Got the steering column in and while I'm waiting on the brake assembly, thought I d check out the trany mount.
It looked suspicious to me, but my buddy-a true car guy-said he'd seen a lot worse.
That statement is hard to believe. If I was out rolling on my scooter and run across a guy with welds like this on his bike. I'd be sure to stay ahead of him all day or way back, as not to run over him as he scrapes his hide off on the pavement.
I'm not a welder, but have been certified twice for stick
on mild steel. When I was young I knew I couldn't afford to hire a welder, so I learned. Another thing I can't run a wire gun, maybe some of those guys can chime in.
Hopefully you can see the bug holes and cold lap in these pictures of the welds.
If you're working on dirty, greasy,painted or rusty metal.
Use 6010-6011-6013 stick rod, the flux coating on these rods are developed to float impurities on top of the puddle. No trapped impurities, no bug holes, but you still have to clean the weld surface. Wire brush and file at least.
I don't know about wire guns, the Iron workers in construction use dual shield, that may be similar. I tried running it and it's a bear on anything but flat for me.
To fix those bug holes, I'll grind them down till I can see the bottom and know I can burn through them, so I've got solid metal all the way through. Same with the cold lap.
If your welds look like this, don't do it. Find some guy who can, take a box of beer over and get him to do it.
These low amp, chinese made, harbor freight sold, cheap, wire guns are for sheet metal. Unless you know what your doing.
OK Rants over - time for some PBR's and Hockey-
wake up with a different kind of head ache tomorrow.
It looked suspicious to me, but my buddy-a true car guy-said he'd seen a lot worse.
That statement is hard to believe. If I was out rolling on my scooter and run across a guy with welds like this on his bike. I'd be sure to stay ahead of him all day or way back, as not to run over him as he scrapes his hide off on the pavement.
I'm not a welder, but have been certified twice for stick
on mild steel. When I was young I knew I couldn't afford to hire a welder, so I learned. Another thing I can't run a wire gun, maybe some of those guys can chime in.
Hopefully you can see the bug holes and cold lap in these pictures of the welds.
If you're working on dirty, greasy,painted or rusty metal.
Use 6010-6011-6013 stick rod, the flux coating on these rods are developed to float impurities on top of the puddle. No trapped impurities, no bug holes, but you still have to clean the weld surface. Wire brush and file at least.
I don't know about wire guns, the Iron workers in construction use dual shield, that may be similar. I tried running it and it's a bear on anything but flat for me.
To fix those bug holes, I'll grind them down till I can see the bottom and know I can burn through them, so I've got solid metal all the way through. Same with the cold lap.
If your welds look like this, don't do it. Find some guy who can, take a box of beer over and get him to do it.
These low amp, chinese made, harbor freight sold, cheap, wire guns are for sheet metal. Unless you know what your doing.
OK Rants over - time for some PBR's and Hockey-
wake up with a different kind of head ache tomorrow.
