my 92 750 so to be Cafe Racer

[TDodge7]

It's very easy. I think the harbor freight welder comes with a cheap-o mask that is just a plastic tray with dark glass and a handle that you hold up to your face every time you're about to start welding. Besides it sucking that you have to use your other hand to hold the mask to your face you also lose track of where you're starting your weld because it's too dark. The auto darkening will allow you to see everything and use both hands, and the second you start welding it darkens to a level that won't make you blind. The video below should tell you just about everything you'd want to know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT4KRHIZufQ&feature=youtu.be



and another good one

[Stitch919]

i tried watching that first vid before and it wouldnt load..and ill deff watch the second one thanks.

[FearThis SC]

This should be against the law.
Sorry, you don't deserve a Nighthawk.
Get a crotch rocket.

+1  

To Clarify, I was referring to those hackers that destroys a perfectly good MC!  

However, Toy and Davy, your NH's are not what I was referring too.   Keep up the great work!  

Ride Safe...

[toycoma]

yeah get the auto tint mask. I have used them for years from HF. Don't let the cheap price fool you.

[Stitch919]

i was just lookin at them. and i cant believe it changes tint in 1/25,000 of a second. i mean it has to be possible for somethin like that yet at the same time i feel like its something i have to see to believe for something to change tint that fast 

[Stitch919]

and how well does that little welder work on something as thick as a bike frame?

[ariwhiteboy]

See and Believe.



Pretty good for the price I think.

[toycoma]

i use a craftsman 80 amp flux core and it works fine. just make sure your metal is clean and that you have a good ground. And if you have to use an extension cord, make sure it is heavy duty. the amps will drop on a long cord if the wire gauge isn't think enough.

[Stitch919]

See and Believe.



Pretty good for the price I think.

  wow thats amazing(to me) i have never seen anything change like that !! 

[Stitch919]

i use a craftsman 80 amp flux core and it works fine. just make sure your metal is clean and that you have a good ground. And if you have to use an extension cord, make sure it is heavy duty. the amps will drop on a long cord if the wire gauge isn't think enough.

ok sweet. thanks for the info. i think im gonna look into this next month.

[TDodge7]

Any flux core welder will do, but they're definitely the easiest to learn on, and the cheapest. Any brand will do (just make sure it's a standard 120v model so you can use it on regular house outlets) but the harbor freight one is just the cheapest one out there. For a few bucks more you can move up to one of the name brands (not to say the hf isn't quality). I have a campbell hausfeld that I got at walmart 15 years ago for $120, I don't think they've gone up much. You might also want to invest in an angle grinder so you can cut metal and to grind down any ugliness, flux core welds aren't always the prettiest, if you do your part you can get the stack of dimes weld but there's lots of flux and slag to clean up when you're done.

[Stitch919]

i have a grinder already but i hardly ever use it i prefer to hand file everything that i need to smoothen out or anything. i find its a little more rewarding for me if i do it by hand like that. ha come to think of it i last used a grinder 6 years ago.

[TDodge7]

It's your elbow grease, I would at least knock down the tall stuff with the grinder. But I meant more along the lines of cutting and shaping metal you intend to weld. I take it you weren't planning on filing the fork stops out of a solid hunk of steel....

[Stitch919]

haha ummmm well you may be surprised if i got it down close to the right size i could possibly file it from there. but im not even sure if i would add to the stops just yet.

[MikesHawk]

Nice bobber...very agressive looking