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UNSTUCK

UNSTUCK

But stuck more often.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you still do the same procedure with a stick as you would with MIG right? Preheat, weld, preheat, weld, slow cool. I've never welded on a 14 bolt, but plan to soon. I used a stick with Nickel rod and preheat to turn the inner C's on my D44. That worked out very well.
 
Shawn

Shawn

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UNSTUCK said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you still do the same procedure with a stick as you would with MIG right? Preheat, weld, preheat, weld, slow cool. I've never welded on a 14 bolt, but plan to soon. I used a stick with Nickel rod and preheat to turn the inner C's on my D44. That worked out very well.
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Yes,
 
Shawn

Shawn

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OK, I have had several people PM me offering up their sticks...:rofl::rofl: I just wanted to say thanks! You guys are great and I really appreciated the support. Marc is close and as long as his is big enough.....:rofl::rofl:

Shawn
 
Milner

Milner

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Shawn said:
OK, I have had several people PM me offering up their sticks...:rofl::rofl: I just wanted to say thanks! You guys are great and I really appreciated the support. Marc is close and as long as his is big enough.....:rofl::rofl:

Shawn
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You'd be surprised-_-
I used it for my radius arm mounts on my 60. Just you basic stick, it all in how you use it;)

Just swing by and pick it up.
 
Shawn

Shawn

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oohh... I tried it out... I like it, I'm not really sure why people say it is so hard.. :D I'll post some pics this weekend of the final welds. ;)
 
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bobdog

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Shawn said:
oohh... I tried it out... I like it, I'm not really sure why people say it is so hard.. :D I'll post some pics this weekend of the final welds. ;)
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Stick is not hard until you have to run it vertical up while you yourself are standing on your head without a very good view because your helmet wont fit where you need it to. Flat on a bench is one thing, strait up in the real world is what makes a welder a welder.
 
Shawn

Shawn

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bobdog said:
Stick is not hard until you have to run it vertical up while you yourself are standing on your head without a very good view because your helmet wont fit where you need it to. Flat on a bench is one thing, strait up in the real world is what makes a welder a welder.
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whoa... I just laid a few easy beads and it was easier than I thought it was going to be. Last time I tried the stick it kept getting stuck....

I'm just excited to learn something new.
 
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bobdog

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Shawn said:
whoa... I just laid a few easy beads and it was easier than I thought it was going to be. Last time I tried the stick it kept getting stuck....

I'm just excited to learn something new.
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What rod? are you playing with the nickle rod or practicing with something else?
 
Tacoma

Tacoma

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I don't know... but a local weldor gave me a fistful of it a while back. Said "Play around with this and see how you like it, stick's not as spooky as everyone says maaaan"
 
UNSTUCK

UNSTUCK

But stuck more often.
Learning with a stick was a great start for me. On my old service truck I had a Ranger 9. I did mostly repair welding on heavy equipment. I used mostly 7018, but also a lot with the different 6xxx's. I took a bunch of one on one classes from Phonix Welding, paid for by me employer, which was nice.
Now all I do is mig welding on jeeps and stuff. If you can be steady with a stick welder you can do very well with a mig. I'm very happy that I got real good with the stick. I didn't think it was hard, but I had never known anything different. Now I just need to learn tig. Any teacher out here?
 
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