Welder

Ok all i have is a stick welder....I know that most body work is performed using a tig or a mig welder. I would like to make some frame modifications to my motorcycle, can i use my stick at a low amperage and do these mods or am I stuck with buying a new welder?

you can stick weld it,practice on some old pipe first though

what size and type of rod should I use just to be safe?

what kind of welder do you have and how good are you with it?im a fan of 7018 rod myself,but i use a dc welder for stick welding which is easier for me

www.weldershop.info/282/types-of-welding-electrodes/

well i used to rebuild trailer both steel and alum. bull trailers with a mig, the other trailers I used a stick...so i am pretty good with them.

cattle are tough on equipment :laugh:

Don't get 6013 rod. I just went through about a dozen rods of it and now I want to stab myself in the neck. Total butcher job, especially welding stainless with plain steel, oh and did i mention the metal had paint on it too...

Sorry, just had to vent.

loudhvx wrote:

Don't get 6013 rod. I just went through about a dozen rods of it and now I want to stab myself in the neck. Total butcher job, especially welding stainless with plain steel, oh and did i mention the metal had paint on it too...

Sorry, just had to vent.

we used to use a rod called 308-16 i believe it was called for welding stainless back when i used to wire packing plants,beautifull welds with it.
i always considered 6013 to be good for welding stuff that was going to be covered with mud! :laugh:

lol yeah you use 6013 in oil apps and stuff...or on the side of a naval vessel....lol not on anything you want seen and admire by the public.
Take a look at this though I am thinking about getting on of these. www.cut-like-plasma.com/info_henrob_torch_kits.htm

Darkangel wrote:

lol yeah you use 6013 in oil apps and stuff...or on the side of a naval vessel....lol not on anything you want seen and admire by the public.
Take a look at this though I am thinking about getting on of these. www.cut-like-plasma.com/info_henrob_torch_kits.htm

i bet you could pick up a decent used miller or hobart wire welder for the same price as that torch kit,craigslist is full of stuff these days omaha.craigslist.org/tls/1836064610.html

Heli-Arc (Stick welding) is fine if accomplished correctly... Hell it will provide pretty much the desired tensile strengths (pull apart resistance) for welding.... Actually stronger then TIG...

NO... do NOT lower your amperage (within limits of course) for the rod size... Instead use a smaller size low hydrogen 7018 for example gauge rod on appropriate current settings for smooth, non slagged/porosity welds.

OMR