Extreme Birdcage Rust
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Garland Texas
Great job Bob! The repairs are undetectable. You can finally relax now that it's back home. For a man with no welding, painting, metal-working, or restoration experience the repairs are outstanding.
Give me a holler when you're ready to start on the body.
Mike
Give me a holler when you're ready to start on the body.
Mike
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Lehigh county Pennsylvania
You've used the term 'button welded' many times in this thread. I just checked through my Lincoln Electric Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding, 13th Edition, December 1994...informally called the bible.
No 'button welding' exists. Butt welds and butt joints, but no button weld. I've also searched Welding Web forum and Miller's forum. Both are chocked full of newbies yet no mention of button welded.
Is that a new Gen X term for plug weld?
Where did it come from?
Can you give a brief description of how it's made.
No 'button welding' exists. Butt welds and butt joints, but no button weld. I've also searched Welding Web forum and Miller's forum. Both are chocked full of newbies yet no mention of button welded.
Is that a new Gen X term for plug weld?
Where did it come from?
Can you give a brief description of how it's made.
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Billerica MA
Hi 69 Chevy - The button welds I referenced are a type of lap weld. The top piece has a hole drilled in it and weld around the edges filling the hole that was drilled. I have found references to this type of weld on other sites. http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/tu...-welding-3271/I used 5/16 holes. Before this project I had a welder and performed some test welds (flux-core) and these welds appeared to be easy.
I converted my welder to mig when a Corvette enthusiast, professional welder, told me Mig was a much better way to go. I think he actually called me a farmer. I started with a 20lb bottle(OH &@$% bottle) which was a big mistake and on my fist refill went to a 40lb. I am an absolute novice welder.
I converted my welder to mig when a Corvette enthusiast, professional welder, told me Mig was a much better way to go. I think he actually called me a farmer. I started with a 20lb bottle(OH &@$% bottle) which was a big mistake and on my fist refill went to a 40lb. I am an absolute novice welder.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 2,200
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From: Lehigh county Pennsylvania
