[phantom4570]

http://imgur.com/jKFei

 

[GunGeek]

I've done that before. I don't think it was that long, but a good 6"...but that was a long time ago.

 

[WaltGraham]

Looks like sub-arc.

The comments are pretty good.

 

[GunGeek]

Looks like sub-arc.

The comments are pretty good.

Walt, I'll bet you could pull that off with a 40 year old Lincoln Tombstone box...on AC.

 

[WaltGraham]

Walt, I'll bet you could pull that off with a 40 year old Lincoln Tombstone box...on AC.

If only... most flux cored wires will only run on DC/RP or DC/SP.

And I've had a MIG machine for so long, I'm not sure I could make a decent pass with a stick machine if my life depended on it...

 

[GunGeek]

If only... most flux cored wires will only run on DC/RP or DC/SP.

And I've had a MIG machine for so long, I'm not sure I could make a decent pass with a stick machine if my life depended on it...

I find that hard to believe...stick welding is like riding a bike. Grab your trusty 7018 dial up about 95 amps, and let 'er rip.

 

[WaltGraham]

I find that hard to believe...stick welding is like riding a bike. Grab your trusty 7018 dial up about 95 amps, and let 'er rip.

Ok, I was at a 3 day Lincoln training seminar in Chantilly an eternity ago that happened to coincide with my birthday. Things were a bit more... casual back then and after class we headed to a local pub for a bit of a celebration. I ended up trading Herradura shots with the Pittsburgh DM, Sarah who smoked me, which, at the time was no mean feat.

The remainder of the evening was a bit of the blur but suffice to say I was somewhat less than mission capable the next day. Our instructor noticing my distress gave me first shot at running some LH-70 vertical up during lab time. This was back in the days before auto darkening helmets and although I was reticent to see the result of my work before raising my shield I didn't think I had done too shabbily.

As my eyes adjusted and I picked up my chipping hammer I began to get a little cocky for the assemblage as I prepared to remove my flux.

That's when I noticed that my nearly robotic quality weld was about half an inch to the right of where it was supposed to be...

 

[CaptainGyro]

Walt (casually flipping the shield back down):

"OK, decorative border looks good...now for the main event."

 

[GunGeek]

Ok, I was at a 3 day Lincoln training seminar in Chantilly an eternity ago that happened to coincide with my birthday. Things were a bit more... casual back then and after class we headed to a local pub for a bit of a celebration. I ended up trading Herradura shots with the Pittsburgh DM, Sarah who smoked me, which, at the time was no mean feat.

The remainder of the evening was a bit of the blur but suffice to say I was somewhat less than mission capable the next day. Our instructor noticing my distress gave me first shot at running some LH-70 vertical up during lab time. This was back in the days before auto darkening helmets and although I was reticent to see the result of my work before raising my shield I didn't think I had done too shabbily.

As my eyes adjusted and I picked up my chipping hammer I began to get a little cocky for the assemblage as I prepared to remove my flux.

That's when I noticed that my nearly robotic quality weld was about half an inch to the right of where it was supposed to be...

Hahaaa... I can recall doing that a few times.