Need help from someone with a welder

[michanecash]

Well I was driving home last Friday and my Jeep suddenly became very loud.

Turns out the back three feet of my exhaust on the right came loose. The exhaust clamp is fine but it broke a weld holding it up. Does anyone with a welder want to help me out?

Im not in a rush to get it fixed. Kinda like the sound anyway.haha, but will need to get it tacked in eventually. It looks like it was a novice weld job to begin with.

[TheYeti1775]

Wasn't D getting a welder?

Believe ThinkMud has one as well.

[ThinkMud]

yeah i can fix it for ya, just have to swing by here. my addy is in the members only section.

[Pacifier]

I have a welder as well, but trust me, you do not want to be my first victim :)

Buck can hook you up like he hooked me up :tinysmile_twink_t2:

[ThinkMud]

I have a welder as well, but trust me, you do not want to be my first victim :)

Buck can hook you up like he hooked me up :tinysmile_twink_t2:

D that was becuase you sold me some brake rotors that didn't fit:P I was mad at you:) but it's ok now:tinysmile_kiss_t2:

[Pacifier]

Are you serious........ Those were my 03 rubi ?????

[ThinkMud]

yeah the inside part was too thin and they got seized(sp?) up on my hubs, it took me and my dad forever to get them back off, the wheels wouldn't spin, haha...

but they looked identical minus the thickness of the center part where the lug nut holes are... so Jeep probably had more beefy ones for the LJ's maybe? like for the extra weight or something? who knows. not your fault though man, so i shouldn't have gotten mad at ya.

but if you need some welding, bring it on by!

[Pacifier]

WOW... sorry about that... do you want some money back or something? Don't worry about the welding, now that I have mine, i just take care of it myself... Thanks for offering.

[Truck]

We can do it here as well. Buck probably has more time though. I hear he works from home in his PJs.:tinysmile_aha_t:

Truck

[ThinkMud]

yup, work from home in my PJ's... but i at least try to find some shoes to put on while welding:tinysmile_twink_t2:

[Frankpapa]

Check the PJ's label to make sure they're not flammable :D

[ThinkMud]

Check the PJ's label to make sure they're not flammable :D

that's funny you mention that actually... my wife is pissed off that all my t-shirts now have nice little welding splatter holes in them:) not to mention the scars on my arms from before I got welding sleeves to wear.... welding a long arm on, being on the ground, you get burned a lot... scars to remember the awesome build:)

but for the record, now i am much more safer, and use a huge welding blanket and my miller welding sleeves, also my welding helmet is attached to a hardhat:) no more burns in my head! haha....

"you are not truly a man until you can melt some metal together!" -quote from dude that sold me my first welder

[TheYeti1775]

that's funny you mention that actually... my wife is pissed off that all my t-shirts now have nice little welding splatter holes in them:) not to mention the scars on my arms from before I got welding sleeves to wear.... welding a long arm on, being on the ground, you get burned a lot... scars to remember the awesome build:)

but for the record, now i am much more safer, and use a huge welding blanket and my miller welding sleeves, also my welding helmet is attached to a hardhat:) no more burns in my head! haha....

"you are not truly a man until you can melt some metal together!" -quote from dude that sold me my first welder
Just get the old jean jacket and use it.
They sell a welder's cap/hat that is made to have the bill tuck into the back of your shirt to protect your neck while your makes is on.

[Scrambler84]

I got a Hobart 140 to can weld stuff alright with, I'm getting better with more practice.

[michanecash]

Ill come by sometime Buck, but only if you wear the PJs.

I appreciate the help. Do you have a small scrap of Steel to weld on there. It looks like what was on there is pretty much gone.

If not, where would I get something like that?

Its probably a 5 minute job. I wouldn't mind getting some tutelage on welding either.

Probably wont be able to make it out this weekend, but maybe the following.

[Truck]

I have scrap if Buck doesn't.

Truck

[Pacifier]

The electrician took care of the voltage issue and I'm now go to go with the welder.... I'm going to head out and pick up some scrap metal and start learning to weld.... WOOHOOOO!

[blthomas]

I have some junk exhuast tube I've used to make hangers and cover holes in pipes and weld around.

Could get a piece from Advace or Vato zone too if you have one local.

D, I picked up a book at Lowes IIRC about welding, has alot of tips in it.

Clean metal is important, DO NOT USE BRAKE CLEANER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

Grind, wire disk, flapper disk, sander, then wipe down with damp rag. Good enough for most things.

Cleaner the metal the better the weld. And get used to black boogers. :tinysmile_twink_t2:

[Pacifier]

Here are some of my practice welds from today :tinysmile_eyebrow_t

First few passes. Started from the top and worked my way down.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f108/irkermit/IMG_4544.jpg

After a few passes

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f108/irkermit/IMG_4542.jpg

This is fun.... tomorrow I'm welding my extended shock hoops on the Zuk :tinysmile_twink_t2:

[blthomas]

You look like you can weld better than me fawker. Does yours have infinite heat control, or is it set heat levels?

I have a bad habit of not running hot enough. Always turning it up a notch after I start.

Need to find more junk metal to practice on myself. You running a gas bottle?

[Pacifier]

Does yours have infinite heat control, or is it set heat levels?

It has various heat levels, wire feed speeds, and can be set to weld all types of metals.

You running a gas bottle?

Yes, sir!

I was intimidated at first, but give me a few months and I'll be welding like a champ. I'm going to practice for another hour or so tomorrow before I start working on the Zuk... come on over.

[blthomas]

Might. T is bitching up a storm about the house, I haven't done much last 2 weekends. I'll holla.

[Pacifier]

If she keeps bitching, tell her to shut the F%^&% up and do it herself. Don't tell her I said that however :tinysmile_twink_t2:


SEE YA!

[ThinkMud]

Saturday I'll be welding up Adam's new floor pans in his YJ, so if you want to swing by so we can knock out the exhaust, come on by. We hope to start early, so you can come as early or late as you want. but if we finish early we may be going to shoot some:) so earlier is better.

[michanecash]

Right on. I will try hard to get there this time. Shit always seems to go down when somethings planned. Where you going shooting?

[ThinkMud]

Adam's friend has some private land they shoot on. But depending on the weather we may go to a range.

[Pacifier]

We got moving targets on my backyard :)

[ThinkMud]

We got moving targets on my backyard :)

it's been years since I trained to do that! lets do it!

... "easy, you just don't lead 'em as much. ain't war hell?" hahahaha

[Pacifier]

YES!......

.. "easy, you just don't lead 'em as much. ain't war hell?" hahahaha

OK... we now need to plan a trip to New Mexico :tinysmile_eyebrow_t