Weldor87

"buddy welding" is a common practice used by boilermakers when welding on small diameter tubes

I am not going to tear it apart any further. If not obvious I am a noobie and do not want to mess it up and as already said if it aint broke dont fix it. Here are some pics of it cleaned up a bit.

Here are the pics

Well I just took the top off and well.... the oil isnt bad because well there is no oil in it.

Thanks for the replies. I decided I am not going to paint it. Just hit it with the wire wheel and be done with it. I am going to take the top off to clean out any sludge and build up and fill it back up with fresh oil. According to what I have researched I am only suppose to fill it up to the drain plug with oil, is this correct? Thanks again for the replies.:)

I recently purchased this blower for the forge I am planning on building. The guy I bought it off of said he found it inside a garage he was hired to clean out. It works great and pumps out a lot of air. We easily unbolted the blower and legs from the stand to fit it in my car. My question is what should and shouldnt I do before I put it to work. I am planning on replacing the oil and lubing everything up. I would like to wire wheel the entire thing (it is covered in saw dust) and throw a coat of paint on it. One question I have is, when I am cranking the blower and then rlease the handle the couterweight spinning does not seem to last as long as I thought it should, could my gears be messed up? Other than that it works great, so again is there anything I should or shouldnt do to it before I put it to work? Thanks.

I am not a underwater weldor, but from my understanding they take normal electrodes and dip them in a special liquid to give them a protective coating that alows them to weld under water, they also crank up the amerage when welding under water.

Hey everyone. I registered on this site awile ago and forgot all about it. I am a certified weldor currently in my senior year of college; majoring in welding engineering. Within the next few months I am planning on building a coal forge for my senior project. Blacksmithing is something I have always wanted to get into and I look forward to talking with all of you.: