New to welding

[kydick]

with those legs i think with some diagonal bracing to all 4 legs you will have a much sturdier table. also some sort of a shelf under it would give you strength and a good place for a few clamps brushes and hammers etc. i wouldnt want to keep any electrical tools under there for fear slag and sparks get in the motor.

 

[BMan2005]

with those legs i think with some diagonal bracing to all 4 legs you will have a much sturdier table. also some sort of a shelf under it would give you strength and a good place for a few clamps brushes and hammers etc. i wouldnt want to keep any electrical tools under there for fear slag and sparks get in the motor.

Yeah they had to cut the braces loose to remove it from the frame it was attached to so soon as I feel confident in my welds holding I'm planning to re brace it and add a shelf. Good idea on the power tools, because I saw someone with there's hanging under the table and thought it was a neat idea to add to mine, won't now since you brought that up. Thanks

 

[BukitCase]

Re-purposed hand trucks - this one has a power strip tie-wrapped to the back, so just ONE extension cord needed - looking at your situation, you might wanna relocate the axle to use bigger wheels (same for me, just haven't got around "tuit" yet); 13" are MUCH better)

piece of 1/8" FB lets MOST side grinders just slip over it and hang. For transport, I just grab the whole bundle of power cords somewhere near the middle and hang it up over the hand truck handle... Steve

BTW, as shown these can be a little tippy - I later put a couple of those rectangular buckets kitty litter used to come in, moved clamps down to those - improves balance noticeably - the OTHER advantage: easy to move those "too portable" goodies back into secure storage when yer done...

 

[BMan2005]

My first set of casualties.... Lol. Oh and my first weld after i finally kept the rod from sticking.

 

[BMan2005]

Ran these after the first weld them had to quit so I can hit the road. Couldn't resist a few minutes with it first though . Getting the arc started kicks my tail.

 

[BMan2005]

These were 1/8" 6011's ran at 70-95 amps. Should I have tried hotter for it to arc and not stick easier?

 

[Shield Arc]

Did you put the ground lead in the 6010 port on the welder?
I really like Hobart's 335A 6011.

 

[BMan2005]

SA, that's actually a really good question, and gives me hope I had it hooked up wrong. I was between packing when it was delivered & I remember deciding between 3/32 7014 or 1/8 6011 after my leads were hooked up. We'll see when I get in Sunday or Monday I'll be sure to hook the leads up correctly and see if it gets going easier. I do know after I got the weld going it was easy to keep it going, it was just getting it started! But I can see the addiction, watching the Puddle and the arc digging in like I've watched videos of and read about. Pretty cool stuff!

 

[Shield Arc]

I've found with my PowerArc 200ST. ESAB's 10P-Plus 6010, and ESAB's Acclaim 7018 run the best.
When running 6010, or 6011 make sure the ground lead is in the 6010 port on the welder.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I've only been stick welding a couple years so I am pretty new and I remember the problems I had starting an arc. For me there were two things I could do to make it easier. Turn up the amperage for practice to get the feel and relieve frustration. Then try turning it down to measure your improvement.

Now if I need to use very low amps I find starting the arc with the rod tipped at a very steep angle so I use the coating as a spacer so to speak really helps. Soon as the arc starts tip the rod up where you want it.

But practice is the best thing to do.

gg