Upside down welding

[joshua]

Is there any good tricks to welding upside down??? And im not talkin about standin on my head.

 

[Broncobowsher]

clean metal
Don't let it drip on you
A hair less heat.
I tend to angle the MIG gun at about a 45° angle so not as much junk falls into the nozzle, but I am good at welding with the nozzle at all kinds of funky angles anyway (stuff you learn when welding junk together in less then ideal conditions).

 

[Nightstick]

Not really, it's a PITA! Wear PPE so ya don't get the hot stuff on ya!

 

[lars]

Yep. Find a friend that loves to weld. Buy a bunch of his favorite beer. Stand back. Speaking as one who has had one too many MIG berries down his leather shirt.

 

[kayakersteve]

Not sure about mig wire, but with arc welding, you can select certain rods that are meant for that application. But otherwise, you just need to protect yourself from hot drippings and the other tips with heat and wire speed may also help.

 

[thegreatjustino]

I used to be pretty good at overhead, but fell out of practice. Last time I tried it when welding my new exhaust hangers, I had to dip, duck, dive, and dodge all the dripping metal - practice on scrap before you try to weld whatever it is you need welded.

 

[Mountain Ram]

It really sucks, but sometimes you gotta do it. I agree with slightly less heat and be sure to stay clear as much as possible. I always tried to tack whatever together and then get it out from under the truck to weld it- I would rather drill holes and bolt a welded assembly on than weld it all upside down on the the truck...

Good luck!

TD

 

[joshua]

Yep. Find a friend that loves to weld. Buy a bunch of his favorite beer. Stand back. Speaking as one who has had one too many MIG berries down his leather shirt.

Sorry all my friends grew up as rich prudes(Rich parents) . Very smart peeps but could never get there hands dirty. I am the weird guy in the group who likes this stuff.

 

[strider]

Clean metal, clean metal, clean metal, then less heat and feed. Get used to the feel of little burns too, it makes it worse if you have to start and stop all the time. If you do have to stop, you'll still have burns and you'll have an ugly weld for the world to see.

 

[ehumaui]

Just did some, slag fell on my welding jacket, burned through, burned my belly....ouch

Rc

 

[Pa PITT]

I thought I could weld also.. But AS I began to put the 4BT into the of Bronco .. I bagan to understand I could no longer weld over my head.. I taught welding to several class of younger than I kids.. Never though anything of it.. But when I started my 4bt. Man I had some UGLY Welds up under the motor. I say practice and ask at the welding shop what rods to use. And then practice some more.
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And then some JURK on here ask who PUT UP THOSE Bugger welds...... When I posted up some pictures.. It'd A Pissed me off if I hadn't wondered the same thing. Damn YOU got to hate it when the .... The Democrates are correct!!!

 

[lowbush]

use a TIG

 

[Broncobowsher]

I bagan to understand I could no longer weld over my head

Well, don't stand under it...;D
Step off to the side. No sense in letting that molten steel fall on your head when you can step to the side and let it fall next to you.

No point in making more painful then need be

 

[Larry B]

with stick, clean metal as said before, angle rod pointed forward so heat travles in front of the weld on the base metal. I use about the same heat as flat but travel faster and do not weave or it will get too hot in one place and fall. If you are useing wire most of the same applies.

 

[69BroncoDad]

X2 on TIG !!

 

[bmc69]

No point in making more painful then need be

Did I ever tell y'all about when the lump of slag fell/jumped right in to the pocket of my pants that held a book of matches whilst I was welding overhead? Of course I didn't notice anything amiss right away...%)

 

[Skiddy]

And then some JURK on here ask who PUT UP THOSE Bugger welds...... When I posted up some pictures.. It'd A Pissed me off if I hadn't wondered the same thing.

PA i would never do that to someone:-[

 

[bax]

Kinda like that ball of hot steel that falls into your boot. leaves you wondering if its worth taking off the boot. but waiting to see can have a bad effect too.

 

[bmc69]

Kinda like that ball of hot steel that falls into your boot. leaves you wondering if its worth taking off the boot. but waiting to see can have a bad effect too.

Been there too. Waited..then panicked..didn't really matter as it turned out; chit was well burnt.

Here's a conundrum for ya.

Nice big ole MIG berry jumps in to yr collar and falls down the front of your shirt, lodging itelf in your waistband, dead center directly above Mr. Happy and the boys. Do you grit your teeth and let said berry burn a nice little hole where it sits until cooled off?..or do you risk a hasty recovery effort that could result in further navigation of the berry to the south and resulting in a very unfortunate meeting with Mr. Happy?

 

[Skiddy]

Been there too. Waited..then panicked..didn't really matter as it turned out; chit was well burnt.

Here's a conundrum for ya.

Nice big ole MIG berry jumps in to yr collar and falls down the front of your shirt, lodging itelf in your wasitband, dead center directly above Mr. Happy and the boys. Do you grit your teeth and let said berry burn a nice little hole where it sits until cooled off?..or do you risk a hasty recovery effort that could result in further navigation of the berry to the south and resulting in a very unfortunate meeting with Mr. Happy?

LOL also fun getting one in your ear