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This weekend while breaking out a street to repair a water main under it I broke a piece on the  impactor attachment of my tractor, and at 3:00 am we couldn't get a hold of our welder who was out of town for a wedding, I took a chance and welded it. I have never weled anything this thick before but from reading books and doing alot of reading on this forum heres the finished product which held up for another 4 hours of me pounding the sh## out of it.Its not the best looking weld but it held up.Will   Supports Autism Awareness                            My ToysBobCat 225 PLusMillermatic 130Miller Spectrum 300 CutmateEverlast Power Tig 185 Micro April is Autism Month .
Reply:Look here, if you are not the welder and  you are just the operator of the rig and you welded it without proper knowledge or experience and the dang thing held up for another 4 hours of getting beat like a redheaded stepchild, I say DANG FINE JOB!!!!!The proof is in the pudding, right?Ok, with that point being made, I think the first passes look like they were a little cool. But hey, like I said, it got the job done and the water line got fixed, right?Well, there you go!Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:Originally Posted by Joker11Look here, if you are not the welder and  you are just the operator of the rig and you welded it without proper knowledge or experience and the dang thing held up for another 4 hours of getting beat like a redheaded stepchild, I say DANG FINE JOB!!!!!The proof is in the pudding, right?Ok, with that point being made, I think the first passes look like they were a little cool. But hey, like I said, it got the job done and the water line got fixed, right?Well, there you go!
Reply:Dog gone right! What rod did you use?City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Originally Posted by tanglediverDog gone right! What rod did you use?
Reply:Looks like you nailed it up plenty good enough. Good job. Thanks for the pics.
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Reply:Pretty good for "Not being a weldor" DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Originally Posted by David RPretty good for "Not being a weldor" David