JHCC Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 A welcome addition to the shop, especially at only $50! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 It's identical to mine, I bet you will love it and the manual is available as a pdf through Lincoln Electric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 That's a nice score there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 You may want to remove the cover and check the inside of that welder. If the machine has a fan, at least clean the blades so it mores air more easily. The welders usually come with spiders, wasps nests, and lots of dust. The new spiders are what concern me as you do not know if they are friendly or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crew Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 JHCC Something to keep in mind if you want to use 7018 rod is that standard 7018 is DC only and welds like crap on AC. They do make 7018 for AC though which works fairly well. I think the same is true of 6010 and 6011. I had the same machine in the 80s and it worked well for my needs for a time. Eventually I upgraded to a DC machine, but for only $50 you have another tool in your arsenal, which is always good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 7018AC is for the AC welder. 7018 is for DC. 6010 is a DC rod, mostly used by pipeliners for open root welding. 6011 can be used AC or DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 NO, you need a thin layer that covers completely. I used to use spray paint in a pinch. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I finally looked in the blue container, which appears to have a couple dozen rods of 6013. Some of them look to be in pretty rough shape, so I think I’ll be using those for learning and practice. In other news, mail call! Got another pair of old-school safety glasses (these with a strap) and a 6” ruler. Which just happens to fit the Starrett center finding head I picked up in a box of other stuff a couple of months ago: (Okay, with a bit of filling and the addition of a convenient washer, but who’s counting.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 E6013 electrodes are easy to weld with all position, the only draw back is the metal needs to be clean (no rust) and they don't penetrate very deep so good on thin material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanglediver Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 On 3/5/2021 at 11:03 AM, JHCC said: A welcome addition to the shop, especially at only $50! I have used one of these on the job for over a decade now, as reliable as the sunrise!! I'ld rather run it than the mig machine I also have at my disposal. Nice find for the price!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I put an ad on the Facebook buy&sell page for my town looking for free or cheap horseshoes or rasps. I finally got a reply. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Finally had to break down and spring for a brush that will actually take scale off. Decided to grab a twisting wrench too since it was on sale. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Mail call! (Yes, I know it’s not the most recent edition. It was, however, cheap.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoleaf Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 More Boston roadkill....galvanized nut, and a piece of stainless. I think the stainless was ripped off of hardscape bench or planter wall...they install stuff like this at the wall joints to deter skateboarders from doing tricks/sliding along the top outside edge of the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shed Forge Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 "Skate stoppers," they're called around here. Started turning up after my generation learned how to shredd. They end up causing more damage to the city though; us delinquents would just bring a crowbar with us on each sesh. Couldn't 50/50 or 5-o grind after the concrete would come off with it, but nose and tail slides were still viable. Sk8 or die! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Millennial? As a teen, my friends and I were responsible for several signs being put up in parks/parking lots. They also implemented a law in the village that skateboarding was banned on the whole north side of the RR tracks. Cops would stop you and take your board if they saw you stand on it.. The man tryin' to keep us down, man. lol. Those were the days. I can still heel flip with my steel toed boots on and it's been years since I skated around everywhere. Made a cool party trick at college. The best part about skateboarding is you learn how to fall. I don't see many skateboards anymore.. a few long boards (lame) and occasionally one of those electric long boards (super lame)... Oh well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shed Forge Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Haha yessir, '89. Oh yeah, cops would take it if they could keep up! lol. All the burbs tried to ban it everywhere you went and would say, "look, we built you this nice skate park with steel ramps and halfpipes for you to play on." Problem was, we learned how to skate jumping staircases and loading docks, grinding concrete ledges and handrails with our small groups. You want me to wait in line on a halfpipe only to drop in and smash into a little kid who cant move in his bodysuit of safety pads? Get real. Some would have a nice bowl to skate, but again, too many kiddies crying at the bottom because they collided with another one. Yeah, gimme them skate stoppers and take my wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will-I-am Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Nice class of 89. I also skated hardcore. Kick flips off loading docks, built huge number of street ramps, rail slid handrails; that’s how I learned skills to build house and cabin. Good memories. Then came snowboarding mt baker wa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The best skatepark I had near me growing up drew in too many bikers. Those guys take up a lot of room and in the event that you find yourself on a collision course with a guy on a bike, you better get out of the way. No one really wins in that scenario, but you are definitely going to get the worst of it. It was much more fun to go find good spots out in the wild, so to speak. I've been working a lot in the garage getting it ready for the chimney to be installed and the subsequent move into the new house (getting close!). Anyway, back when I tore out the loft I found this ~1.5# bar of mystery steel hidden away up there. I finally remembered to bring it back with me at the end of the day to try to figure out what it might be. Lo and behold, the spark test suggests WI. It may not have followed me home, but it's certainly going to stay there! I foresee a steeled ~2# hammer in my future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I've been skating for 37 years. That's a skate stopper all right. Nothing a cold chisel can't remove from your favourite ledge. I have no idea what type of steel they're made from though. I know the fastener they use to attach them are pretty tough but as I said a cold chisel makes short work of them. Two whacks per fastener, or so I've heard Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 You kids and your skate boards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Youths! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will-I-am Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Pnut that’s interesting you are still skating. My prime was 89. I skated some of these concrete skateparks with my kids, but local youth had that who is the old bald guy look. I could still olley ok but not knee high. Knee surgery 6 years ago after bike accident ended skating. Started running for recovery 5 years ago. Just turned 50 years old and I trail run with my wife 10 miles a week; best thing I have ever done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shed Forge Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Will-I-am said: Nice class of 89. Born in '89 actually haha class of '07! Although I took a couple woods classes in school, skating totally taught me the "if you want it, build it if you can" mentality. We called them boxes: 10'x8' rectangles of plywood and 2"x4"s with ramps in the middle. Angle iron the corners and start a game of S.K.A.T.E on the driveway. Frazer, nice find! Hope you can forge it into the hammer; that's on my list of "one-day"s too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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