Mig Welders

[pmsmechanic]

Terry you wanted a picture of my John Deere welder.

 

[Big Barn]

Terry you wanted a picture of my John Deere welder. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/welding/407621-mig-welders-forumrunner_20150120_092655-png"/>

Nice! Thanks. Any idea who made it for JD? Bilingual label for Canada... Terry

 

[Silvic]

That's the way I learned.... Introduction to oxy acetylene was first, to learn puddle control, just as you said. ..snip.....................There's really something special about putting a flame to metal, seeing that puddle form and then moving it along with a nice motion, getting two pieces of metal to join with NO filler rod just to see if you can keep two puddles joining at the same time. Blowing holes through it just makes you go back and try harder next time. If someone has never done oxy/acetylene torch welding, they really ought to take a crack at it. Its an art.

Not an expert but O/A is good for puddle control learning.
Try Tig with no filler and do the same it is a good learning experience. Bottle plus $100 +/- gives a scratch Tig unit that is quite useful. Spend time just working the puddle. See what you learn.

 

[ThomasH]

I thought the order of utility for us "tractor maintainers" was SMAW MIG then TIG.
SMAW because it can do dirty, THICK and outside in the wind
MIG second because it can do thin, is fairly easy to learn and usually can do fluxcore outside in a breeze
TIG being last because it requires extremely clean conditions and no wind.

Is that not true?

It's true if you only TIG weld with the TIG welder, but all the ones I have worked with can also do stick.

 

[MossRoad]

Tell me who doesn't enjoy turning on the gas, clicking the striker a couple clicks, hearing the POP and seeing the pretty orange flame with black soot licking off it? Then start adjusting the knobs until you get the flame you want. If you stop and check yourself right at that point, you'll probably find yourself smirking a bit.

 

[Big Barn]

Tell me who doesn't enjoy turning on the gas, clicking the striker a couple clicks, hearing the POP and seeing the pretty orange flame with black soot licking off it? Then start adjusting the knobs until you get the flame you want. If you stop and check yourself right at that point, you'll probably find yourself smirking a bit.

Never thought about it but that is so true.

Terry

 

[k0ua]

Tell me who doesn't enjoy turning on the gas, clicking the striker a couple clicks, hearing the POP and seeing the pretty orange flame with black soot licking off it? Then start adjusting the knobs until you get the flame you want. If you stop and check yourself right at that point, you'll probably find yourself smirking a bit.

It is true, and it is fun, but the price.. sucks. I have been using TIG for everything I can, the price of Acetylene is just too high. Argon is not near as bad, and running TIG is a lot like gas welding anyway.

 

[Shield Arc]

Personally I think Tig welding is easier than O&A welding. With Tig welding, especially with these new inverter welders you have so much control over the puddle. And you don't have to put up with the heat of an O&A torch:thumbdown:. And you can control the amount of penetration you get with Tig by the way you sharpen the tungsten.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Terry i just had a good look at the welder and the operators manual and there is no info in there as to who made the welder. I've had it apart once to replace a spring inside so that the amps wouldn't change while i was welding.

 

[Big Barn]

Terry i just had a good look at the welder and the operators manual and there is no info in there as to who made the welder. I've had it apart once to replace a spring inside so that the amps wouldn't change while i was welding. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/welding/407679-mig-welders-forumrunner_20150120_152924-png"/>

Ernie according to Welding Web it is probably made by Century.
Don't ever sell it