966 update

[Cat966c]

So I'm going to try to post pics of my update for the first time in months, so here goes nothing

[Cat966c]

Another

[Cat966c]

Is it working???

[bigford]

nope
if using photobucket click on the img link copy then paste here

[Cat966c]

I'm not ): I was using the upload from computer thing.

[Northern Farmer]

Upload pictures to www.tinypic.com and post them like this [img]....[/img]

[Cat966c]

Here's some of the first and progressing from there
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[Cat966c]

http://i65.tinypic.com/idcb9l.jpg

[Cat966c]

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[Cat966c]

Look how sh*t welds are lol ):



And one with the metal arms (they were too long, so I had to shorten them and instead of grinding them down, I cut and had to crappy tac weld them



With shorter arms



Aaannnnnd where we are now



Actual machine:

[Cat966c]

Thanks for the tip northern farmer!!!

[RCP57]

Are you using a MIG welder? Is it flux core wire or using Blueshield gas? I'm not a welder but it looks like you need more heat.

I like the build! Keep the pictures coming!

[Cat966c]

Yeah, I'm using the mig I mentioned a while back. And the wire is .032 regular argon sheilded.

[CustomCrawlerz]

Originally Posted by Cat966c

Yeah, I'm using the mig I mentioned a while back. And the wire is .032 regular argon sheilded.

Well, It def. needs something. More Heat; Closer to material; Hoping the welds stay together for you when you start using it.

I think when I build my loader, I will be using all Aluminum plate for the frame and such.

Keep up the progress.

[Cat966c]

Thanks. I haven't worked on it for a while lol. I'm being lazy because the cross tube is frustrating. ):
And about the welds: yeah that's what I was afraid of, but shouldn't I be able to weld over the crap welds or grind them off and do better ones?

[Cat966c]

Also; I know these are crap weld (for the most part) lol. This model is basically for me to look at and maybe sometimes play with.

[RCP57]

Your wire size is quite large for the thickness of material you are working with. I would try .025 if you can. You may have to change the drive wheels on your welder to run that though I'm not sure. I am using .035 wire in my MIG and it is very difficult to weld thin material without it looking like bird turds.

[thetractorfan]

Originally Posted by Cat966c

Also; I know these are crap weld (for the most part) lol. This model is basically for me to look at and maybe sometimes play with.

Welds don't need to look their best. The welding you have done looks way better than the welding on some homemade or customized machines. I like the machine a lot. There aren't a lot of historical RC construction vehicles out their.

[Cat966c]

Well it's been a while but (as most of you know, cosworth and rcp lol) I am getting near the electronics (and final) phase of the build! So I thought I might share some progress pics:

[ihbuilder]

.032 is OK , but slow the wire feed down turn the shielding gas up ( if that is what your using. If flux core wire, clean your metal better.) a little more heat wouldn't hurt .