My New And Exciting Job :)

[TROKITA]

So i started a welding job not to far from my house and so far its been a blast got my own shop Miller welder i believe it a Millermatic 251.... not too sure and they also have a car booth and a huge heater for powder coating, so im going to powder coat my sliders and weld them on myself after all see how it goes. ill keep updating as i do it.




the welder i use

 

[frieed]

Congratulations

Pretty soon you'll be giving me lessons...

 

[blznnp]

cool, so are you building structural steel then?

 

[TROKITA]

cool, so are you building structural steel then?

different stuff right now where building some apartment car ports that we need to go install up in Wyoming.

 

[TJDukit]

Nice.

 

[Kevin B.]

Sweet!

 

[TROKITA]

thanks guys i got so many plans now that i have a welder in hand. and more fun stuff

 

[frieed]

Now you need to talk the into installing a lift

 

[TROKITA]

im just going to upgrade the suspension i dont know about a SAS yet too much $$$$ and work but i want to make myself some tube doors, and maybe a plate bumper, my boss made a plate bumper for a montero, and a rear bumper, and i also want to extend my tire rack long enough to put a RTT.

 

[blznnp]

definitely take advantage of having the tools and metal (at a discount or free) at your disposal. Thats one thing I really miss about working in a fab shop (we did structural and ornamental steel), I got lots a free steel to since we scrapped so much, wish I would have done more before I decided to leave.

 

[frieed]

Trokita,

You have a wonderful opportunity here. If you show genuine interest in whatever the other guys are doing most people are happy to teach you whatever they know. This shop looks like the work is a bit different from fab work for an offroad vehicle, but then again, a good weld is a good weld. Good to see they have a mig welder and not just stick. Any chance they also do TIG? That's the ideal tool for 4x4 fab work and about the toughest to learn.

-Frieed

 

[mesha]

Congrats on the new job!

 

[TROKITA]

what do you guys think of the welds ???? not bad for my first week, getting more confident on welding.

 

[frieed]

Starting off with something hard I see. Tough to fill in that gap where round meets flat.

Excellent start, but for the real critique, the angle of the gun on the horizontal is putting more weld on the flat, the vertical looks better. For the flat, lay the gun a little flatter (pointing towards the bar) to come up the side of the re-bar more.

Heat looks really good.

Also keep in mind, most re-bar is junk recycled steel. Some welds fine, some doesn't.

Overall, great start..

 

[blznnp]

Also keep in mind, most re-bar is junk recycled steel. Some welds fine, some doesn't.

Thats how it use to be, rebar is much better now, or at least it was a few years back.

 

[TROKITA]

ill try that tomorrow thanks

 

[frieed]

Thats how it use to be, rebar is much better now, or at least it was a few years back.

I know there are different grades, just like most steel. I only have experience with the cheap stuff..

 

[skippy]

Concentrate on slowing down and being consistent with your welding pattern

 

[TROKITA]

Concentrate on slowing down and being consistent with your welding pattern

Alright thx