Well, most truckers don't know how to weld anyway, this is more of a tip for anyone who cuts and welds but hasn't had the opportunity to see or use one of these. I was a welder at one time.
Just used this today on my work apprenticeship. Really cool stuff. I was gouging thick metal “doors” which hold the net of a fish dragger open. When they drag along the bottom of he ocean, they wear slowly and Need to be cut off every once in a while. The steel is about half an inch thick, so it take a decent amount to gouge. Really cool stuff I recommend any welder tries it at least once.
That's pretty fascinating. I've not heard of this before. I knew little about the various things with welding. Sure does a good job! Well worth watching.
Used this in an old main Dept I used to be in. It definitely has it’s place but those sparks can be dangerous if you don’t keep an eye on them. Great video. Thanks for sharing🙏🏼.
With zip disks being cheap its easy to cut welds with them, we have an air arc at work rarely gets used, never had one in the families welding shop, washing out old welds with a torch was a common practice. Looks like your old trailer has seen some heavy loads in its day with stress cracks. Your old Ideal arc Lincoln welder were good 220 volt welding machines in their day, fairly smooth, decent duty cycle on them.
Yes the trailer has done it's time but I will get a few more years out of it. I do like the old lincoln 250, I also did fix the old lincoln wire feed too, it had a loose wire inside and I put a new liner in it and found a bad o-ring while changing the liner.
Thanks for the upload young man! I wasn't aware of such technology but I am now. I have Oxy Propane gear and gouging rods at home but it never crossed my mind about Air Arc.
That’s Really Neat Gordon It’s The 1St Time I’ve Seen One of These Arc Aires I’ve Used a Plasma Cutter But Never Knew These Existed 😯😯😲 Thanks For Showing Me Something Completely New 😀😀😀
Normally only used in steel production shops, I also use it on heavy equipment to gouge out a crack before welding to assure 100% penetration. Thanks for commenting Chris.
Gordon...I am embarrassed to say I never learned how to weld. Would you be I interested in doing a basic instructional video? Starting with the basics? You are pretty good at it.
The second problem I have is in the yellow knob parking brake which is when I pull it out the wipers stop working until I bush the yellow knob down and also the yellow knob don't park the truck
Hi Gordon, I got 98 Fld clicking noise coming from back of my truck when I turn to the left or right specially when the trailer hooked worsens like you hitting something, we changed the passenger side busing not solving now the mechanic is saying barring, how the bearings got like that loudly noises? I am saying maybe fifth wheel, center pins on drive axils may be out. What is your suggestion? Thanks in advance
Gordon Robertson DIY , you are right, I send the driver to other shop in Oklahoma City and found it rare axle def was stacked and not let axle move! Thanks for replying sir!
Hello Gordon, Very useful video. Thnx. Q: i have a little portable welding 200 amp. If i buy one of those arc air handle, can i use it with my machine? 2nd: can i remove welding from 1/16 th in metal plates? Thanks in advance
Thanks for watching. This tool works better with a D.C. machine and needs a lot of power to burn even the smallest diameter carbon rods. I would probably just use a grinder with a cut-off wheel for 1/16" metal.
Check out Arc Air's website. I have their exothermic cutter which only requires an oxygen tank for fuel and their consumable rods for cutting, gouging, plunging and even underwater cutting. Also, you’ll need a small battery to start the rods. Overall, very compact and useful
Thanks Don. I think I have a little more welding experience than most mechanics but since I do all my work at home, I invest in more tools than most people would.
Where in the world are you gonna use a trailer with that many frame patches without getting caught. Glad you didn't show us what the neck looks like if the back is ate out that bad. Looking forward to the cutting video when your scraping the whole trailer
I hope you and your people around you are staying well. Yesterday I couldn't finish an electric job on the trailer because of the high wind and cooler temps, I needed to solder something in front at the pigtail plugin but couldn't get it hot enough and I know a propane torch would never stay lit in that wind. I never thought a high watt iron would not work in high wind. I ordered a 500 watt iron from Amazon Prime that should be here in 3 weeks, (so much for Prime these days) Let's see what happens today out there.
