Thinking of trying to make a front linkage box or box weight. Probably a stupid question but im new to welding so what type of welder would you recommend using? MIG or TIG? Also would be great to see some examples.
Many Thanks
Many Thanks
Front Linkage box's
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TripleSix
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- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Making something heavy to hang on the front of a tractor possibly isn't the best first welding project for you...
Rod Dumbreck
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If you are using materials from around the farm, then start with stick welding, its far more forgiving of a bit of rust. If its seriously heavy then you ought to worry a bit about the attachment points, i.e. the correct sort of steel and how it is affected by heat.
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Seconded, and Rod has some good advice as well.
If it's farm repairs and bits of scrap, learn to stick weld.
As you're new to welding:
There's lots of you tube videos on the subject, get some plate and follow these until you can run a half decent weld with a stick welder.
Then get some 2" angle and run a weld along it about 6" long. Clean the slag off, and run another weld on top. Keep doing this until it's about 1" thick. Cut it in half with a hacksaw and look for any impurities in the cross section. Keep doing this till it looks like solid steel.
At this point maybe try a small project, like a trolley to keep the welder on, and keep building up from there.
If you want to make a lot of things using new steel, learn to MIG when you can stick weld, at least on the flat.
This is how I learnt, there are people a lot more qualified, such as @the-mad-welder and there are a lot of training groups / night schools etc.
Just please PLEASE don't go making a box as your first project. If it breaks at 50k on the road.....