Monster GT Conversion With A Center Diff

[lincpimp]

Lower wire speed will help. And you will get a feel for it thru experience. I still turn out crap welds sometimes, no one is 100% all of the time!

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by Overdriven

Hmm, I just assumed the spool gun was for a different reason, tips, contaminating the chord, etc. While I like learning new stuff especially techniques like that, you suck, cause now I'm going to have to try it out and do projects I was putting off! Lol

Actually, you'll need a tank of Argon gas too...not cheap for the additional tank (I think i paid about 240 for mine).

Krawlin - have you done much torch welding? I'm kinda curious now if you could do the same assembly using some .125 or thinner steel plate and torch weld it together. That would leave a very nice finish, and I'd think it would be just as strong.

good point on your choice of steel. I'm just the opposite here - I have an unlimited supply of Aluminum, but very little steel (tends to make the big birds too heavy!!).

[Overdriven]

Originally Posted by Krawlin

Like Overdriven said, part of the cool factor is the "not perfect but very functional" finish of it, which I kind of like. However, I may polish it to a mirror finish and clear coat it, not sure yet.

Great minds think alike! I like the bling, but there's somethng about being able to say "look what I made without my own cnc, lathe, etc" that adds a certain cool factor. And for a basher MT, I personally wouldn't go through the trouble of cleaning up the finished one. But you'll get better and end up making the next ones even better anyway, so.

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Actually, you'll need a tank of Argon gas too...not cheap for the additional tank (I think i paid about 240 for mine).

Tanks are cheap for me. I use old 20lb CO2 fire extinguisher tanks from work. I just hydrotest it after hours, and I only have to pay for the valve and fill. And paint the argon a different color so I don't mix them up!