stick welder is a great way to learn to weld. I feel that one who only knows how to MIG is at a disadvantage. Welding opens a whole new world for you, especially when you learn to weld dissimular metals together. You will be pushing the max amperage of the unit but if you drop down to a 3/32" rod and you can weld stainless steel silverware. To start out welding, for regular steel, go with a 6011 or 6013 rod, again one of a small diameter. You might also want to get some 7016 also.
 
I picked up a Harbor Freight Mig 100 Flux Core on sale for $64.00. The HF welder and a HF angle grinder in combination are lots of fun :smile:

Chuckie
 
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