ezekiel said:
BC Toy Chest,
In post #35, the photo of your cool new battery box reveals something about the setup of your welder.
It appears that the polarity of the welder is backwards.
I was using flux-core wire on a MIG welder that setup for gas welding. It took me a month to figure out why the welds looked like spaghetti.
If you don't have a polarity problem then the shielding gas isn't doing its job.
Nevertheless, cool project Man!
Z
Hey ezekiel That is a result of ugly welding. HAHAHA, I have it set up correctly, and was using my gas I have good days and I have bad days still new to welding. This welder unlike some others came set up for gas and I did not have to reveres the polarity. Believe me I have been out of gas before and I know the difference with spitting and splater. My problem was trying to be sure I was getting good penetration while joining the two metals together at a 90 degree angle. The plates are only .125" thick but I was still a little intimidated by the thickness. But hey
when I finished I threw it on the ground a couple of times and it didn't fall apart,
Thanks for the input. I welded a bracket on my frame with Kabwe' s 220 mig welder and with far less experience then him and it was like the thing welded on it's own. When money allows I will get one it seems to make life easier.
Thanks for the copliment on my project btw.