How Do My Trim Hole Welds Look? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

RipMeyer · 08-21-2002, 11:04 PM

Its been many years since I have done ANY welding.
I just got the millermatic 175 and these are my first welds. I had a few tough spots in the begining trying to get the heat and wire speed right but thought they started to look ok after awhile. So whadda ya think? Opinions? Tips?

ebfabman · 08-21-2002, 11:08 PM

Not bad at all! Get 'em dressed down and smooth and you'll be ready for some epoxy primer.

Good job!

minibike · 08-21-2002, 11:09 PM

Welds look good. I heard of a trick and tried it on mine. You place a piece of copper behind the panel and flush with the back of the metal. This acts as a heat sink and the weld will not stick to it. It reduced the warping and the burning out of the hole. You can see mine at...
http://www.starcomm.net/gchitwood/page14.html

I just used a copper end cap for copper pipe, and it worked pretty well. I believe Eastwood sells some copper spoons that would work better. I was amazed that he weld would not affect the copper.

Good luck.

tom hand · 08-21-2002, 11:16 PM

I was even cheaper when I welded up holes that were drilled in the bed, I used a penny, worked great.

minibike · 08-21-2002, 11:22 PM

good idea.

08-21-2002, 11:04 PM	#1
RipMeyer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Southern New Mexico Posts: 649	How Do My Trim Hole Welds Look? Its been many years since I have done ANY welding. I just got the millermatic 175 and these are my first welds. I had a few tough spots in the begining trying to get the heat and wire speed right but thought they started to look ok after awhile. So whadda ya think? Opinions? Tips?

08-21-2002, 11:09 PM	#3
minibike Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 500	Welds look good. I heard of a trick and tried it on mine. You place a piece of copper behind the panel and flush with the back of the metal. This acts as a heat sink and the weld will not stick to it. It reduced the warping and the burning out of the hole. You can see mine at... http://www.starcomm.net/gchitwood/page14.html I just used a copper end cap for copper pipe, and it worked pretty well. I believe Eastwood sells some copper spoons that would work better. I was amazed that he weld would not affect the copper. Good luck. __________________ 69 SWB LT1/4L60E www.classicplace.com

08-21-2002, 11:16 PM	#4
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	I was even cheaper when I welded up holes that were drilled in the bed, I used a penny, worked great. __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

08-21-2002, 11:22 PM	#5
minibike Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 500	good idea. __________________ 69 SWB LT1/4L60E www.classicplace.com

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08-21-2002, 11:08 PM	#2
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	Not bad at all! Get 'em dressed down and smooth and you'll be ready for some epoxy primer. Good job!



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