Sawtooth Unlimited - Off Road Pop Top Camper Trailer

[ITTOG]

Well it arrived. I hope to start learning this weekend.

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[stomperxj]

Well it arrived. I hope to start learning this weekend.

Nice rig. Looking forward to a report

 

[ottsville]

Well it arrived. I hope to start learning this weekend.

I've got that same machine - it's a nice rig.

 

[ITTOG]

First few welds. This was on 110. I am having 220 installed soon.

I already repaired our wrought iron fence and my son's soccer goal.

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[jwiereng]

Practice pays off. The nicest welds you make will be in a place no one will ever look.

 

[stomperxj]

Not bad for 110, Looks cold though. Crank up the heat

 

[ITTOG]

Not bad for 110, Looks cold though. Crank up the heat

I thought I needed to but to be honest I was just trying to get the motion down. I found it difficult to get a smooth even movement. I think I welded about five feet total. Only had one day to do it so far.



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[ottsville]

The automatic settings always seem to need a little tweaking but are a good place to start.

 

[ITTOG]

The automatic settings always seem to need a little tweaking but are a good place to start.

That will be the next step. But waiting for 220.

What do you guys use to cut your metal. I was going to use an abrasive disc on my miter saw but the welding shop here suggested a special chop saw (lower rpm's) with a saw blade with teeth.

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[jwiereng]

Horizontal bandsaw.

I don’t like to be covered with the dust generated from cutting wheels.

You can walk away from band saw and it will stop when finished, allowing you to do other tasks at the same time.

 

[ottsville]

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What do you guys use to cut your metal.

Porta band, metal specific abrasive chop saw, and cut off wheel on a grinder.

But a horizontal band saw would be primo

 

[spressomon]

I use a metal specific chop saw and I used to have a horizontal band saw (preferred for most metal cuts). Using an angle grinder works...but it gets old in a hurry.

FWIW I hated the aluminum spool gun when I had my MM252. I actually am better and faster using my GTAW on aluminum; its actually fun to use. Just my $.02.

 

[stomperxj]

New video up guys. 2nd panel lamination. This one seemed to go better than the first one did.

 

[azscotts]

Well it arrived. I hope to start learning this weekend. View attachment 512554

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You will love the 210MP. This is what I used to build my rig. I did use 220v. I haven't tried 110v mode. I'm also curious how the aluminum spool gun works out for you.

 

[azscotts]

That will be the next step. But waiting for 220.

What do you guys use to cut your metal. I was going to use an abrasive disc on my miter saw but the welding shop here suggested a special chop saw (lower rpm's) with a saw blade with teeth.

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I bought a Harbor Freight chop saw and replaced the disc with a good 10" Dewalt cutting disc. Performed fairly decent.