Bucket hooks - Almost ready to weld

[ovrszd]

Skip welds really help control distortion. Especially if you back step the welds too. Back stepping, and skipping around a lot breaks up the heat line, so a lot less chance of distortion. A lot of things I skip weld, I will use caulking between the welds before painting.

Good stuff Shield Arc. I sometimes get in a hurry and forget to jump around and end up with distortion. Especially when using a MIG. I've learned a lot listening to you over the years. I just gotta work on the "application" part.

 

[Fallon]

Could you please sum up a lot of your little bits of welding wisdom for us "farmer/hobby" welders and put it in a book I can buy on Amazon?

Welding Tips and Tricks - TIG, MIG, Stick and a pantload of other info

Not Shieldarc's wisdom, but Jody does kick ***. Good welder, good presenter. And its all free.

 

[Shield Arc]

Jody has forgot more about welding than I'll ever know!

 

[4570Man]

Jody has forgot more about welding than I'll ever know!

If that was true, than Jody wouldn't know which end of the rod goes in the holder.

 

[MOTractor]

Thanks for the advice guys! I got the 4x3 plates cut yesterday morning and we welded them on yesterday afternoon. Will post pics later today.

 

[MOTractor]

I now have hooks and a clevis mounting plate welded and painted! Thanks for the help!

 

[ovrszd]

Lookin Good!!!

 

[k0ua]

You will get a lot of good use out of those.:thumbsup:

 

[PSEbowhunter]

You'll be surprised at how much you use those hooks. I went with the bolt on's from Ken and I'm not sure what I'd do without them anymore.

 

[dragoneggs]

You'll be surprised at how much you use those hooks. I went with the bolt on's from Ken and I'm not sure what I'd do without them anymore.

Agreed I just have the snap on ones from BXpanded and they are quite handy, using them far more than I realized with a chain on stumps and such. Now if I could do it over again I would have welded them though.