Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard
Posted by Charles On 2011/5/4 18:38:34
5-04-11
After doing research and taking some of the advice here, I tried my hand at welding again. I decided to modify an extension cord with a dimmer switch, like I heard of someone doing on a welding website. Lowering the voltage available to the welder gave me better control. I also used a copper pipe as a heat sink where I could fit it. My welds are still ugly, but I do not burn through as easily as I was. I didn't grind any of them down yet so I don't know how well they penetrated.
I keep getting large gaps between my patch panel and the existing trunk floor. This time, I purposely left the panel long and cut through both the panel and old floor to make the gap smaller. While doing this with my jig saw, another piece opened up on the right corner. Now I have to fix that too! Does it ever end! Also, even though I cut both pieces at the same time, I still had a large gap at the top of the panel. I guess I need more practice.
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After doing research and taking some of the advice here, I tried my hand at welding again. I decided to modify an extension cord with a dimmer switch, like I heard of someone doing on a welding website. Lowering the voltage available to the welder gave me better control. I also used a copper pipe as a heat sink where I could fit it. My welds are still ugly, but I do not burn through as easily as I was. I didn't grind any of them down yet so I don't know how well they penetrated.
I keep getting large gaps between my patch panel and the existing trunk floor. This time, I purposely left the panel long and cut through both the panel and old floor to make the gap smaller. While doing this with my jig saw, another piece opened up on the right corner. Now I have to fix that too! Does it ever end! Also, even though I cut both pieces at the same time, I still had a large gap at the top of the panel. I guess I need more practice.
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