stitch welding is when instead of making on continuous weld you do mant small spot type welds, start by making tacks about 1-2 inches apart along your weld line then go back to first tack and make another right beside/ together along all form one to the next just ...buildingan eventual solid weld. the deal is that the little bit of cool down time helps keep the metal from warping / burning thru......will be a lot easier to get the hang of welding too. get some junk steel and do some practicing.
stitch welding= stitch..stitch..stitch!
I also use an air angle grinder with the small blue screw-in pads
(hope thats a good enuff description cause I just had a relapse of CRS) go light and move around to avoid excessive heat....like stitch welding! good luck
stitch welding= stitch..stitch..stitch!
I also use an air angle grinder with the small blue screw-in pads
(hope thats a good enuff description cause I just had a relapse of CRS) go light and move around to avoid excessive heat....like stitch welding! good luck
I spend yesterday teaching myself how to weld with a MIG welder. I played around by taking an old seat bracket and practicing spot welding holes that were rusted through. Then I moved on to my splash guards for the engine bay. I had one that was busted in two places so I went to town on that. I soon discovered how to burn a hole in sheet metal!
My first weld was horrible and it took several attempts of grinding and welding before I was satisfied. I took a break from the welding because my frustration was a bit high. I had these delusions that I was going to pick that welder up and be a bad A@# right out of the gate!
Funny I know. The good news it that I played around with the settings and adjusted the voltage and wire speed and achieved a better result. I spent my break reading my welding book before having a second go. The second weld I focused on spot welding first and analyzing the back side of the weld to ensure I had it set up properly. I then began stitch welding the rest of the seam and to my surprise came out great with very little grinding. I am off to the welding supply and iron supply today to gather materials to build myself a dolly for the tub. This should hone my skills before the tub returns from the blaster this week. I also managed to get my pitman arm off yesterday as well. PB blaster and a puller didn't work worth a S*%t ! I took my Mapp gas torch and heated it for about 15 mins until it was glowing red hot, then I pounded it on all sides with a hammer. I then put on the puller and BoooYaaa it popped right off!
