On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:30:10 -0500, "Snag" wrote:

also posted to sejw
Several years ago I bought a Lincoln 225 Tombstone from a friend . Today I
finally got around to powering it up ... and it works . That's not the
surprise part , because I fullly expected it to work .
What surprised me was that after like 40+ years since I held a stinger I
can run a halfway decent bead . I ran down to Lowes earlier to pick up some
6011 and 6013 in 1/8" , I already had some 7018 .
6011 at 75 and 90 amps left a pretty decent bead , though a little flat .
Couldn't get it to strike at 60 amps , it just wanted to stick . I'm welding
on a piece of 1/4" scrap .
6013 was a little easier to get a decent bead with , ran it at 75/90/105 .
Amperage made a definite difference in bead profle . I did both flat surface
and corner with both rods , and never even opened the 7018 . I'll save that
for another day .
Up til now I've relied on the little 110v Lincoln Weldpak 100 . But there
have been times lately when a little more power would have been nice ... and
now I have it !
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Snag
Learning keeps
you young !


Good for you! Btw...60 amps is pretty low for 1/8" 60`6011. Its not all
that easy to start when the amps are low..and you dont get much of a
weld. Around 75-90 works for me. with 6011

Its a hot little deep penetrator made for dirty work and rough steel.
The AC version of 6010 more or less.

For a maybe prettier weld on 1/4"..try 5/32"s 6013. You certainly dont
need any penetration on metal that thing and 6013 is a pretty good
general purpose "farm rod" for most things.

Ive got one of t hose little Lincolns..and for certain things..they
certainly are damned hard to beat. But they just dont do rough work very
well, or thicker materials. 1/4" is about where I start reaching for one
of the bigger machines if Im not at the welding table

https://picasaweb.google.com/gunnerasch/WeldingStuff#


Gunner

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