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BoosTedZSix 04-11-2006 10:20 AM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 
i cant get any beads with my flizzux welder. those dont look too bad.

USS 04-11-2006 10:31 AM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 

Originally Posted by BoosTedZSix
i cant get any beads with my flizzux welder. those dont look too bad.

I'll show you how it's done at the meet this weekend. Sunglasses and all O0

BoosTedZSix 04-11-2006 10:11 PM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 
hahaha. We'll see

89sipimpin 04-12-2006 10:20 PM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 
Harbor Frieght FTW!! O0 Machine's good for what you pay for it, welds wont be pretty, but ---- they hold.
My first few hours of hottness:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4817/tmp99627tm.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/6752/10011602jg.jpg

d16forlife 04-13-2006 11:45 PM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 
I've only tried flux core wire once when I ran out of mig wire.I hate the sound it makes.It "hisses" and it scares me :l

:P


BoosTedZSix 04-14-2006 05:41 PM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 

Originally Posted by 89sipimpin
Harbor Frieght FTW!! O0 Machine's good for what you pay for it, welds wont be pretty, but ---- they hold.
My first few hours of hottness:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4817/tmp99627tm.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/6752/10011602jg.jpg

that came out really good. i need to practice :)

Toysrme 04-14-2006 05:44 PM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 
Werd, looks very good! Now do that on a thinner pipe & you'll be better than 95% of the people doing flux. Better than I can. :\

djfob 04-14-2006 10:17 PM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 
flux is gangster except for the spatter, I cover that ---- up with heat wrap :P

postalrat 04-16-2006 01:14 PM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 
To anyone who buys any of these machines: throw away the wire that came with it and buy something better. World of difference.

W O T 04-16-2006 09:18 PM

Re: My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)
 
Yeah I can use this machine just ------- tits if I would learn to measure things a few time and mock ---- up

My downpipe was a massacre at first, filling huge gaps and ----

When I get 2 pieces aligned perfect with little or not gap and can make a nice little bead, easy ----

Welders paid for itself a few times alredy easily


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