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dka65 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:51 am

well if your not the best choice I can just ask mk, I feel like I harassed the hell out of him already.

start with the jokes if ya want, at least i'm here to laugh, it will look a less crazing.

slammerd · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:52 am

Hey Ethan: Knock knock

ConcreteAce · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:53 am

who's there

slammerd · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:53 am

Jermama

ConcreteAce · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:55 am

dka65 wrote:

well if your not the best choice I can just ask mk, I feel like I harassed the hell out of him already.

start with the jokes if ya want, at least i'm here to laugh, it will look a less crazing.

Brian doesn't care he lives eats and sleeps vw motors

dka65 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:55 am

slammerd wrote:

dka65 wrote:

ConcreteAce wrote:

I got my wire from a welding supply shop off of hempstead dont remember its name i have a large spool your welcome to use it. Check your welder too cuz you have to swap the leads when you weld without the bottle. I have a Craftsman 110 welder. the heat and wire speed differs almost everytime

I already have it set up for flux core, would you say the wire you have is a higher quality then what comes with the welder when you get it and the cheap stuff you see in the box stores or northern tool

I just noticed you are in Tomball, Where the hell is tomball

Im back, but only while I brush my teeth. :lol:

I have used a few different types of wires. I would suggest useing the .030 wire either gas or flux, and turn the heat almost all the way up if you are useing a 110V, for the pans. I would do plug welds. I have found that with the higher heat you get a good penetration on the thicker flange of the og pan(the metal where the plug weld would be welding to). Yes it will burn through the replacement pan metal pretty easy, but if you keep your weld centered, you shouldnt have too much problem with the burn through. If you are welding up sheetmetal, then the .023 or .030 will work, but you will have to play with the heat. On mine, I can only do a #3 for heat with the .030 and #4 for heat with the .023. I hope this helps you out. I want to see you workin that car. :dance:

I'll be working on it trust me, I want to see this thing on the road and my plans have already been shot to hell, on the puddle welding you do not burn through on the pans, what is your procedure for a puddle weld,

ConcreteAce · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:55 am

slammerd wrote:

Jermama

Jermama who

dka65 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:57 am

ConcreteAce wrote:

dka65 wrote:

well if your not the best choice I can just ask mk, I feel like I harassed the hell out of him already.

start with the jokes if ya want, at least i'm here to laugh, it will look a less crazing.

Brian doesn't care he lives eats and sleeps vw motors

if you say so then I will go with it, I know I said it before but damn I cannot believe the group of people on here.

ConcreteAce · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:59 am

yea we have a good group of guy's. speaking of group Jeremy yall need to start tagging people so the AZ chapter will grow :mrgreen:

slammerd · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:01 am

dka65 wrote:

slammerd wrote:

dka65 wrote:

ConcreteAce wrote:

I got my wire from a welding supply shop off of hempstead dont remember its name i have a large spool your welcome to use it. Check your welder too cuz you have to swap the leads when you weld without the bottle. I have a Craftsman 110 welder. the heat and wire speed differs almost everytime

I already have it set up for flux core, would you say the wire you have is a higher quality then what comes with the welder when you get it and the cheap stuff you see in the box stores or northern tool

I just noticed you are in Tomball, Where the hell is tomball

Im back, but only while I brush my teeth. :lol:

I have used a few different types of wires. I would suggest useing the .030 wire either gas or flux, and turn the heat almost all the way up if you are useing a 110V, for the pans. I would do plug welds. I have found that with the higher heat you get a good penetration on the thicker flange of the og pan(the metal where the plug weld would be welding to). Yes it will burn through the replacement pan metal pretty easy, but if you keep your weld centered, you shouldnt have too much problem with the burn through. If you are welding up sheetmetal, then the .023 or .030 will work, but you will have to play with the heat. On mine, I can only do a #3 for heat with the .030 and #4 for heat with the .023. I hope this helps you out. I want to see you workin that car. :dance:

I'll be working on it trust me, I want to see this thing on the road and my plans have already been shot to hell, on the puddle welding you do not burn through on the pans, what is your procedure for a puddle weld,

I punch a hole about 1/4" from the edge of the replacement pan. Then I start on the back edge(closest to the tunnel) of the hole and then as the puddle is forming, start to work it back and forth to the front edge. I have found that if the metal that I am welding on is more than about 2 layers thick or 3/16" of an inch, I get a nice plug with no burn through on my highest heat setting with .030 on a 110V. If you look at my build up and see the plug welds on the ragtop clip that is the same method I used there.

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