weld conduit

[liberty84]

I just got a lincoln arc 225 welding machine and I was wondering if its possible to weld conduit pipe/tube with it,

any comments/help is appreciated

 

[ridenby]

if you are good at welding. would suggest starting with something thicker,heavier than light conduit.lessons would be time and money well spent.

 

[ShafferNY]

I think you're more likely to just burn through them than anything. A MIG would be a different story.

Is this for a clevis lift?

 

[liberty84]

no, I've been looking at roof racks and rials but they are way to expensive for me, so I thought of building my own, but I just talk to a friend that builds bbq pits and he told me that they do sell the 45 and 90 degree elbow but the non-threaded in steel pipe so it would sit flush with the pipe and then just welded , so I'm just gonna go and look for those at the steel supply company's around here

 

[kb0nly]

Welding conduit is a PITA!! Been there done that. The biggest problem is that its galvanized and its hard to get a good clean weld, and of course it smells horrible and don't breath in any of the fumes!

For the money your going to spend on that lightweight thin conduit you can buy lengths of thicker metal tubing. I looked at Lowe's the other day for some ideas to build a rooftop lightbar and they have 2,3,5,10 foot lengths of good metal tubing, both round and square box tubing.

 

[Boiler]

Those prebent segments are a PITA to weld in and have look good too. We tried them at work a while back with professional welders and they looked junky. Grinding them flush right at a bend is the tricky part.

I see now why the racks are so expensive. I got into it myself because I thought I could do them better for less money, and I can =). But they are still a ton of work and I don't think anyone's pricing is too out of line anymore.

That said, its always great to have something good looking that you made on your jeep. I'd recommend using at least 14 ga. tubing, but 1/8" (11 ga.) would make it easier to weld.