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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 09:38 AM
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Best Welding ground

I have a small Lincoln wire feed welder and depending on what and where i'm welding i have a problem getting the work piece grounded. Does anyone have ideas what to do to make a temporary ground that can be moved?
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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they do make grounding clamps for welding,
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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Sandpaper the area where the clamp will be to make good contact.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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u could alway tack the clamp in place
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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if your having a problem getting an aligator style clamp to work they make magnetic ones too
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 12:18 PM
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Go to Harbor Freight and buy a magnet ground block #30754-0V6A @ $8. This affixes to your work piece and you clamp your ground to the bolt head.

 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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Use an old vise grip and tighten it up as you turn it back and forth it will dig into the metal. Greg
 
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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if ur welding a piece of metal that is either dirty or painted u will need to do some form of cleaning. u may need to wire brush or sand away a little dirt or paint to get the proper amount of metal contact. electricity does not like being hampered
 
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