thanks alot arse holes!!!!!

its all goood

Todd, I don't remmber quit well, but were'nt you the one that got that stick welder from someone for $30? If you are I would'nt use it. Get wirefeed, IMO!

Practice on steel the same thickness as the steel you'll be doing. If I were you, cut some of the frames that you have and practice doing lap, fillet, and joint welds. Pushing and pulling the puddle as well as vertical welds.

If you want to also know if you are welding good enough for structural areas, drill a hole in a plate and do a plug weld.

In order to know if you have the right amount of penetration look on the back of the plates. If it looks like the weld went through, you "burned through". This is bad. You want to see what I would call distortion. It welded, but it did'nt go all the way through.

Put all your welded plates on to a vice, take a hammer or some locking pliers and work the plates in different ways. If the plates DO NOT break at the welds or do not break AT ALL, your GOOD TO GO!

Just a little somethin somethin to help ya out with...

Get ahold of a good mig welder and some different thicknesses of steel and practice. If you know somebody that knows how to weld have them help you and evaluate your work. Once you feel comfortable in your ability your good to go. You can do it!

theres nothing wrong with arc welding. hell id feel safer arc welding a frame then mig'n it. arc welding is hotter, and when i arc weld i can get to look mint and penetrate really good. but then again thats just me.

I don't oppose arc welding, but with wirefeed you have greater manueverability and can get into tight spaces. Besides, wirefeed is just as good, if not, better than arc.

I have'nt ever done arc welding, so I would'nt know. If it were me, I would have gone with TIG than anything else.

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wassibie toddluck! nice rides folks...

that's a traditional body drop.

tig is nice but the cost of gas and consumables adds up quick,
nice looking after product though.