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Stu Pidasole wrote:

porchev914 wrote:

What gives your sugar momma the right to take off like that? Put up sound insulated walls and chain her to the kitchen sink proper like! :laugh:

she likes that too much. i tried that last time and never made it out to the garage......:woohoo:

:laugh:

Please don't report me:

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OK back on topic. Are you still welding with flux core, or did you get a bottle for that Miller? Looks good from here. I just cringe when I see you having to strip that shiny new powdercoat. You are re-doing that once the frame mods are done, aren't you?

Flux core all the way!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: Joe tells me that he is still running flux.

Stu Pidasole wrote:

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Here is where mine is in comparison Joe:

Looks like my foot peg is in about the same spot as yours Bud. No help there. If you do something like I did and use one of the stock mounts, you'll move your rearsets a little closer and up or down depending on what you need.

Flux core, lol.

testarossa wrote:

OK back on topic. Are you still welding with flux core, or did you get a bottle for that Miller? Looks good from here. I just cringe when I see you having to strip that shiny new powdercoat. You are re-doing that once the frame mods are done, aren't you?

still using fluxcore. ive been happy with it so far. not sure if im ganna paint or pc, pc is cheap here, so probably pc.

porchev914 wrote:

Looks like my foot peg is in about the same spot as yours Bud. No help there. If you do something like I did and use one of the stock mounts, you'll move your rearsets a little closer and up or down depending on what you need.

maybe i will be able to move it foward, ill take a look.

Kidkawie wrote:

Flux core, lol.

yeah, as a welder i laughed too until i saw my welds. they have pros and cons, but before you laugh.....know the facts....



Flux Core (FCAW) vs. Shielded Gas Welding (MIG)
Though welding is a dirty operation, strong welds need to be clean and contaminant-free. Shielded gas welding uses a cylinder of compressed gas (generally an argon/CO2 blend) so the welder can deliver a stream of shielding gas through the gun. This provides a “cone” of gas to shield the weld from atmospheric contamination.

Flux core also drives contaminants from the weld but in a very different way. The feeding wire actually has a metal cleaning flux inside the wire that keeps the weld clean in the same way as soldering with flux. At risk of oversimplification, the flux “floats” contaminants out of the molten weld.

Both methods have their merits and the Lincoln SP135 Plus is capable of both flux core and shielded gas welding. Inevitably, you will end up using both processes depending on the project, but for this article we will focus on flux core. The projects can be completed with MIG if you adjust the welding amperage and wire speed per the cheat sheet.

Whatever you decide, buy your welder at your local welding shop. Besides setting your welder up for you, they know welding and will look at your garbage welds to tell you why you suck. Doesn’t sound fun, but the advice is invaluable.

Flux Core (FCAW) ¶
(Requires flux core kit)

PROS ¶
•Can weld outside
•No hassle/expense of the gas cylinder
•strongest when welding thicker metal
•Tolerates rust better
CONS ¶
•More persnickety, requires more fine tuning to get machine set up just right
•lots of spatter
•Welds need to be cleaned up
•Can weld thin metals

(SMAW)


PROS ¶
•Pretty welds
•No spatter or clean up
•Easier to learn, more forgiving
•Can weld thinner metal
•Can be set-up to weld aluminum and stainless
CONS ¶
•Shielding gas blows away if you are welding outside and won’t shield as well
•Can’t weld thicker metal
•Not as portable with the cylinder


here is a fluxcore weld i did.....

well this will be it for my mono shock mount....i sure hope it sufficient. :blink:

here is where i put my foot peg . racers of old put them right at the bottom of the frames V. we dont need them that high for the street.mine are behind that, and i felt they were too far back when i road at the track. My weight was just too far back, it wasn't under my center, were it needs to be at the track.
even on the street i would prefer to have them at least under the v , or more forward ,and down, for comfort. not a big deal for a short run but as the rides get longer u will appreciate more comfort.