HELP! Miller welder

[Da dog man]

+1 for atom arc. That's all the local 502 uses. Runs much much better than Excalibur

 

[Al Smith]

In this conversation iron powder such as 7014 and 7024 have not been mentioned .7014 is supposed to be all position and 7024 flat only . One more 7028 is the lo-hi version .These rods while not deep penetration can really lay down the deposit rates and leave down a really smooth finish .However it needs to be clean metal and usually are only found in industrial facilities . I usualy have a 5 pound box of 7014 at the house and a lot of large boxes ,50 pounds at the shop of iron powder .All in 1/8"size .Another thing of being in the right place at the right time with a pocket full of money .

 

[Al Smith]

To the above let me explain during the late 80's and the recessionary period this area of Ohio was dubbed the "rust belt " literally hundreds of smaller machine shops found themselves in a vortex .Most of them where forced to just close up .The resulting auction sales provided a means for people like myself could stock up on machines,tooling ,raw materials for scrap prices or less .Now granted most of the machines were 50 plus years old but to people like myself would not make a difference if they had been made during the Cival war .If you know how to use them they work just fine .---old school Al---

 

[lehman live edge slab]

In this conversation iron powder such as 7014 and 7024 have not been mentioned .7014 is supposed to be all position and 7024 flat only . One more 7028 is the lo-hi version .These rods while not deep penetration can really lay down the deposit rates and leave down a really smooth finish .However it needs to be clean metal and usually are only found in industrial facilities . I usualy have a 5 pound box of 7014 at the house and a lot of large boxes ,50 pounds at the shop of iron powder .All in 1/8"size .Another thing of being in the right place at the right time with a pocket full of money .

Used lots of what we called “jet rod” 7024 for welding bar joists down and large rods of 7024 for stack caps at the mines. 1/4” 7024 on 1 1/2” plate sections.

 

[fredx]

I would say a 100W is more than enough- 60-75W would do. All thats needed is to keep moisture out, otherwise pallets of rods in warehouses would have to be heated and they arent. When I did QC welds @ the nuke, there was always paperwork that went along with checking out rods from the cal lab, they were documented as far a batch s/n - what heater they came out of and what the oven temp was. All a hobiest needs is moisture free rods , except for 5P as previously stated.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I would say a 100W is more than enough- 60-75W would do. All thats needed is to keep moisture out, otherwise pallets of rods in warehouses would have to be heated and they arent. When I did QC welds @ the nuke, there was always paperwork that went along with checking out rods from the cal lab, they were documented as far a batch s/n - what heater they came out of and what the oven temp was. All a hobiest needs is moisture free rods , except for 5P as previously stated.

We usually had to sign the certified rod out and a portable 5 lb rod oven.

 

[Al Smith]

Right after I graduated from HS I was a welder at Baldwin -Lima -Hamilton that made heavy cranes etc. under the Lima brand .It was not uncommon to burn a 50 pound box of 3/16" and 7/32 " jet rod every day ,depending on the job . I ended up welding crane booms that were all xrayed and welded with 7018 mostly 5/32" .It's only a miracle I didn't burn my lungs out . I was a welder long before I was an electrician and I never forgot how .