Posted: 8/4/2010 10:10:43 PM EDT
| If I want to weld some 2"x2" hot rolled steel tubing to some AR500 3/8" thick steel plate what type of welder would I need. Also would a welder that runs off of 110 work or must it run off of 220? |
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Any type of welder should work, it would just differ in ease. You would be quite fine with a tig/mig/arc, but one thing you have to be careful of with AR500 is affecting the hardness with the heat of the weld. If you get it too hot, you'll ruin the temper. If I'm welding the back of the metal will it get hot enough to affect the strike area on the other side? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Any type of welder should work, it would just differ in ease. You would be quite fine with a tig/mig/arc, but one thing you have to be careful of with AR500 is affecting the hardness with the heat of the weld. If you get it too hot, you'll ruin the temper. If I'm welding the back of the metal will it get hot enough to affect the strike area on the other side? It might, but it's hard to say for sure. I would think a few quick tacks with a mig would probably be the best option in my untrained-completely-shade-tree opinion. |
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Any type of welder should work, it would just differ in ease. You would be quite fine with a tig/mig/arc, but one thing you have to be careful of with AR500 is affecting the hardness with the heat of the weld. If you get it too hot, you'll ruin the temper. If I'm welding the back of the metal will it get hot enough to affect the strike area on the other side? Get temperature crayons from your welding supply store. |
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What would be the cheapest welding setup to do some basic welding. Stuff such as welding a blind pin on a rifle barrel, make target stands, etc. I am not a fan of 110v setups. There is no question in my mind that 220 is better. However, I understand that a quality 110v setup is capable of some light duty work. I think your request is for both precision and crude welding. A stick welder "buzz box" available at Homeless Depot will do heavy duty welding with ease. Cheap and effective. You can even find one on craigslist for around $100. 220V is best here. But, they are not precision welders. I would not weld rifle parts with anything other than my TIG welder (a syncrowave 180) |