welding machine

[andrea]

hi to all...
Any welder in this forum?
i have a simple question , here we go ..
with 100 AMP ARC WELDING MACHINE can I weld few plate maybe 1/4inch for support my floor's on the jeep??
or 100 amp is to small?? ..
thankx

 

[mylittlecj5]

Do you have a pic of the damaged areas? And how good is the welder doing the work?
And 1/4" is a bit big for both the welder and the repair.... 1/8" or 3/16" would be better suited for both the repair and the welder (assuming that the repair is on the frame, and not the body, of course)

 

[andrea]

no the damage is the center support where the rubber bushing are and the damage is the body not the frame

 

[mylittlecj5]

Yea, You'll have a very hard time trying to weld the body with an ARC welder. See if you can dig up a MIG welder to weld that up.
Is the body still on the chassis?

 

[andrea]

yes the body is on the frame

 

[CJ]

1/4" plate is very thich. 14 or 16 (I think) gauge steel is about right for replacing the floor pan sections.

 

[LongHorn]

1/4" plate is very thich. 14 or 16 (I think) gauge steel is about right for replacing the floor pan sections.

That's called "Up-Armor" to help defeat those pesky landmines.

 

[BajaEdition]

Arc would be overkill, use a good mig machine. if welding in the jeep while outdoors use a flux core with reversed polarity from the gas set up. I think the gauge will be 14 for the metal but if the damage is not rust, such as a crack you can just run a grinder down the crack and run a bead. if it is a bigger problem here is a place that sells metal of the original gauge. And remember 3/4 of a weld is in the prep work.
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[Kane]

1/4" plate is to thick for welding to sheetmetal. It will cause extra stress on the sheetmetal at the weld point and cause premature failure.

 

[kicknjeep]

That's called "Up-Armor" to help defeat those pesky landmines.

Well then I ain't afraid of any IED's cause I gots lots of armor

 

[LongHorn]

Well then I ain't afraid of any IED's cause I gots lots of armor

Rodger that, Over.