Anyone have a 110V welder I could BORROW for a bit? I think I can weld this fuel tank with my 220V, but....if I could borrow a 110V it would make life a TON easier.
110 V welder...can I borrow one???? (1 Viewer)
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What thickness is the tank? I've got a fresh spool of .023 and my my miller 180 can weld some thin stuff.
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Its 14ga. I CAN do it with my HH 220v, but like I said...its just be easier to do with a 110v.
Im making a tank...from scratch. So BRAND NEW!
DesertLake
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I think you have it covered, but if not PM me.
picturesssssss!
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Yeah...well see what happens. Ill do what I have to, but I AM a bit nervous about this. It will be pressure tested NUMEROUS times before its run.
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You can borrow mine. It is a Harbor Frieght 89.00 Cheapo. Let me know how you want to get it.
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Thanks Mark...
Will has been kind enough to let me borrow his though and Ill be picking it up tomorrow.
Ive never run a gas set up, so this should be interesting....
Buy the best wire you can get. Get the metal absolutely spotless and sand it bare.
Do the work indoors or the wind will blow your gas away.
I'd start with short spot welds about 3-4" apart to get everything where you want it. Then start closing the gaps by splitting the distance. Beware, something that thin will start to crawl all over the place as you add heat. Using wet rags to keep the heat down will help keep it straight.
Now that I've said all this, you'll tell me that you are some super overqualified welder and this was what you learned the first day of training 20 years ago...
Good luck.
Do the work indoors or the wind will blow your gas away.
I'd start with short spot welds about 3-4" apart to get everything where you want it. Then start closing the gaps by splitting the distance. Beware, something that thin will start to crawl all over the place as you add heat. Using wet rags to keep the heat down will help keep it straight.
Now that I've said all this, you'll tell me that you are some super overqualified welder and this was what you learned the first day of training 20 years ago...
Good luck.
isn't that a good thing?
Good luck Keith! I think you will be very happy once you see how nice the weld looks using shielding gas vs flux core. I look forward to the pictures!
rusty_tlc
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Beat me to it.isn't that a good thing?
Good luck Keith! I think you will be very happy once you see how nice the weld looks using shielding gas vs flux core. I look forward to the pictures!
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Thanks all!
Appreciate the input Will, but I have been down the "sheet metal road" faaaaaar too many times. I really HATE sheetmetal work too.
Hence the call out for someones 110V. Ive been doing ALL of it with my 220V HH 187 and FLUX CORE.
Granted...all the rest of the work Ive done has NOT BEEN for the containment of an explosive substance.
Caution and great care will be used for this. This is NOT something I wanna screw up.
Im picking up Will S's machine tonight, so Ill practice with some scrap this eve.
Appreciate the input Will, but I have been down the "sheet metal road" faaaaaar too many times. I really HATE sheetmetal work too.
Hence the call out for someones 110V. Ive been doing ALL of it with my 220V HH 187 and FLUX CORE.
Granted...all the rest of the work Ive done has NOT BEEN for the containment of an explosive substance.
Caution and great care will be used for this. This is NOT something I wanna screw up.
Im picking up Will S's machine tonight, so Ill practice with some scrap this eve.
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isn't that a good thing?
Good luck Keith! I think you will be very happy once you see how nice the weld looks using shielding gas vs flux core. I look forward to the pictures!
Im sure! Im just too cheap to buy the shielding gas and EFF around with filling it.
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Will!
The welder works GREAT! Took a bit to get used to, but its NIGHT AND DAY difference welding on thin material with the gas. I cant even tell you how much this has helped with this.
THANK YOU!!!
The welder works GREAT! Took a bit to get used to, but its NIGHT AND DAY difference welding on thin material with the gas. I cant even tell you how much this has helped with this.
THANK YOU!!!
oooooooohhhh PURDY!!! 
