So Cal Karma 2008

[cal]

these are back up for grabs

set them aside and i may try to put them on my trailer

 

[crazyjim]

probably, but they are pretty long, and might be a bit soft for an XJ

cool I'll take 'em

 

[GrimmJeeper]

set them aside and i may try to put them on my trailer

too late cal

 

[crazyjim]

too late cal

Can you PM me the numbers on them?

 

[cal]

i see that. I got distracted typing and never hit 'send'.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

Can you PM me the numbers on them?

i would but they are too old i cant read em

 

[crazyjim]

i would but they are too old i cant read em

Hahaha, ok... I'll pick them up from ya at the chapter meet?

 

[GrimmJeeper]

Hahaha, ok... I'll pick them up from ya at the chapter meet?

wont be there. im the one that started the whole stink about not making it cause its not a weekend lol

 

[RªMB°]

I can pick up the shocks for you Jim since I will be down there this Saturday. Im still trying to find a cordless drill I can borrow for your nut strips.

 

[crazyjim]

I can pick up the shocks for you Jim since I will be down there this Saturday. Im still trying to find a cordless drill I can borrow for your nut strips.

you're gonna do WHAT with my nuts trips?

But yea, that'd be awesome if you could. Thanks man!

 

[Clean Racing]

Ok I have a 10LB roll of .020" welding wire for the mig.. I tried to use this on my last project and my machine is toooooo picky.. Come pick it up- - will not ship at all.. Lots of wire left...

 

[gcurtis]

Ok I have a 10LB roll of .020" welding wire for the mig.. I tried to use this on my last project and my machine is toooooo picky.. Come pick it up- - will not ship at all.. Lots of wire left...

IN!

 

[2stix]

Ok I have a 10LB roll of .020" welding wire for the mig.. I tried to use this on my last project and my machine is toooooo picky.. Come pick it up- - will not ship at all.. Lots of wire left...

.020 is a small wire. did you happen to change the roller? most rollers have two grooves. one for smaller, one for larger wire. you can unscrew the roller, flip it to the correct side. when you try to use the small wire with the larger groove (or even just a dirty groove) the roller will just slip making you think your trigger isnt feeding wire. or it will feed alot slower as it slips no matter how much you turn up the spring presure on the roller. also note that the .020 wire will burn quikly and often will burn up into the tip and glog it. the wire may come back through but inside the tip there is contaminants that is scraping and dragging the wire. you need to reem the tip ever so often aswell. or just change tips. just a few pointers on why you may think your machine doesnt like the .020 wire.

 

[Clean Racing]

.020 is a small wire. did you happen to change the roller? most rollers have two grooves. one for smaller, one for larger wire. you can unscrew the roller, flip it to the correct side. when you try to use the small wire with the larger groove (or even just a dirty groove) the roller will just slip making you think your trigger isnt feeding wire. or it will feed alot slower as it slips no matter how much you turn up the spring presure on the roller. also note that the .020 wire will burn quikly and often will burn up into the tip and glog it. the wire may come back through but inside the tip there is contaminants that is scraping and dragging the wire. you need to reem the tip ever so often aswell. or just change tips. just a few pointers on why you may think your machine doesnt like the .020 wire.

My machine is a 230V Snap On and rarely likes anything less than .030".. I did change a lot of stuff to try and make the .020 work, but with the heat all the way down, and wire speed low its too dificult to weld.. Now I have since ordered a 110V machine from miller for doing sheet metal and what not.. I just gotta get Kyung to come over and show me how to use my TIG properly...

Oh and Grant the wire is Yours...

 

[Monkey55]

..I just gotta get Kyung to come over and show me how to use my TIG properly....

I've been saying that for the last year.. :doh:

Maybe.. I'll have a small welding party, before our due date, since Kyung is only a skip away from me.

E

 

[2stix]

actually you are going to end up useing your TIG for sheet metal work once you learn it. the mig for tacking, tig for welding. its actually pretty easy to learn the tig, especially if youve learned oxy/ace before. same principal basically, you just adjust electrical curent instead of gas. i had a bit more to learn as i have to use the thumb trigger, which takes a bit to get used to because it tends to make you a little unsteady with the torch while adjusting. id imagine the foot pedal would be easier.
not sure how the snap on mig works, but when i use .020 with my 220V miller i use the lowest setting and speed up the wire a bit. like i said that small wire burns fast. my 110 lincoln works the same way, but some mig machines actually give more amps as you turn the wire speed higher. all depends on the machine.

 

[Brendan_91XJ]

I've been saying that for the last year.. :doh:
Maybe.. I'll have a small welding party, before our due date, since Kyung is only a skip away from me.
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can I come over too?

 

[Monkey55]

can I come over too?

Surely.....

BUT, it's a big maybe... I need to finish the house first...


E

 

[Gerr]

actually you are going to end up useing your TIG for sheet metal work once you learn it. the mig for tacking, tig for welding. its actually pretty easy to learn the tig, especially if youve learned oxy/ace before. same principal basically, you just adjust electrical curent instead of gas. i had a bit more to learn as i have to use the thumb trigger, which takes a bit to get used to because it tends to make you a little unsteady with the torch while adjusting. id imagine the foot pedal would be easier.
not sure how the snap on mig works, but when i use .020 with my 220V miller i use the lowest setting and speed up the wire a bit. like i said that small wire burns fast. my 110 lincoln works the same way, but some mig machines actually give more amps as you turn the wire speed higher. all depends on the machine.

I tried the thumb trigger man it sucked

TIG really is pretty easy to get going but to make pretty welds it takes a lot of practice.

 

[RWKHausSupply]

I tried the thumb trigger man it sucked

TIG really is pretty easy to get going but to make pretty welds it takes a lot of practice.

I have only tried tig a few times, but have been told a few times by different shops, one that builds nothing but C.O.R.R. looking trucks (BMS), that TIG is typically not his preference due to teh inability to assure that the weld material is built up enough for proper strength. He prefers MIG, and that he said tig doesnt lay enough material, but sure looks pretty and that means more to most. (Customers)