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Post by walkercoonhunter on Jul 4, 2011 6:36:15 GMT -5
did you dry fire that trap? those top welds on your lams dont look like they penetrated your trap jaw much.....looks like you better get some practise with your welder before doing anymore....ideas are good....keep at it and you will have it down in no time...
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Post by bigtwinhd on Jul 4, 2011 7:46:26 GMT -5
Yup, just a little more penetration and she'll be mint! Critters don't care what your welds look like, just so they hold up.
What is the strength on that other swivel? Is it coyote worthy? Where do you get them? I have an idea I could use them on smaller extensions on my boxes and floats. (Required on spring floats)
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Post by haydenmekeland on Jul 4, 2011 11:08:06 GMT -5
loooks alright few more and your be golden
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Post by haydenmekeland on Jul 4, 2011 23:09:19 GMT -5
use tig welder.
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Post by walkercoonhunter on Jul 5, 2011 8:09:24 GMT -5
i dry fired it several times and all welds held i'm using gasless flux core wire so the welds look a bit different than gased mig welds. the sterling style swivel i made i got the recipe off this forum made with 20d nail a hex nut that's just loose enough for free spin and a fence staple, i gave it as much a torture test as i could muster and trust me guys some of you might wince at my prototype gear torture tests. as far as the penetration on the lams if i'd goten any more i'd have burned through the jaws im sorry but with the looks of those welds you didnt get very good penetration....and your wire speed was way too fast..you didnt almost burn thru those jaws..your wire wasnt in 1 spot long enough to get the weld that deep.....im used to using a flux core mig welder as well and those welds look like they are sitting on top of your base metal(trap jaw)and melted down into your top dress(lam) most.... here is the way your weld should look and these was done with a small fluxcore mig welder and the welds wire wheeled after.... keep at it...welding takes practice...the more you do it the better you will get...dont get discouraged....
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Post by haydenmekeland on Jul 5, 2011 10:53:57 GMT -5
IMO walker is right as you can see on your traps it looks like the welds chipped in some places slow the wire speed down and slowly make your welds.
walker. what ga wire are the rods that you welded to your trap.
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Post by walkercoonhunter on Jul 5, 2011 15:47:58 GMT -5
IMO walker is right as you can see on your traps it looks like the welds chipped in some places slow the wire speed down and slowly make your welds. walker. what ga wire are the rods that you welded to your trap. they are 3/16 round stock.... littlewolf im not busting on your job....just trying to point out how you can make them better when doing more..and ya better grind off all the sharp edges and humps off the tops of your lams because they will cut the animals leg when its fighting that trap....ive said enough to not be herd so just disreguard all my info that i shared with you......
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Post by haydenmekeland on Jul 5, 2011 16:29:12 GMT -5
thanks walker. im going to put your advice to use ill have pictures of of my job when its don i need to get the metal rods first.
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Post by nightstalker1 on Jul 5, 2011 16:48:27 GMT -5
i dry fired it several times and all welds held i'm using gasless flux core wire so the welds look a bit different than gased mig welds. the sterling style swivel i made i got the recipe off this forum made with 20d nail a hex nut that's just loose enough for free spin and a fence staple, i gave it as much a torture test as i could muster and trust me guys some of you might wince at my prototype gear torture tests. as far as the penetration on the lams if i'd goten any more i'd have burned through the jaws im sorry but with the looks of those welds you didnt get very good penetration....and your wire speed was way too fast..you didnt almost burn thru those jaws..your wire wasnt in 1 spot long enough to get the weld that deep.....im used to using a flux core mig welder as well and those welds look like they are sitting on top of your base metal(trap jaw)and melted down into your top dress(lam) most.... here is the way your weld should look and these was done with a small fluxcore mig welder and the welds wire wheeled after.... keep at it...welding takes practice...the more you do it the better you will get...dont get discouraged.... Sound advice. He's just trying to help. Keep practicing and you'll see improvement. I found it helpful to experiment with the heat and wire feed settings on scrap metal , of similar thickness, to get the welder setting dialed in. Tom
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Post by haydenmekeland on Jul 5, 2011 16:50:09 GMT -5
yeah thats what i do to
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Post by walkercoonhunter on Jul 5, 2011 17:25:39 GMT -5
another thing also i have found that with the fluxcored wire when working with traps and such when only welding small 1/2 to 3/4 inch welds the .30 wire worked much better for me over the .35 wire...
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Post by bushdog on Jul 5, 2011 17:45:50 GMT -5
littlewolf, not too bad of a job. Grind down all the waste slag and bulky welds, then wire brush to smooth out the rough edges. You are well on your way to being an adept modifier. I can tell you enjoy tinkering with your traps as I do. Keep at it. I like your swivels too, give us a finished pic before and after dying them. Rick.
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Post by cdr on Jul 5, 2011 18:01:10 GMT -5
littlewolf, I love it! Your welds look just like mine and I'm using a rod welder that is about the size of a bread box...lol If your welds will hold, the animals will never care about the looks of the trap! You got the right idea IMO... Oh yeah, some make them trap mods look sharp and I like that look; however, a working trap is the most importat thing to me (looks come in later down the line)...... Thank you for sharing your pics! CDR
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Post by haydenmekeland on Jul 7, 2011 23:01:11 GMT -5
threw er on here little wolf.
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Post by bushdog on Jul 10, 2011 9:19:25 GMT -5
LOL littlewolf...... post the pics up, I think!
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Post by walkercoonhunter on Jul 11, 2011 14:16:43 GMT -5
just remember to move your hand slow and pay attention to what your melt pool tells you to do...go faster or slower.....
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Post by haydenmekeland on Jul 11, 2011 15:04:07 GMT -5
yes little wolf i said put the pics on lol, aka threw em on here
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Post by minnesotascott on Jul 15, 2011 11:40:33 GMT -5
May I make a recondation?
Find some metal the same thickness as the jaws ans use small cut off pieces or the rod you use for your lams and practice your welds on scrap material. I do this everytime I weld to make sure I have my setting right on the welder. Every wire now matter what size will weld a little different from spool to spool. I do the same with my stick welder also.
It normally only takes a couple short practice welds to get my welder set to the setting I want and need.
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Post by stealthbear on Jul 21, 2011 17:32:34 GMT -5
Ive welded allot with my $100.00 tig welder and get alot of splatter like you did. that's interesting about the .30 wire working better than the .35
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Post by minnesotascott on Jul 21, 2011 22:05:48 GMT -5
LW, my opinon is this... If the traps work like you want you did a fantastic job.
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Post by cmr2 on Aug 7, 2011 21:10:31 GMT -5
try a little pre heat with a propane torch ,the gasless wire is a little finicky but can be done nicely ,don't know your machine ,but could you have the leads reversed ? I weld for a dollar and it happens to me on time to time ,keep at and you will get the nack of it
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