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Are you a welder? Well, I am not one. I haven't welded anything since I was in high school metal shop and Jimmy Carter was President.
Problem is as my props got more and more complex, the need to do some welding became more and more a reality. There's only so much you can do with JB Weld, PVC, and super glue.
So this year I was at a pawn shop and I saw a couple of these flux wire rigs for sale for about $100. I started looking into them and found they are simple to use because they don't require gas, they run on 110V house current, and 90 amps is plenty of power to weld most of the stuff I was working with.
I started looking on Craigslist and found a welder, a stand, four spools of wire, a face mask, and a grinder all for $100. Some guy bought the stuff to do some repairs and now they were just sitting around the house. I bought his equipment, brought it home, watched some Youtube videos, and started seeing how much damage I could do. I've welded a broken bed frame, a shock mount on my Roadrunner, and this weekend I used it to weld rebar onto some steel plates to make stands for three props. The welds aren't gorgeous, but they are strong and work for what I need. I just turn it on, set the power to High, set the wire speed to about 8, and off to the races.
So even if you've never welded before, these things make it super easy to get the job done yourself and really elevate your game when it comes to making props. They sell brand new for about $100 at Harbor Freight or used for about $75. I highly recommend getting one.
So this year I was at a pawn shop and I saw a couple of these flux wire rigs for sale for about $100. I started looking into them and found they are simple to use because they don't require gas, they run on 110V house current, and 90 amps is plenty of power to weld most of the stuff I was working with.
I started looking on Craigslist and found a welder, a stand, four spools of wire, a face mask, and a grinder all for $100. Some guy bought the stuff to do some repairs and now they were just sitting around the house. I bought his equipment, brought it home, watched some Youtube videos, and started seeing how much damage I could do. I've welded a broken bed frame, a shock mount on my Roadrunner, and this weekend I used it to weld rebar onto some steel plates to make stands for three props. The welds aren't gorgeous, but they are strong and work for what I need. I just turn it on, set the power to High, set the wire speed to about 8, and off to the races.
So even if you've never welded before, these things make it super easy to get the job done yourself and really elevate your game when it comes to making props. They sell brand new for about $100 at Harbor Freight or used for about $75. I highly recommend getting one.