That particular Galaxy is an air Arc gouge which is the best one profax make the gouges as well it is not so good the O-ring stick and cause the gouge to leak That particular welding machine is 17 1/2 amps per crank that's the exact same welding machine I learn how to weld on in 1991 and since then I'll burn more carbon Arc rods than I care to count very very handy tool to use get you a good set of earplugs
I love the vicegrip clamp! Pure gold! Thanks!
I'm NOT a trucker. But I like this tutorial.
Very helpful. Thanks for making it !!!!
Well, most truckers don't know how to weld anyway, this is more of a tip for anyone who cuts and welds but hasn't had the opportunity to see or use one of these. I was a welder at one time.
Your welder was built in Canada, great video, thanks for the demonstration.
Just used this today on my work apprenticeship. Really cool stuff. I was gouging thick metal “doors” which hold the net of a fish dragger open. When they drag along the bottom of he ocean, they wear slowly and Need to be cut off every once in a while. The steel is about half an inch thick, so it take a decent amount to gouge. Really cool stuff I recommend any welder tries it at least once.
That's pretty fascinating. I've not heard of this before. I knew little about the various things with welding. Sure does a good job! Well worth watching.
Very cool! Thanks for taking the time to make this video - now I want one!
That's a cool tool Gordon, thanks for sharing that! Also the idea of a Vise Grip grounding clamp is pretty ingenious.
Thanks Niles. Good to hear from you again.
Used this in an old main Dept I used to be in. It definitely has it’s place but those sparks can be dangerous if you don’t keep an eye on them. Great video. Thanks for sharing🙏🏼.
Yep, that's why I was picky about which way to blow the sparks.
That’s a neat tool. I bet it works good in tight spaces you can’t get a grinder in. Thanks for the video
You bet
Does the weld filler burn more easily than the plate itself? I'm vey impressed, sir!nn Many thanks for the edeucation.
No, it burns the same. Thanks for watching.
Tool I didn't know about.. Cool video..
Thanks for commenting.
This commonly used to burn out the track pins on dozers and excavators.
Interesting, never knew something like that existed.
Thank you sir.
With zip disks being cheap its easy to cut welds with them, we have an air arc at work rarely gets used, never had one in the families welding shop, washing out old welds with a torch was a common practice. Looks like your old trailer has seen some heavy loads in its day with stress cracks. Your old Ideal arc Lincoln welder were good 220 volt welding machines in their day, fairly smooth, decent duty cycle on them.
Yes the trailer has done it's time but I will get a few more years out of it. I do like the old lincoln 250, I also did fix the old lincoln wire feed too, it had a loose wire inside and I put a new liner in it and found a bad o-ring while changing the liner.
Yeah this would have been an abrasive disk for myself.
so these are like a forerunner to a plasma cutter? Never seen one and thanks heaps for showing us.
Could be, I don't know when they were invented. I first saw it about 30 years ago. Thanks for commenting.
What is the small sheet metal tool for that comes with the tool, thanks
Cool video, I really don’t see these things around very often.
Thanks for commenting.
Thanks for the upload young man! I wasn't aware of such technology but I am now. I have Oxy Propane gear and gouging rods at home but it never crossed my mind about Air Arc.
Thanks for watching sir.
That’s Really Neat Gordon It’s The 1St Time I’ve Seen One of These Arc Aires I’ve Used a Plasma Cutter But Never Knew These Existed 😯😯😲 Thanks For Showing Me Something Completely New 😀😀😀
Normally only used in steel production shops, I also use it on heavy equipment to gouge out a crack before welding to assure 100% penetration. Thanks for commenting Chris.
" I should have a fire extinguisher, but I don't" hahahaha
What size rods did you use for that and what amperage? Thanks.
I think the rods are 1/4" and my welder goes up to 250 on the DC side and I have it pretty much all the way up.
Gordon...I am embarrassed to say I never learned how to weld. Would you be I interested in doing a basic instructional video? Starting with the basics? You are pretty good at it.
You can look at my playlist on cutting and welding for now and when you get a welder, tell me what you get and I'll be happy to help you get started.
