Learning MIG by helping a co-worker on his hot rod...
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proof that I do stuff other than talk sh*t on the internet!!
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You look extremely lucid in that first pic.
Cool skill to learn.
Cool skill to learn.
ur cute!
keep yer ghey away from me
^^^ I hate that you're so good with photoshop 
Not to be anal but you are Mig welding, not Tig welding. Tig welding uses a nonconsumable electrode while Mig welding uses a consumable electrode.
My bad. Had a few too many to drink last night. Bloody mary this morning. I'll fix it for ya
edit: I still get the 2 confused. Cut me some slack I'm just learning. My first (few) frame(s) is(are) gonna be brazed though.
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I look forward to someday learning TIG. MIG is easy to learn, but takes a lot of time and practice to master. My welds look like ass, but they are strong!
Yeah. Strong until they break.
^^^ I hate that you're so good with photoshop
nice touch with the mouth... subtle yet hilarious. You must school me in the ways of the chopshop.
I love how my legs feel like fire when I weld in shorts.
Poor guy. "once you go 'full retard' you can never go back".
boxing a subframe eh?
any of you guys want to learn how to weld you more than welcome to come out to my place, i have alot of projects sitting around,
shelby cobra 427 kit
4 link crawler buggy
40 foot car hauler
these should keep a few of you busy
any of you guys want to learn how to weld you more than welcome to come out to my place, i have alot of projects sitting around,
shelby cobra 427 kit
4 link crawler buggy
40 foot car hauler
these should keep a few of you busy
Your too funny Ark!
Story of my life.Yeah. Strong until they break.
experience is a great teacher.I love how my legs feel like fire when I weld in shorts.
Hey, I dish it out, I gotta be able to take it.
Actually, the frame was already boxed. These shots were from when we were in the process of re-ka-jiggering the back end of the frame to accommodate for much larger diameter tires than the car originally had. He's turning the car into a 60's style gasser. Gonna be hot.
here on ridemonkey being a pedantic bitch is a requirement. with this in mind I do humbly submit that JK is doing
FCAW = flux core arc welding
not
MIG = metal inert gas (aka GMAW, gas metal arc welding)
unless i'm mistaken the wire feed device that you're holding does not have a gas cup and you were not using any shielding gas during the welding process.
FCAW = flux core arc welding
not
MIG = metal inert gas (aka GMAW, gas metal arc welding)
unless i'm mistaken the wire feed device that you're holding does not have a gas cup and you were not using any shielding gas during the welding process.
Nope, there is indeed shielding gas. The pics don't show the gas cup well. It's using Argon FWIW.
i stand corrected. and that explains why you were able to wear shorts.
still wasn't the best of ideas
A majority of publicly available wire feed setups can use flux core or gas wire as needed. The Hobart 140 setup I use can do both.
The only real problem with flux core wire is the splatter. Cleanup is a bitch, but most jobs (under a 1/4") can be done with either. Most car/truck frames are less than 1/4" in thickness.
Nice try
lthumbsdown: The beer I was drinking was Pacifico, and it was still in the bottle. 
what's with the semi-argyle socks???
I'm wearing them? Got the on EP when I used to be a mechanic (UGP brand).
They are fire proof, duh.
Arkayne officially gets my vote for RM Member of the Year!
I'm a fabricator/welder by trade.... and I'm tired of it... nice skill to have, but I'm trying to move on to something else and just use those skills for personal stuff and not work anymore.
TIG can be a real pain in the ass... especially if you have to teach yourself by trial and error with no one to give you any pointers like I had to learn with ARC/MIG/TIG
TIG can be a real pain in the ass... especially if you have to teach yourself by trial and error with no one to give you any pointers like I had to learn with ARC/MIG/TIG
I am pretty sure its only the first pictures that are photoshop'ed.
Yeah shouldn't you have long pants on?? I guess this is the redneck way of shaving your legs....
Dood! You are ready for the East Coast again! You're gettin' back that Plattekill Liftneck look! Just need some 'summer' teeth!
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I think the best cars for gassers are early 60's dodge chrysler products. They are so ugly they are cool.