New Elmo Truck

Paul@CP_Trucks · Jul 17, 2012

Powerstroked162 said:
Anybody ever use a hobby(110v) welder on these frames?? Jason said he's gonna try to weld it up with some flux core wire. Im thinking a little more juice would be good but he said he wants to see how it fills the gaps first

SEABEE08FX4 · Jul 17, 2012

Please if he was a true Cajun he slap some 2 x 4's on either side of the frame and duct tape them together and let it ride.

imelmo · Jul 17, 2012

SEABEE08FX4 said:
Please if he was a true Cajun he slap some 2 x 4's on either side of the frame and duct tape them together and let it ride.

That's only for boats.

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imelmo · Jul 17, 2012

He's supposed to be welding it up Friday so if everything goes smooth :doh: it should be done a week or two after that I'd imagine.

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Paul@CP_Trucks · Jul 17, 2012

imelmo said:
He's supposed to be welding it up Friday so if everything goes smooth :doh: it should be done a week or two after that I'd imagine.

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Crossing fingers?

Powerstroked162 · Jul 17, 2012

Get your truck outta there already. I got plans lol

Spectre32 · Jul 18, 2012

BigStroker said:

Thats a SMAW machine not a FCAW/GMAW machine. I would think you would need a 220V machine to get what your looking for. To ensure good penetration I would use backing, weld it up flush, grind it smooth then cut off the backing and back grind the weld root and weld it from the other side. FCAW is really good in the Flat and Horizontial Positions and beyond that it takes some skill to do it in the other postions. How thick is the frame? Flux Core should only really be used on thicker materials. Might be better off just Mig'in it.

imelmo · Jul 18, 2012

Spectre32 said:
Thats a SMAW machine not a FCAW/GMAW machine. I would think you would need a 220V machine to get what your looking for. To ensure good penetration I would use backing, weld it up flush, grind it smooth then cut off the backing and back grind the weld root and weld it from the other side. FCAW is really good in the Flat and Horizontial Positions and beyond that it takes some skill to do it in the other postions. How thick is the frame? Flux Core should only really be used on thicker materials. Might be better off just Mig'in it.

I believe they were all just being jack-asses.

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SEABEE08FX4 · Jul 18, 2012

imelmo said:
I believe they were all just being jack-asses.

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I don't know what you mean, I was serious. :morons:

JAP · Jul 18, 2012

What's happening to the old bed?

Ad8 PRODIGY · Jul 18, 2012

Spectre32 said:
Thats a SMAW machine not a FCAW/GMAW machine. I would think you would need a 220V machine to get what your looking for. To ensure good penetration I would use backing, weld it up flush, grind it smooth then cut off the backing and back grind the weld root and weld it from the other side. FCAW is really good in the Flat and Horizontial Positions and beyond that it takes some skill to do it in the other postions. How thick is the frame? Flux Core should only really be used on thicker materials. Might be better off just Mig'in it.