88 Blazer Trike

[Fowler]

I think Im going to just go buy a new welder. I have gotten my moneys worth out of the old one.
Thinking about the Lincoln Electric 120 or 230-Volt 180-Amp
Multi-process Wire Feed Welderhttps://www.lowes.com/pd/Lincoln-Electric-120-or-230-Volt-180-Amp-Multi-process-Wire-Feed-Welder/5013872807

 

[Fowler]

I just got back for buying that welder.
I will set it up tomorrow.
My old welder has the door on the right side. This new welder has it on the left side. So I have to reconfigure my cart.

 

[Fowler]

New welder welds great!

Did not try the stick or TIG though
I dont like that the power switch is in the back though.
Also it did not come with the TIG gun
Hopefully I will be back working on the Trike tomorrow

 

[Fowler]

I have been using the welder all morning and its great!
welds nice and smooth, even through the areas I cant get completely cleaned off.
Got to stop for the day though. I'm in a lot of pain and I have to get off my feet for a while.
VA give me drugs for the pain, some don't work well the others drug me out to much.
I have to box tonight with my son so I'm taking it easy until then

 

[Fowler]

I finished all the welding on this side (at least I think I have)
today is cleanup and primer
then flip to the other side

My welder is still working great. I do have another thing I dislike about it though
The ground clamp does not open very wide.
I think I will change it out

 

[Fowler]

I was almost fished with the cleanup. I was removing some welding splatter from the brake booster bracket and the grinder decided to take a bite out of my hand.
7 stitches

 

[Jack Klarich]

Ouch, that is pretty bad

 

[Fowler]

its weird though. It did not hurt and it still does not

 

[Zammy]

Damn Bob, that looks pretty rough.

 

[Fowler]

I get my stitches out on the 2nd

I finally got this side of the frame cleaned up and primer
will wait a few days before I spin it back to the other side again

 

[Fowler]

The Doc did not take my stitches out on the 2nd. She took 1 out and the cut started separating. SO I have to go back next Wednesday.

I got the frame spun around to the other side. I defiantly should have connected the 2 ends of the rotisserie because it shifts to much when spinning the frame. In fact the entire thing shifted so much I had problems closing the door.

I marked up all the areas I need to look at again and I started on the cover plate, like the one I put on the other side over where I removed the leaf spring brackets.

 

[Fowler]

Didn't get any work done on the frame today but below is what I have done recently

Cover plate


Transmission bracket. I had to readjust it for it would fit in the frame without moving the point where the transmission bolts are


BTW the yellow marks are pints I need to lookat for 1 reason or another