Picked up my first welder today

Shield Arc · Apr 18, 2014

joshuabardwell said:
If you believe the tickets he shows in his videos, he is a darn good weldor. Titanium. Inconel. Etc... It's hard to tell if he's putting on a personality for his videos, or if that's what he's really like when the camera is off. He's an oddball for sure.

I believe he is just hamming it up for the camera

. That kid is dead serious when it comes to welding! And yes he can flat weld. He use to post over on Welding Web, but haven't seen him in awhile. I think his name is Travis?

Happy Gilmore said:
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Here are some pics with the tarp off. Not the prettiest sheet metal, although most of it is intact. Good news is the top of the exhaust stack was covered with a can under the tarp, no water should have gotten in. There's evidence of seeds etc. from critters camping out, but no chewed wiring that I can see. Oil dipstick was still at the proper level. Gas tank feels solid and it's empty. Tried a quick turn on the crank pulley by hand in an awkward position, didn't get it to move. Might need some mystery oil squirted in with the plugs pulled to sit a while. I have to cut a bunch of brush out of the way to pull her out.

I'd pull the spark plugs, and fill the cylinders with Marvel Mystery Oil, and let it set for a week or so. Then see if you can turn it over by hand. That puppy is in great shape, far as looks:cool2:. If you ever get it to run, and weld, hold on to it with a death grip!

Happy Gilmore · Apr 18, 2014

Shield Arc said:
I'd pull the spark plugs, and fill the cylinders with Marvel Mystery Oil, and let it set for a week or so. Then see if you can turn it over by hand. That puppy is in great shape, far as looks:cool2:. If you ever get it to run, and weld, hold on to it with a death grip!

You think it looks that good? I'll give the MMO a go at it.

Shield Arc · Apr 18, 2014

Happy Gilmore said:
You think it looks that good?

Oh yeah!:drool::drool::drool::drool:
If you weren't on the wrong side of the country I'd be over in the morning and get that POS out of your yard for you, and being as I like you so much, I wouldn't even charge you!

Happy Gilmore · Apr 18, 2014

joshuabardwell said:
I don't know anything personally about pipe welding. I'm just repeating what I saw on FieldRes's YouTube channel. If you look at 4:28 in this video, you can see him holding the stinger with one hand and adjusting the remote with the other. I don't know if this is a common technique or not. He sure is an "uncommon" weldor. (For example, he regularly welds pipe with no eye protection because he is sure he can keep the arc inside the pipe.)

"Play video games while I weld" I love it :laughing: I think he makes some valid philosophical points. I have to say it was entertaining.

Happy Gilmore · Apr 18, 2014

Shield Arc said:
Oh yeah!:drool::drool::drool::drool:
If you weren't on the wrong side of the country I'd be over in the morning and get that POS out of your yard for you, and being as I like you so much, I wouldn't even charge you!

You're the man Shield Arc :thumbsup:

joshuabardwell · Apr 18, 2014

Shield Arc said:
I believe he is just hamming it up for the camera. That kid is dead serious when it comes to welding! And yes he can flat weld. He use to post over on Welding Web, but haven't seen him in awhile. I think his name is Travis?

I think he got a little fed up with the Internet. He abandoned his YouTube channel and doesn't post over there any more.

Happy Gilmore · Apr 18, 2014

Too bad, I would have enjoyed another one.

Mark @ Everlast · Apr 18, 2014

Just saw a post the other day on ww saying he had just put a new video or two...I think I saw it anyway...so many post.......so little brain to retain it all.