wishihad1
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- charlottesville, VA
hey everybody
looking at buying a set of these in the next month or 2
http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/...ame-stiffeners
http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/...ame-stiffeners
after seeing what cracks in a friends XJs frame has put him through, and me recently going to 38s i figure its time.
I got my grandad to do all my axle welding for the perches, and truss and stuff, but im not going to ask him at almost 80 years old to go crawling around under a jeep.
theres only 1 guy i know in town thats good with jeep fab stuff and welding and he has helped me out in the past, but ive been trying to get ahold of him and hes not picking up. i figure ive got 3 people (including myself) looking for business, and if he wont pick up the phone or return calls then screw it.
long story short, this will pretty much be my first time welding. my friends got a miller 110, which he runs with fluxcore that ill probably be using.
ive used it a few times when i was setting up my axles to tack stuff into place, so all my grandad had to do was burn it home, but other then that, no real experience.
ive been wanting to learn to weld for a while, and i figure this is a perfect experience. it isn't something that will cause a catastrophic failure if the welds go, and with all the rosette welds to be done, and stitch welds i figure ill get plenty of time with it.
any suggestions. im thinking of running a 4.5 inch grinder around all the edges to get a good bevel, and going from there. any settings i should try, techniques....or just it being my first time dont do it at all
thanks
looking at buying a set of these in the next month or 2
http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/...ame-stiffeners
http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/...ame-stiffeners
after seeing what cracks in a friends XJs frame has put him through, and me recently going to 38s i figure its time.
I got my grandad to do all my axle welding for the perches, and truss and stuff, but im not going to ask him at almost 80 years old to go crawling around under a jeep.
theres only 1 guy i know in town thats good with jeep fab stuff and welding and he has helped me out in the past, but ive been trying to get ahold of him and hes not picking up. i figure ive got 3 people (including myself) looking for business, and if he wont pick up the phone or return calls then screw it.
long story short, this will pretty much be my first time welding. my friends got a miller 110, which he runs with fluxcore that ill probably be using.
ive used it a few times when i was setting up my axles to tack stuff into place, so all my grandad had to do was burn it home, but other then that, no real experience.
ive been wanting to learn to weld for a while, and i figure this is a perfect experience. it isn't something that will cause a catastrophic failure if the welds go, and with all the rosette welds to be done, and stitch welds i figure ill get plenty of time with it.
any suggestions. im thinking of running a 4.5 inch grinder around all the edges to get a good bevel, and going from there. any settings i should try, techniques....or just it being my first time dont do it at all
thanks