@@GordonRobertsonDIY thanks...I think ill pick one up when things normalize again
if you put a welding lens over your camera, it will be able to record what you did, i use these almost everyday at work with 1/2" rods
Thanks that was helpful
Nice video, thanks. How’s the house coming.?
Not working on it yet. Thanks for asking Ted.
The second problem I have is in the yellow knob parking brake which is when I pull it out the wipers stop working until I bush the yellow knob down and also the yellow knob don't park the truck
Maybe someone changed the valve and put the hoses back wrong or put in the wrong valve? I don't know.
Hi Gordon, I got 98 Fld clicking noise coming from back of my truck when I turn to the left or right specially when the trailer hooked worsens like you hitting something, we changed the passenger side busing not solving now the mechanic is saying barring, how the bearings got like that loudly noises? I am saying maybe fifth wheel, center pins on drive axils may be out. What is your suggestion? Thanks in advance
Sorry, I can't offer an opinion without being there to see and hear.
Gordon Robertson DIY , you are right, I send the driver to other shop in Oklahoma City and found it rare axle def was stacked and not let axle move! Thanks for replying sir!
Hello Gordon, Very useful video. Thnx. Q: i have a little portable welding 200 amp. If i buy one of those arc air handle, can i use it with my machine? 2nd: can i remove welding from 1/16 th in metal plates? Thanks in advance
Thanks for watching. This tool works better with a D.C. machine and needs a lot of power to burn even the smallest diameter carbon rods. I would probably just use a grinder with a cut-off wheel for 1/16" metal.
Check out Arc Air's website. I have their exothermic cutter which only requires an oxygen tank for fuel and their consumable rods for cutting, gouging, plunging and even underwater cutting. Also, you’ll need a small battery to start the rods. Overall, very compact and useful
Hello Mr Gordon ,I have a problem in headlight Which is when I turn it on the switch gets hot and turn the lights off
sounds like a bad switch or maybe a loose connection on the switch.
The third problem is in the power divider lock switch doesn't work so can you help me and show me how to solve these problems ?
I think someone mixed up some air lines.
Had it for 20years. Damn not used much. Use about 40 rods of 1/4 and 1/2 rods a week 😅
I was going back and forth wondering if I can hook an arcair to my stick welder and compressor and somehow make it work. Thanks for the vid
I've got a harbor freight 80 amp inverter welder... it uses 1/4" carbon rods easily....
80 amps? Wow. You're good.
They work however Plasma cutters are a little more practical and quicker
Interesting video we used to use arc air on construction equipment years ago forgot how noisy they were
Thanks Don. I think I have a little more welding experience than most mechanics but since I do all my work at home, I invest in more tools than most people would.
Where in the world are you gonna use a trailer with that many frame patches without getting caught. Glad you didn't show us what the neck looks like if the back is ate out that bad. Looking forward to the cutting video when your scraping the whole trailer
I have not saw one of those since the mid 90s!
I hope you and your people around you are staying well. Yesterday I couldn't finish an electric job on the trailer because of the high wind and cooler temps, I needed to solder something in front at the pigtail plugin but couldn't get it hot enough and I know a propane torch would never stay lit in that wind. I never thought a high watt iron would not work in high wind. I ordered a 500 watt iron from Amazon Prime that should be here in 3 weeks, (so much for Prime these days) Let's see what happens today out there.
I wore my warm weather riding gear yesterday and today it's snowing on and off )
Hey Gordon how you doing?
I was just wondering what diameter Rod you were using on your Arc air?
Thanks
I think they're about 1/4" or 5/16" they can be found smaller but they are very fragile.
Well done sir
That would have been nice to have a few times
Thanks for commenting.
That particular Galaxy is an air Arc gouge which is the best one profax make the gouges as well it is not so good the O-ring stick and cause the gouge to leak
That particular welding machine is 17 1/2 amps per crank that's the exact same welding machine I learn how to weld on in 1991 and since then I'll burn more carbon Arc rods than I care to count very very handy tool to use get you a good set of earplugs
So called "scriccatura" (scriccation) in italian
12' start
. " Little job...' buat much speak...🙄🙄
Tu parle tros sans resultat
Surgery
Thanks for commenting.
Angle is wrong