Hi bucket may not be pretty 😂but sure as hell she'll be stronger.good advice on the rods.have used similar rods here in UK mainly used in flat continuous welding on bulb bar and eye beams, we need more of miss Diane where she hidding regards all the best from Scotland
Great work young man. I like jet rods (7024) because they lay a bead fast and smooth. But, like a 6013 you can easily get slag inclusions and screw the weld up. I think so l may be wrong, that they are no longer considered suitable for structural use? Great video too, Part 2 next.
Yessir rods like 7024 & 6013 can leave slag inclusions and care must be taken to prevent the slag from taking over the weld puddle…it can be handled by managing weld position, arc length, and amps When I worked in a structural steel yard in the 90’s jet rod was still in use but I don’t know as of now if that is still the case or not…they cannot be used if the engineer specifies “low hydrogen” but most of the drawings we worked off of back then just ask for welding electrode to be 70XX…so if it was a 70,000psi tensile strength then it was good
Based on the cost of this work I think around $10,000-$13,000 was saved opposed to buying a new Caterpillar bucket...but cheap aftermarket buckets made of cheaper steel are available for much less than genuine Caterpillar
Those types of buckets crack a lot. Magnaflux testing finds a lot of cracks that can't be seen. Find em, fix em, then charge a bit more. There is both wet and dry magnafluxing. It's worth looking into.
I've dealt with magnaflux testing and I don't find much value in it...most cracks found that way are visible to the naked eye or will show up when your working on it and it gets warm. In my opinion magnaflux devices would just be cludder around here that I don't need.
I’ve tried to film welding and I can’t get it to work…it must require special video equipment that I don’t have because when I put my phone behind a welding lens and film welding it looks like a blurry mess…sorry Welding tips and tricks does a great job filming arc shots and others have successfully done it…but I make videos with my old phone and it doesn’t film welding worth uploading at all
You and this video inspired me to tackle a backhoe front bucket and I think it is coming out 👍 so thank you for sharing your work. How long does a job like this bucket normally take you to complete?
What machine are you running stick on?
@@JPmurphy3 Miller XMT 304
Great job man! Keep ‘em coming.
Thank you…and thanks for the encouragement too Buddy!
Hi bucket may not be pretty 😂but sure as hell she'll be stronger.good advice on the rods.have used similar rods here in UK mainly used in flat continuous welding on bulb bar and eye beams, we need more of miss Diane where she hidding regards all the best from Scotland
Great work young man. I like jet rods (7024) because they lay a bead fast and smooth. But, like a 6013 you can easily get slag inclusions and screw the weld up.
I think so l may be wrong, that they are no longer considered suitable for structural use?
Great video too, Part 2 next.
Yessir rods like 7024 & 6013 can leave slag inclusions and care must be taken to prevent the slag from taking over the weld puddle…it can be handled by managing weld position, arc length, and amps
When I worked in a structural steel yard in the 90’s jet rod was still in use but I don’t know as of now if that is still the case or not…they cannot be used if the engineer specifies “low hydrogen” but most of the drawings we worked off of back then just ask for welding electrode to be 70XX…so if it was a 70,000psi tensile strength then it was good
what machine do you use??
XMT 304
Millermatic 252
Trailblazer 302
Lincoln Commander 300
ARCCAPTAIN MIG 200
Primeweld TIG
7024? I know it’s not all positions but is that what you used?
Yessir....7024
Great work man!
Thank you
How much is the savings from buying a new one and actually repairing the old one?
I was told a new Caterpillar Bucket this size is around $15,000
Based on the cost of this work I think around $10,000-$13,000 was saved opposed to buying a new Caterpillar bucket...but cheap aftermarket buckets made of cheaper steel are available for much less than genuine Caterpillar
Those types of buckets crack a lot. Magnaflux testing finds a lot of cracks that can't be seen. Find em, fix em, then charge a bit more. There is both wet and dry magnafluxing. It's worth looking into.
I've dealt with magnaflux testing and I don't find much value in it...most cracks found that way are visible to the naked eye or will show up when your working on it and it gets warm.
In my opinion magnaflux devices would just be cludder around here that I don't need.
Nice looking job. You experience shows in you work.
How about some arc shots so we can watch you run that big rod? Don't use any like that in my work.
I’ve tried to film welding and I can’t get it to work…it must require special video equipment that I don’t have because when I put my phone behind a welding lens and film welding it looks like a blurry mess…sorry
Welding tips and tricks does a great job filming arc shots and others have successfully done it…but I make videos with my old phone and it doesn’t film welding worth uploading at all
You and this video inspired me to tackle a backhoe front bucket and I think it is coming out 👍 so thank you for sharing your work. How long does a job like this bucket normally take you to complete?
That one was 97 hours….could have been a lot less if they hadn’t plated and welded it the way they did previously
Que marca de electrodos usas
Lincoln, Hobart, Radar, ARCCAPTAIN, Vulcan...probably others that I can't think of
@@NBSWELDING gracias 🫂
Great work
Goes to show that all the MIG monkeys that think stick welding is slow have never picked up a 7024 rod.
Yessir...all processes have their place...and if it's flat and you need to laydown some serious weld the 7024 is hard to beat
Respekt!