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12-03-2022, 09:19 AM | #1 |
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Re: My 54
Thank you both.
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01-25-2023, 06:04 PM | #2 |
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Re: My 54
I have been sleeping a lot, so I don't have much to report, but I have started working on the 54.
First is the cowl/side panel joint. IMG_1207 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr Who knew that lead was so easy to get out of the joint, it even cleaned up easy. So, I welded in the patch. IMG_1212 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr I made one more pass with the welder and clean up after this, but didn't get the picture. IMG_1213 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr Then I filled in that filler neck and a bad weld spot where I put in a patch panel, or 2. IMG_1208 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr IMG_1216 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr Those random welds in the filler cap picture are where I found some pinholes in the weld where I put on the patch. Tomorrow will be grinding and checking for pinholes on these. I am having a dickens of a time getting the .023 wire out of my little Lincoln MIG to penetrate all the way through the thin sheet metal. I have tried all the heat settings and adjusted the speed from really slow to really fast, and still not penetrating all the way. On a smooth test piece, it'll bubble a little on back, but where I have a joint I'm having trouble. Any thoughts?
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