Milermatic 252

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Rob's work is like yours...pure artwork! The sleeves look great.:thumbsup: I have them on the cables, but a friend has my controls so that he can make up a mounting bracket for me. I'll have to wait until he's done and I get the controls back to reattach the cables to them and test everything out. Should be mowing with it within a couple of weeks.

I appreciate your kind words on my work but rob is good and I'm just lucky :laughing: Really. He did an outstanding bit of work on those and tell him I'm proud of him

It will be interesting to see how it all comes together. I know it was frustrating at first but you'll get through it I'm sure.

Paul, good to see you again. Can you tell me what thickness the metal is and what settings you used to make a this weld? Wish mine looked that good. Thanks for posting here.

Good to see your still here as well my buddy. As for that first weld. that was on 1/8th plate. Remember it was the first weld with this machine so just in case I got lucky with that first weld I decided to go back out in the shop and try it again so the next two I show you will be the second and third welds I've done with the thing.

OK. The first pics are 1/8th plate again. The first photo will show the machines setting it was on when I did the weld and the second pic will show the actual weld. The third photo is the shear cutting some 3/8th flat bar that I used in the next two photo's for you. It shows the machine settings and then the last weld. I did no prep work before these welds and the mil scale was still on. There was no clean up after the weld either. what you see is what you get here.

Now take in account that these setting were set up using Blueshield 8 which is 75-25 which means that I'm using 75% argon and 25 % CO2. I'm also running .035 solid wire as well. IF you are using flux core there's not a chanch in you know what that your welds will look like these in my honest opinion and I wish someone would prove me wrong. Have a look.

OH. Sorry for the blurry photo's. I used the old shop camera on this one because my good one was locked in the filing cabinet and I was to lazy to go look for the keys :ashamed:

 

[dcyrilc]

I appreciate your kind words on my work but rob is good and I'm just lucky :laughing: Really. He did an outstanding bit of work on those and tell him I'm proud of him

It will be interesting to see how it all comes together. I know it was frustrating at first but you'll get through it I'm sure.

Go ahead and post that on my thread as Rob has been following it and I'm sure he would rather hear complements first hand...I know I would.

Yea, I'll get through it. I have always seemed to have had a knack for overcomming obstacles. Too stuburn to admit defeat I guess.

 

[srs]

Good to see your still here as well my buddy. As for that first weld. that was on 1/8th plate. Remember it was the first weld with this machine so just in case I got lucky with that first weld I decided to go back out in the shop and try it again so the next two I show you will be the second and third welds I've done with the thing.

OK. The first pics are 1/8th plate again. The first photo will show the machines setting it was on when I did the weld and the second pic will show the actual weld. The third photo is the shear cutting some 3/8th flat bar that I used in the next two photo's for you. It shows the machine settings and then the last weld. I did no prep work before these welds and the mil scale was still on. There was no clean up after the weld either. what you see is what you get here.

Now take in account that these setting were set up using Blueshield 8 which is 75-25 which means that I'm using 75% argon and 25 % CO2. I'm also running .035 solid wire as well. IF you are using flux core there's not a chanch in you know what that your welds will look like these in my honest opinion and I wish someone would prove me wrong. Have a look.

I'm pretty sure I am using the same wire and gas in my Miller 185, I know I am NOT using flux core wire. My welds recently looked very bad (porosity issues). I'm guessing I don't have enough gas, valve was only cracked open. Metal was very clean, no dirt, paint, etc. Practice, practice, practice. Of course I'll never be as good as you, your work is incredible! Take care and thanks!

 

[4shorts]

I'm pretty sure I am using the same wire and gas in my Miller 185, I know I am NOT using flux core wire. My welds recently looked very bad (porosity issues). I'm guessing I don't have enough gas, valve was only cracked open. Metal was very clean, no dirt, paint, etc. Practice, practice, practice. Of course I'll never be as good as you, your work is incredible! Take care and thanks!

Set your regulator around 20-30. Even 25 is good and don't let any wind hit it or even have your furnace blowing towards you when your welding. Practice makes perfect. I'm hoping to be good at it some day too Good luck :thumbsup:

 

[Window Geek]

quote You keep an eye open for that postman. I couldn't send a package all the way from Newfoundland and not put in some extras It takes a few weeks for sure but you'll have it soon. quote

Thanks Paul. You know I've been going to the mailbox every day like a kid expecting his first magazine! :laughing:

Hey, you got some snow! We had some pretty warm weather the last few weeks. I even got my first mosquito bite. Then two nights ago it dropped to 19F. No bugs today.

Well, on to drawing up the winch bracket/battery box a la Mudfarmer.
I got the HF 3000lb winch with a wireless remote for less than $50 and I think this will let me bend the trees I need to drop away from the house.

Stay warm.
Paul

 

[4shorts]

Ya we got some snow but most of it melted today. the package is in your state anyway. The wife checked today via tracking so it's real close :thumbsup: Good luck with your winch project.

 

[gatty2010]

Rob's work is like yours...pure artwork! The sleeves look great.:thumbsup: I have them on the cables, but a friend has my controls so that he can make up a mounting bracket for me. I'll have to wait until he's done and I get the controls back to reattach the cables to them and test everything out. Should be mowing with it within a couple of weeks.

Great info for me. It is what I were looking for ! Thanks a lot !

 

[Window Geek]

The winch is coming along, but I got a big interruption today...

The postman has landed, repeat, the postman has landed.

I've got my light, and there's so much other stuff that I'm busy showing the family and my dogs, Labrador retrievers, that somewhere in a land far, far away, lives a heckofaguy named Paul.
So, as soon as I can build a new drawing of my winch setup, I need post a picture of my new fashion accessories. That and the spare Kubota key has a new companion.:thumbsup:

Oh, uhh, welding? Well, if my little wire welder can't weld the channel, I might try my hand at the tombstone at work.

 

[4shorts]

The winch is coming along, but I got a big interruption today...

The postman has landed, repeat, the postman has landed.

I've got my light, and there's so much other stuff that I'm busy showing the family and my dogs, Labrador retrievers, that somewhere in a land far, far away, lives a heckofaguy named Paul.
So, as soon as I can build a new drawing of my winch setup, I need post a picture of my new fashion accessories. That and the spare Kubota key has a new companion.:thumbsup:

Oh, uhh, welding? Well, if my little wire welder can't weld the channel, I might try my hand at the tombstone at work.

Happy it finally turned up and also that you enjoyed it. Don't forget to post pics of your project when you ger'er done.

 

[jayste]

Very nice, Paul. One problem....they're in your shop and not mine!:laughing: