F.J.
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Had a quick job today welding a 200 x 25 cutting edge to the teeth of a 3foot bucket so it could be used as a scraper. It had to be quick as it was being picked up at half 2 to be taken to site. I started it at 11.30 and got away at 2.15!!
The blade came in at 1800mm long so had to be cut onsite with a 9" grinder.
I welded it using 4mm 7018s i bought off Snowcat a few months back with 6 passes per side. I started off at 150 amps but lowered to 135-140 once the heat was in there. The Pheonix rods ran like butter, never used them before but will be investing in more when i get through the pile i bought.
The front of the teeth had worn quite a bit so had a few more passes to close the gap but all ended well and just in time
The blade came in at 1800mm long so had to be cut onsite with a 9" grinder.
I welded it using 4mm 7018s i bought off Snowcat a few months back with 6 passes per side. I started off at 150 amps but lowered to 135-140 once the heat was in there. The Pheonix rods ran like butter, never used them before but will be investing in more when i get through the pile i bought.
The front of the teeth had worn quite a bit so had a few more passes to close the gap but all ended well and just in time