53 chevy c notch

southerniron we can win here,no matter what you say its never good enough

 

You can weld like that ...The welder has to be set in almost or in spray mode..and you use a fairly heavy weave motion....

 

never done spray ....but from what i know its kinda hard to get penetration like this with tacks .

 

true i once installed an art morrison rear chassis section in a 64 falcon drag car and the welds looked like that and when i called the company to ask about them they told me they were migs and the guy that does the welding just really loves his job....lol.

but yes when you have the proper fit and your machine set up correctly, and obviously some experience great things can happen

 

another trick for achieveing a "preety" weld is to weld down hill whenever possible

 

well yes i too really love to weld and build ...so i do take the extra time to make sure my welds are the best i can do ...plus i used to work at a shop in fontana ,ca as a welder and the head fabricator there would always talk shit about my welding , which would always push me to do better , but he had room to talk . i still look up to him . even up hill ! , welders think there is no such thing as a pretty up hill . but he had some sexy up hill beads ..

 

looks great man is tat thing is gonna lay low as fuck.

 

did anyone see us at pomona ? we demo'd this frame . we'll be at the next one as well .

 

Hey man, I want to appologize. All this is partially my fault. All this pick, pick, picking... I've just never seen it done to this perfection. So if anything, take it as a compliment.

With that being said, I want to learn...

I was looking at the specs on your welder and it looks like they're pretty similar to the one I'm using. With that being said, could you maybe tell me, relative to Millers "recomended settings" for thickness, wire size, etc., what you're setting yourself up with when doing welds like this? PSI settings on your bottle? Are you running hotter with slower wire speed than what miller recommends and moving real slow with the puddle? Are you going in a "J" motion or like a "stitch" motion with the gun? This is the type of stuff I was hoping you would describe a little better. I want to try this over the weekend. I have some areas on my chassis that need some nice finish welds, and I don't want to pulse them for structural reasons. If I could try out your methods I think it would be the ticket.

Again, sorry for the battery. Just trying to learn how you did this so I can try it. Looks insane!

 

some one please get out the 10X microscope to look at these welds

 

Sweet setup man. Too bad the car doesnt have a bed to show that killer link work off. Musta built a few mini trucks in your day huh?

 

I saw you guys at Pomona, looks just as good in person!! very nice work!

Buzz

 

hahahaha yeah we kinda held back on the tube work cuz we felt it started looking like a mini truck . but yeah we still build minis,

 

thanks ,did we talk to you ?

 

im impressed big time, and dont let some picking at ya from time to time make you leave the site. This is a great place and I hope you will post more projects in the future, your welding is top notch!

A video might help guys like Scootermcrad and I learn new techniques in welding. Thanks for the great set up and info.

 

naw i really like the forum still new here but ...but i can handle the flack ...did you see the hate we got from the impala ? this right here aint shit

 

Here's mine on my F100... I used 3/16" plate.


If those welds were done on a Miller 35 they sure are nice. For you youngsters a "35" is an older model mig and only has 6 heat selections and a wire speed adjustment.

I've owned three of them since the 60's and never got anyone of them to weld that good. the welding on my frame notch was done with a Miller "Vintage" series replacmenet for the 35... pretty similar but with a digital readout for the heat settings.

I now have a Miller 175 inverter machine and I love it. It makes me look like I've been welding for 45 years (I have but you'd never know by looking at my work!).

 

i like the 35's ..i bought one when i first started as an apprentice at the double down shop ..just because they had one ..and till this day he still swears by it . but i sold mine than bought an htp machine , sent that piece of junk straight back to them , bought a lincoln 180 used it for a project than returned it saved up some coin and bought the big daddy miller 252. will never buy anything that isnt a miller .

hey guys you got a picture of the 35 at the shop ?
oh yeah i stayed home sick today . sorry

 

good ol'faithfull

 

this up

and this down

 

great job ...keep us updated

 

The 252 is a sweet machine, but it isn't built for pulse mig welding.

This is a good explanation of Mig pulse welding:

http://www.millerwelds.com/education/articles/articles32.html

 

i dont use it anyways ...