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- bearshawk
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what do you guys have?/recommend
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1978 kz650 sr- long time project/first bike mostly gone
1979 kz659 sr- new acquisition NEXT project GONE
Both 650s combined to make one great bike! with a new powerplant
it is a 79 frame, 78 front end, both 78 wheels and brakes, 78 body work and a 80' 750-4 motor with gpz 750 cams and a kerker and...
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1980 LTD (changed over the years), 1979 LTD (being rebuilt), 1977 KZ turbo and various KZ's in various states of build. KLX110
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Make sure you can get your consumables,tips,cones,liners,drive wheels,etc..
My 110v has 2 settings,90 and 135 and I run the smallest fluxcore wire that I can find thru it.
It burns a little hotter and more of a job to clean up,but will burn thru the factory welds to get good penitration when needed.
MIG is better on clean metal,fluxcore on the dirty,rust stuff.
If I need something cleaner I have a Miller Sync. Wave 250 for TIG and stick.
2002 ZRX1200R
81 GPz1100
79 KZ1000st daily ride
79 KZ1000mk2 prodject
78 KZ650sr
78 KZ650b
81 KZ750e
80 KZ750ltd
77 KZ400/440 cafe project
76 KZ400/440 Fuel Injected
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'78 KZ1075 LTD
stage 1 head by Larry Cavanaugh
race built crank by John Pearson
Mikuni rs34's
k410 cams
back cut tranny
8" over D&G swinger
proving once again that age and treachery is better than youth and enthusiasm
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Charles
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1978 KZ650 B2A, Luminous Dark Blue
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Just be sure whatever you get if it is a flux core welder it can be upgraded to gas MIG. Welding with gas shielding makes for prettier welds, less clean up, etc. Even if you save a few bucks getting a flux only machine, it would be quite a waste to have to buy a whole new machine when you are ready to sharpen your skills a bit.
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I primarily FCAW with mine on the bike to support the heavier metal, but if im overly concerned I will multi pass the weld joint.
Im certainly no expert, and others here have much more experience in this area then I.
Here is a comp chart... its on Hobarts website, so take it for what is worth, but a basic comparison none the less.
www.hobartwelders.com/pdf/comparisons/handler140.pdf
Jack
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1982 KZ1000 J2 ~ Project (Street Fighter - Project Section)
1976 KZ900 - Daily Rider
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I love my Hobart Handler 140, I haven't had too much use on heavier gauage metals, but on sheetmetal it is great. Plus, it has the gas option so that really gives me some nice weldsBoostable wrote: I am currently using a Lincoln SP125-Plus that I am able to use from the shop at the office. It does a very good job, and its pretty adequate for what we are doing on our bikes. Next week im gonna go ahead and pickup a Hobart Handler 140. Once again rated about the same, maybe a little better, but will do everything I need it to do and I can either FCAW or MIG on it down to .023
I primarily FCAW with mine on the bike to support the heavier metal, but if im overly concerned I will multi pass the weld joint.
Im certainly no expert, and others here have much more experience in this area then I.
Here is a comp chart... its on Hobarts website, so take it for what is worth, but a basic comparison none the less.
www.hobartwelders.com/pdf/comparisons/handler140.pdf
Jack
Rusty
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1977 KZ1000
1978 KZ650
1976 KZ900 project
1981 KZ550 project
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Charles
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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
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1978 KZ1000 A2A with 08'Speed Triple SSSA and '06 GSXR1000 front end
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