Jordan1996 ZJ

and i was expecting some criticizim i know it looks like crap welding, buts its going to hold ive welded enough things and broken enough things to know it will hold, i dont have my daddy holding my hand while i work on my jeep everything i do is just based off reaserch and what ive seen work. and if it does break i will be eating my words, oh well i will make another one

Trev1006

If your alive after it breaks, oh and not in prison for vehicular manslaughter......

jeepnxj96

Meh, welding takes practice, the more time you spend behind the hood with your machine, the better you will get. I run a similar welder. I have a Lincoln 175 HD. I run .035" wire. I generally weld with it at the middle setting for mat'l up to .140" thick with the wire speed at around 4-4.5. move your torch in circle or stich back and forth and watch your weld puddle. Should sound like bacon sizzling. For Thicker material that has been prepped properly I use the next setting up with a slightly higher wire feed.....around 5-5.5, with the same technique. Sometimes....although rarely do I use the highest setting on my welder.......usually only if I am welding anything over 3/8". Build looks good, hope this helps and have fun and be safe.....also buy a nice hood.......you will love yourself for it......and so will your eyes
A couple of my welds with my machine


sorry to hijack..............just trying to be helpful

w-stev29

Well If you took what I said as a critique of your work then you didn't understand my post. I said you were doing a good job and as far as my daddy holding my hand he doesn't he just taught me. Hope you stay safe out there. For your sake and others I hope your welds are strong enough to be beat on for the long haul I would hate for any one to get hurt. But I guess that would just be Darwinism in this case.

Jordan1996 ZJ

Oh no, i didn't mean it like that im just getting frustrated i guess. I really do appreciate everyones help i mean that is why im here. I should of also mention this is not my daily driver i have a truck and a trailer, so this isn't going to be on the road that often. It would be awfully hard to hurt anyone going 10mph on a trail, or 20mph in the sand dunes

w-stev29

It's alright I just wouldn't want anyone to get hurt and I always look out for fellow trail riders. I will be watching this until you finish can't wait to see the finished product.

Jordan1996 ZJ

Well am i doing any better?

99 Purple XJ

Awesome work dont let anybody tell you what can and cant be strong enough the welds look fine this isnt pirate 4x4 where every weld is a master peice as long as you penetrate the metals your fine looking back i wish i built my own long arm but that was before i trusted my welds now im saving to start a rear 4 link great job

jeepnxj96

slow your wire speed a bit, or move your torch in a sticting pattern or small circles, then it won't look like it is building up so much, and will look more even or consistant, as far as stregth of the welds goes, I can not see anything that really jumps out as unsafe, looks like most of the joints are welded on both sides and you have decent penetration. I don't see any porosity either so you have your gas flow set high enough as well. I usually run my gas around 7-10 CFH. if I am in the garage. Also, when you first fire your welder up and turn the gas, take a scrap piece of metal and burn on that for about 5-10 sec. This will purge the gas valve/line and you won't have porosity on your first tacks, or welds. The little welders would really benefit from a gas purge, but what do you do..........

Jordan1996 ZJ

i dont purge it at all, when i turn the machine off the gas is still in the line so the next time i turn it on i can put together a couple tacks and ive never noticed any porosity, next time i go out there i will turn down the wire feed and see how it does

w-stev29

Lookin good man much better. Good penetration, heat was right, and on the bench it is much easier to do good work. I look forward to the following your progress.

txjeeper

I agree totally with jeepnxj96. You could also try the weaving method If the circle method is to uncomfortable or something. Welds look really good man keep up the good work.

billyxj

looks alot better,,

NurpleXJ

Welds look a little cold to me. Try turning it up a notch and like someone else said slow down your wire speed. Other than that looks good!!

Jordan1996 ZJ

I cant crank it up anymore if i want more heat i would need to put in some fluxcore