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Offline 4PLAYZJ

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« on: April 26, 2007, 08:44:13 PM »
I am in the process of prepping my 8.8 for my project(brackets arrived yesterday)I am wondering if a 110v welder has enough juice to weld my brackets to the diff tubes?.  It is a miller 135.
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mudslinginjoel

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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2007, 09:37:41 PM »
for something with reverse stresses and what not,I wouldn't use anything smaller then a 230v welder!,we have a few 115v at work,and there pretty much just good for sheet metal.
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Offline BlackYJ

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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2007, 07:21:28 AM »
I am not up on my welders by if you have to, you could do multiple pass to get the full weld bead.  Plus this actually strengthens the weld.
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Offline JohnB

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« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2007, 10:00:36 AM »
If you know what you are doing, size does not matter  :lol:

If you do not know what you are doing don't do any structural welding, period....
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Offline Bnine

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« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2007, 04:21:49 PM »
Some preheat, an practice passes on a test peice will tell you if you can get away with it or not.

It should be enough welder with the proper prep.
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Offline Gearhead

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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2007, 11:00:33 PM »
I've done it with an M135 , it turned out fine  , I'll admit   , my welding career began in 1974.

Given a choice , I'd go with a machine that has more heat though.
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twisted_offroader

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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2007, 02:39:43 AM »
more heat, dont risk it man
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mudslinginjoel

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« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2007, 07:27:14 AM »
minimun!,a 230 v machine,better safe then sorry right?,I'm a journeyman welder by trade,if your really stuck,tack your brackets on,PM me,and I'll weld it up at my work,you don't want to rip your diff of in the trail man...
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Offline cLAY

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« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2007, 08:08:05 AM »
Use a bigger welder.

Had a member of our club weld up some diffs for his XJ with a 110V unit(D44 front and 9" rear). took it down to Moab and some of the bracketry let go on one of the trails. He had to hire a welder with a portable rig to come upto where he was and fix it. And then cause it was a trail fix it wasn't lined up quite right so he had to fix it again when he got home. This was on the front.

2 months later the rear let go on Pretty Rock......

The pattern here is that they'll be fine untill you really push it and then fail at the worst possible time!
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