Well Im ready to weld my mounts to my 8.8 and have been talking to a couple different people getting different responses. We have a 110 Hobart with flux core at the house and Ive seen many people in our club use it to weld their axle mounts on and have not seen a problem with them ripping off. However looking on pirate and other welding forums it seems that welding mounts to 1/2 axle tube is a no no with 110. The only other welder I have direct access to is an old craftsman 220 AC only stick welder. I welded stick all summer long and feel comfortable using it but I was using a AC/DC machine and not sure if there is significant difference.
Main question is should I wait and try and use someones 220 that I can find or just go ahead and burn them in with the 110? Also if the AC stick welder seems decent what rod should I go with? We used 6010 roots and 7018 for stringers, only two rods Ive used.
Main question is should I wait and try and use someones 220 that I can find or just go ahead and burn them in with the 110? Also if the AC stick welder seems decent what rod should I go with? We used 6010 roots and 7018 for stringers, only two rods Ive used.