Inhouse Welding??

jmic

This is one thing I've never really tried to do. Maybe I should just go out and buy a welder and start welding things together and give it a try. Just recently had to have the bucket on our 200sr rebuilt and beefed up, tried a place in N.Haven called Tradon (really did a great job) Although he suggested a new bottom in the bucket so he took a templet and ordered it. Do you guys do your own welding, or sub it out?

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denick

Joe,

We do all small repair welding that can be done with a stick welder. Larger things we have a welder do. I have been trying to take a course by Merriam-Graves for a couple of years. I haven't been able to get them to do a Saturday or winter course yet. Its always weekday or weeknights during busy times.

Nick

jmic

Nick,
What is Merriam Graves, some kind of school? Thats the kind of course I'd be interested in.

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denick

Welding supply house all over N. E. They have a training facility near hartford.

Nick

dayexco

small onsite repairs, we typically do ourselves, and light "non-critical" fabricating in our shop. we all can weld good enough to get ourselves in trouble, that's why we leave the needed repairs and fabs to a local weld shop here. although, i did build us a new excavator mounted packwheel this last winter, turned out sweet

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jmic

Hey Day,
Can you post a pic of that pack wheel ( in action )? Thanks.

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Bjd

We do all of our own welding, mostly steam and chilled water lines.
However I do some repairs for other guys as well.

Try getting a book on it, some guy named Finch wrote one a few years back and it kinda took the mystrey out of welding for a lot of guys.

With the type of stuff you want to weld, I would go with a bigger stick machine rather than a wire feeder.

BJD

rino1494

My dad does all of our welding and fabing. He can lay down a roll of nickels no problem. Me on the other hand........i'll just sit back and watch.

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dayexco

jmic, i have no "action" pics of it, but can take a few dig pics of it and post them on here, it's sitting out in the yard here, freshly painted, waiting to go to work monday

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dayexco

let's see if i can get these pics to load up of the packwheel

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dayexco

oops forgot one

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