dacolson wrote:Tough to weld too
hogaboomer wrote:I would just use duct tape.
Would small angle welded around the outside do the job? The I’d just make the total size of the door bigger so as to go around the bracing. I just don’t want it to look odd.towtruck wrote:having the door frame on the outside of the fire box will work fine....just make sure the firebox has some kind of framing around the opening to keep it from warping.
Thanks Towtruck, so here is a couple of pic showing my lines of thought for the framing you mention. Any preference to which would be better?towtruck wrote:having the door frame on the outside of the fire box will work fine....just make sure the firebox has some kind of framing around the opening to keep it from warping.
Yeah I tend to agree. I gather you mean to 45 the ends where each piece will join? That was the plan. Thanks for the help once again.Big T wrote:I would 45 the angle iron and weld it to the outside of the FB, I wouldn't choke the inside down anymore. I have seen a few FB/WC that had flat bar on edge welded around the outside to brace them.
Yeah, the label says “gasless wire”. You will be correct, it’s probably set up issues added to lack of experience/skill, all of which I will gradually fix.tinspark wrote:Also, at the very least, remove all of the slag on your tack welds before trying to weld over them. If you have a stiff wire wheel on a grinder that works great for this. Innershield doesn't like welding over slag.. Also, I was looking at your welds again, you mentioned that your polarity is correct/ Are you sure that you are running innershield and not dual shield? Some wire that looks like flux core but actually needs gas with it too (dual shield) which makes for a beautiful and very strong bead... Still looks like a possible machine setting/ set-up issue to me. IMHO
Nice looking build!