So it begins

[Evan03]

Starting to figure out arc blow and deal with it


Crystal did some low light shooting as good as infinity is i tend to quit just after the sun goes down






Have 150ft to goe welds starting to look better

 

[Big Barn]

it's looking good, Evan03!

 

[Evan03]

Gona see what this stuffs all about

 

[MinnesotaDaveChalmers]

Apparently your #106 rods are magic

 

[BotaTrac]

Lookin' good Bro........

 

[Evan03]

Tried the 106 road switched back to 7018 might try a unopened package.

Doing feild fence now strung tight

 

[sandman2234]

Try a pass with 6011 because it will work better on that rusty surface, or take a grinder and just touch the surface enough to get past the rust, and you will end up with a lot better weld.
David from jax

 

[Evan03]

7018 is welding through the surface rust and penetrating just fine. Im getting better at welding with arc blow.

Stretchn wire nowView attachment 546714oh

 

[Evan03]

The bobcat crashed offcourse the day after i picked up work from a commercial contractor. It chucked 1 piston off the crank.
I have thought about buying a new bobcat or trailblazer. With today off i decided to bring duane and other guru's in and see if we couldnt get the bug 40 going.

Those guys over at welding web really stepped up and they pretty walked me through rectifier replacement now big 40 is up and welding and welding amazing. So so much smoother welding than the bobcat.
I will hold off on jumping in on trailblazer im pennies invested in this machine.

Quick vid

Miller Big 40 first welds - YouTube

The f163 sounds amazing straight piped dragging beads. It should be able to weld that horse fence better than bobcat due to running smooth .

Ive got alittle cleaning to do on it. Plugs maybe coolant hoses and belt then maybe paint torch bottle mount.

Only downfall is its 1000lbs heavier and is bed raik to bed rail behind the cab of my truck

Thinking about going with cat yellow on 163 with black high lights under sail blue covers

 

[Evan03]

Big 40 on the fence

 

[SlowDog225]

Don't everyone laugh at once but I was asked to weld some fence for a guy. At the time all I had was my portable wire feed welder available and big generator. As it turned out me using the flux core wire in it was fast and easier then stick. 10 lb of .035 Lincoln wire goes a long way. Am I wrong in considering this to use from now on?

 

[Shield Arc]

Am I wrong in considering this to use from now on?

I think you would be surprised what is welded in heavy civil, and marine construction with self shielded wire.

 

[SlowDog225]

I have been in and around the industry for over 30 years. Always had a wirefeed on a swingarm in the shop. I may just put one on a quick detach on my truck so if this type of work comes up again I can throw my wirefeeder in the cradle swing it out board and go to town. The guy was actually surprised on how fast I got the job done LOL

 

[Evan03]

Im impressed with this big 40. Im handling arc blow much better with it. Its running better each time i fire it up.

My hobart 180 has 035 flux core wire. I run it on jobsites aswell as in my shop. Its a very good fence ootiin especially if you have a rig driver jumping you post to post down the fence line

 

[Evan03]

Miller Fab is rolling





Torch practice last night fabbing lead holders


Next is tank mounts