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Newb here but I lurk. Bought a Miller 211 last month that I had been wanting for years. Finally was able to afford one so I bought it. I had it at work where I work as a auto tech for a dealership. I've been working on a grinder stand but I haven't had enough time to even connect the gas bottle to my welder or anything just been prepping the materials so far. Anyway my team leader came to me with a hood latch that had snapped where the hood cable attaches to the latch. It was pretty small and painted but I said I would try to reattach. I setup the 211 and adjusted the auto set to 1/8" and tacked it to the piece then a quick 1-2 weld and it quenched it with some water. Came out perfect. Not enough to penetrate through and weld it to the backing plate just enough (the part I welded has to still move back and forth and is riveted to a plate behind it)Co-worker put it in the truck and all was well again. Felt awesome to fix
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Reply:He was probably quenching it with water to prevent the painted part from peeling in the surround area around the weld joint.  Good job on this fix.  Although seemingly small and insignificant, to the customer who brought in the vehicle it probably means the world of a difference from having a hood that won't secure properly to one that does.   1st on WeldingWeb to have a scrolling sig! HTP Invertig 400HTP Invertig 221HTP ProPulse 300HTP ProPulse 200 x2HTP ProPulse 220MTSHTP Inverarc 200TLP HTP Microcut 875SC
Reply:Originally Posted by OscarHe was probably quenching it with water to prevent the painted part from peeling in the surround area around the weld joint.  Good job on this fix.  Although seemingly small and insignificant, to the customer who brought in the vehicle it probably means the world of a difference from having a hood that won't secure properly to one that does.
Reply:Hey!Sounds like a win.Helped someone out, and got the job done.Thumbs up!John
Reply:It's just the beginning. Now people will be chasing you down all the time to fix things like this. Next you will be buying more equipment so you can fix more things.It 's a slippery fun slope
Reply:Cool man - I still remember the first thing I welded in 1987 Saved my boss $40 with his oxy/acetylene torch - I think I was making $4/hr at the time Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:You sound like the sort of guy I want to work with!
Reply:I'm glad you succeeded!The little jobs are sometimes very tough. I had to "fix" a broken windshield wiper arm once that fit a motorhome. Those suckers are like over 2 feet long, and the part I welded was slotted, soOo I had to weld it at two sides of the slot (of course). Or there were the Ford filler neck breather tube bungs...I had to do a few of them for a fleet job we did. I oxyacetylene torch welded them. The torch is your friend!  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:Good work. Good tools and excellent skills are invaluable......wish I had some.....Arcon Workhorse 300MSPowcon 400SMTPowcon SM400 x 2Powcon SM3001968 SA200 Redface1978 SA250 DieselMiller Super 32P FeederPre 1927 American 14" High Duty LatheK&T Milwaukee 2H Horizontal MillBryan