 Welding in cold air, Is it bad? |
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| VaccaRabite |
 Jan 10 2006, 08:10 AM
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En Garde!  Group: Admin Posts: 13,465 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Over the weekend I bought a welder (Lincoln 140 MIG), helmet, gloves, ans a few sheets of 16 gauge mild steel for practice; and next week I am going to go buy a tank of sheilding gas.
I also bought a book on welding, and it said that welding should be done in a shop where the ambient temps were 90 degres. The author said that 70-80 was ok, but you should not weld when the temperature is cooler then that due to the increased risk of cracking whatever metal you are welding. My initial thought were "Well, there goes my plans for the next couple of weeks," as my garage is unheated and has been between 25-50 degrees for the past months, and will stay there through March. I'd rather not wait till summer to learn how to weld, but I don't want to crack the body of my car - or the longs for that matter. I'd never heard the temperature thing before. Is it considered safe to weld when it is chilly out, or do I need to wait for warmer days? Zach |
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| r_towle |
Jan 10 2006, 11:27 AM
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I think that thebest way to learn is to put your 16 guage on a flat surface and learn how to drag a 3 inch long bead.
Then learn to write your name with a continuous bead...start and stop...learn how to stop a bead, then start it again... Once you can do that on a flat surface....then your ready for the car... Most of the car welding is in really poor positions, on your back etc... Get shop coats... Button up the sleeves, wear leather boots, leather gloves... I even have an extra coat I put around my neck when welding upside down...(th most common welding position on these cars ) I agree on the cold...I like welding when its cold...it makes the piece cool down faster, and its a good way to stay warm.... Welding in 90 degree weather sucks...besides I like driving when its 90...so welding in the winter is the only way... Good luck. |
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Vacca Rabite Welding in cold air Jan 10 2006, 08:10 AM
Pugbug I don't know who your author is, but I was a p... Jan 10 2006, 08:31 AM Vacca Rabite Jan 10 2006, 08:46 AM Cano http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h... Jan 10 2006, 08:48 AM John Kelly As Pugbug said, you can weld in very cold temperat... Jan 10 2006, 09:33 AM riverman I weld all the time in my unheated garage during t... Jan 10 2006, 09:41 AM dkos I got a pair of these from tuffrhino.com. Works g... Jan 10 2006, 02:01 PM hotdgr Jan 10 2006, 02:19 PM dkos Nomex is better...the coverall above is the cheap-... Jan 10 2006, 03:04 PM Porcharu Like everyone else said welding in the cold is OK,... Jan 10 2006, 03:35 PM twistedstang I wish welding in cold weather was bad. Im a pipef... Jan 10 2006, 03:50 PM TimT 
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