Re: anyone there?? ...welding

["Dale's" <heinzind@cadvision.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: David Buchner <buchner@wcta.net>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: anyone there?? ...welding


>Could I start a discussion of welding basics for beginners, who hope to one
day aquire the necessary skills to build something? I'm talking
I-don't-even-have-a-welder-yet sort of beginners here. Curses!: As a kid, I
watched my dad, a pipefitter, weld all sorts of things all the time -- and
it never even occurred to me to pay attention in a learning-how sense.
>
>I've been looking in the Northern Hydraulics catalog, and wondering which
of these sorts of welding arrangements would work for the sorts of little
junk I'm likely to weld together around here -- and still be useful for the
occasional sub-experiment type projects I have in mind.
>
>[remember: I didn't ask "What kind of welder should I buy to build my own
atomic submarine out of scrap?" I'm thinking long, long range here]
>


I went through the same arguement with myself a few months ago, before I
started my K250.. I finally decided on a ac/dc welder, a miller, 150 amp dc
and 225 amp ac.. this seems to be ok for the job, and I have not yet
exceeded the duty cycle.. I am only welding with 1/8 rod though, although I
did do a small ammount of 5/32  .. I decided unless you want to spend over
2000.00 to get a good wirefeed welder, that the ol' stick welder is a better
buy..... just my thoughts..  I took a welding course in the evenings at a
college close to my house.. and I have 2 friends that are pressure welders
that gave me some help/tips.. that seems to be ok..  and I am getting much
better at welding now.!!