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lincolnlocker · Jan 12, 2015

PSD-BLACK-CLOUD said:
Whatever the stock exhaust is and a piece of aluminized to replace muffler

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so you're trying to weld aluminized to stainless... there is almost no way that the welds will look very good.. crank up the gas and clean as best as possible..

live life full throttle

PSD-BLACK-CLOUD · Jan 12, 2015

My stock is definitely not stainless it rusted.lol

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lincolnlocker · Jan 12, 2015

PSD-BLACK-CLOUD said:
My stock is definitely not stainless it rusted.lol

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if its on a diesel pickup and it is stock then its a grade of stainless steel..

live life full throttle

PSD-BLACK-CLOUD · Jan 13, 2015

10-4

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bluedge8 · Jan 13, 2015

Also I've found that used exhaust is just plain ****ty to weld compared to new.

little luke · Jan 13, 2015

Try running a stringer bead down hill. That's all i do when welding exhaust if im on my back and can't see all the way around the pipe.

Flounder_Pounder · Jan 13, 2015

Spend some time on this guys site https://m.youtube.com/user/weldingtipsandtricks. And here http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com

Travis

ja_cain · Jan 13, 2015

Flounder_Pounder said:
Spend some time on this guys site https://m.youtube.com/user/weldingtipsandtricks. And here http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com

Travis

Jody's stuff is top notch. Been watching him for years. He was the first guy to have nice, high quality arc shots in his videos.

PSD-BLACK-CLOUD · Jan 13, 2015

I am definitely going to lift the truck next time. I think that would have helped a lot.

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Flounder_Pounder · Jan 13, 2015

ja_cain said:
Jody's stuff is top notch. Been watching him for years. He was the first guy to have nice, high quality arc shots in his videos.

Amen, he knows his stuff, its great that he shares it along with being "entertaining" at least as entertaining as welding goes...

KYpatriot · Mar 9, 2015

Also check the polarity on the machine someone may have been using it with flux core wire. Flyx core and bare wire use diffeent polarity.

PSD-BLACK-CLOUD · Mar 9, 2015

It was flux core. I experimented with my arch welder and found that I do much better with it and that's what I will use from here on out. Lol

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IDIoit · Mar 9, 2015

PSD-BLACK-CLOUD said:
It was flux core. I experimented with my arch welder and found that I do much better with it and that's what I will use from here on out. Lol

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20 bucks your polarity was switched. MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE!

ja_cain · Mar 10, 2015

I hate welding thinner stuff with Flux core. It's great for thicker stuff, building up material quickly and welding unclean/unprepped surfaces, but I'd rather prep the surfaces and just weld with 75/25 and solid wire any day. Welds like butta. Flux core should be set to electrode negative.