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| Neal |
 Oct 6 2003, 01:35 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 300 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Sammamish, Washington Member No.: 605  |
I have a 220 amp arc welder and oxy/actelyne setup but I would like to know what
a guy needs to have equipment wise to weld on 914 stuff such as body panels...etc I might aslo use this to create garden scuplture. Neal |
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| John Kelly |
Oct 6 2003, 02:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Moclips WA. Member No.: 640 |
Hi Neal,
Oxy-acetylene will do you fine if you have a small enough rig with the right tip. I do almost all of my welding on cars this way. Mig would be easier if you do not have a lot of experience welding. Arc welding...nope! Here is an article that might be of use to you: http://www.type2.com/library/body/wlsh.htm John www.ghiaspecialties.com |
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| DAS914 |
Oct 6 2003, 04:09 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 25-December 02 Member No.: 9 |
Hi Neal
Mig welding is all you need. It is forgiving, minimal warpage of materials, and easy to duplicate factory "welds" Good luck, Mike 73 2.0 |
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| brant |
Oct 6 2003, 04:13 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,626 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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John,
using your article and advice... I took a try at Oxy-acetylene this weekend... I feel pretty good about the results. I didn't always like the penetration (or lack there of) but feel pretty good about it for only 2 days of experience.. I've got to go back and re-weld the backside of the joint... thanks for your article. I alternated mig/oxy... fun... 1 fender down... 1 fender to go. brant |
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| John Kelly |
Oct 6 2003, 04:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Moclips WA. Member No.: 640 |
Hi Brant,
Glad it was helpful! Getting proper penetration is a function of carrying enough heat. Sometimes you can run pretty hot, and use the welding rod dabbing in and out of the puddle to absorb some of the heat, keeping blow through from happening. Practice! i also dip the torch in and out to control heat. I still look at the back of every weld and sometimes do a little fusion (just the torch, no rod) touch up welding to get good tie-ins and weld areas that did not get enough penetration. John www.ghiaspecialties.com |
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| Charles Deutsch |
Oct 6 2003, 05:05 PM
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QUOTE(John Kelly @ Oct 6 2003, 12:22 PM) Hi Neal, Oxy-acetylene will do you fine if you have a small enough rig with the right tip. I do almost all of my welding on cars this way. Mig would be easier if you do not have a lot of experience welding. Arc welding...nope! Here is an article that might be of use to you: http://www.type2.com/library/body/wlsh.htm John www.ghiaspecialties.com I have two weeks of formal welding training - one week of oxyacetylene and one week of stick. The instructor's instructions for turning on and off the gas for oxy was " A before O or up you go!" Not very confidence inspiring. |
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