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08-21-2002, 11:04 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Southern New Mexico
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How Do My Trim Hole Welds Look?
Its been many years since I have done ANY welding.
I just got the millermatic 175 and these are my first welds. I had a few tough spots in the begining trying to get the heat and wire speed right but thought they started to look ok after awhile. So whadda ya think? Opinions? Tips?     
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08-21-2002, 11:08 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Concord, NC
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Not bad at all! Get 'em dressed down and smooth and you'll be ready for some epoxy primer.
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08-21-2002, 11:09 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Lafayette, LA
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Welds look good. I heard of a trick and tried it on mine. You place a piece of copper behind the panel and flush with the back of the metal. This acts as a heat sink and the weld will not stick to it. It reduced the warping and the burning out of the hole. You can see mine at...
http://www.starcomm.net/gchitwood/page14.html I just used a copper end cap for copper pipe, and it worked pretty well. I believe Eastwood sells some copper spoons that would work better. I was amazed that he weld would not affect the copper. Good luck.
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08-21-2002, 11:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA
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I was even cheaper when I welded up holes that were drilled in the bed, I used a penny, worked great.
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08-21-2002, 11:22 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Lafayette, LA
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good idea.
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