Cro-Moly

[Blown S-10]

Welding Depot has 5/64 rods. i got some from them. they also have 1/16 rods, bigger than 5/64, but smaller tham 3/32.

[HAWK]

Blown S-10,

I think that's backwards: 1/16 = 4/64, 5/64, 3/32 = 6/64. It looks like 1/16, 5/64, 3/32. There is 1/64 difference per rod in this progression. Am I thinking correctly?

[fun4now]

Hawk

look's like you stayed awake in math class
your calculations are corect,even if my spelling isent .

[Blown S-10]

lol, i guess my math is as good as James spelling

[HAWK]

James,

Thanks for the second look. I've found the 5/64" 7018 rods run hotter and dig a lot less than the 1/16" 6013 rods. The 1/16" 6013 rods would make a pretty downhill weld if you add a slight weave. However, THEY WOULD NOT PENETRATE WELL and I would not want to be on that chopper.

How's the saving for the Dynasty 200DX coming along?

Blown S-10,

I have run a lot of rods through the years and never really thought about the mathematical concept of size comparison. It can be miseleading due to the flux diameter of different rod types. For example an 1/8" 6010 is very close in outside diameter, including flux, to a 3/32" 7018. Before somebody takes a tangent here I said close for sake of eyeballing rod sizes. Of course if you weld with both everyday, it's a no brainer on what is what...

[fun4now]

[fun4now]

Hawk

How's the saving for the Dynasty 200DX coming along?

doing good if we dont spend too much on the dollie trip to canada
if all goes good ill have it in mid NOV.
cross your fingers for me

[HAWK]

James,

November sounds good. I hope all goes as planned!!! I sure have enjoyed mine.

[fun4now]

Hawk

i'm going to try to start ordering some of the parts befor our trip but dont want to end up short as this is our first vacation scence the boy was born.(almost 6 years ago)

i'm shoure ill be bombarding you with questions as soon as i get it

[HAWK]

James,

There is nothing better than taking your children on vactaion when they are old enough to really begin enjoying the trip! If you have questions, just let me know. I'll be glad to help. I am not sure the forum email works, but [email protected] does work.

[fun4now]

Hawk

we are leaving our son home this trip. it will be cold and no fun for him (or me ) and we are planing on getting maried, so it will dubble as a hony moon( well ill like that part ). it will be only the 3rd time we have had someone else watch him the first 2 times were only for a cuple houres. we have been way over protective as parents but now a days you cant be to carfull.
ummmm ok so maybe we just realy like having him around
we will be taking him on a trip this summer as he is getting big enough now like you said. we have discused Disny world a cuple of times but realy didnt think he was old enough to realy enjoy it the way he will now.

[Tanner]

For sure disney world. What kid doesn't love that place? I know I did. Around the 7th time I went there, it got dull, but definately disney world.

[fun4now]

yep we been waiting till he was old enough to realy injoy it not just be overwelmed . we might do 6flags first to make shoure he is ready but we will get him to 1 or bolth this summer been tucking away some $$ for that too whitch makes saving for my dyn. even harder but bolth will be werth it when they come

[Tanner]

eh, I dunno about six flags. When I went there, it was all roller coasters, and very, very little else. Only overpriced shops and carnival style games that ate away my money. I'd say save for disney world. think of six flags as the 180SD, and Disney as the 200DX.

[Blown S-10]

whats wrong with roller coasters . thats why i go, well, used to go. the one here has turned into a freak show (to put it kindly). but it used to be real nice.