Buy as big a machine as you can afford..... if you can afford something a bit larger than what you estimate you will need for amperage all the better. I perfer a diesel machine, but that does crank up the price tag. I own a Lincoln Ranger 9 and a Miller Trailblazer, I wish I had stepped up to a...
Dual shield is a cored wire that also uses a gas the same as a solid wire would. It can not be used without the gas though.... There is a definite difference between inner shield wire and dual shield wire. I tend to run a 71 series as it is an all position wire. When I'm doing things that will...
I can't say for sure....... because I have not tried it but I find it difficult to believe this will replace learning with an actual welder. I'll have to see where this place is and go there for a demo... I'm not too far from them I'd like to give it a shot.
Another thing to look at is the wire size you are using, the heavier the wire the higher the amperage needed to melt the wire. So if for instance you are running a wire equal to .030 inch, you may want to drop down to a wire equal to .023 or so. (Sorry, I am not farmiliar with the wire sizes you...
Don't change it on my account....... I too have used wheels that have had different materials ground on them but as a rule I try to use a wheel to sharpen with. This is one of those do as I say and not as I do lessons..LOL
LOL..... Snowcat, seems you and I are in tune with this thread.
Oh yeah Sheps.... using a gas lens will allow you to extend the tungsten out beyond the cup further than a conventional difuser body will.
Sheps,
The grinding wheel should be reserved to tungsten grinding ONLY! Do not use it to grind anything thing else. When you grind the point the grinding lines should run length-wise with the tungsten and not ground in a radial direction. You can put a small flat spot at the tip, getting...
Hey Shep.... The dull gray color of the weld may be linked to several things but too much heat may be more of the problem, contamination,and what I mean by this is from the underside of the plate being welded. Thin material will pull junk into the weld from beneath it. Clean material is also a...
Pics are always a great add when looking for advice, secondly the parameters you have the machine set at as well as gas flow, tungsten type, size and filler material with size are a plus.
I would tend to agree that the filler wire was probably too small for the job...
I use a 3M mask with replacable filters. These are not expensive as compared to the price of your health. They provide a nice seal around your face and are comfortable to wear. The one with the pink fliters at the bottom...
LOL..... resident "lawyer in a former life"
As to life in the U.K. I am just unable to give any input with regard to the types of equipment you use...... rod/ wire selection, things of that nature. So my interaction with this forum is a bit limited. Someday I will probably venture across the...
I think a little bickering between a few members within a thread can be good, and shouldn't automatically lead to closing, or deleting of a thread. There are many opinions of how to or not to approach things as well as which products are the best. Sometimes these little agruements can lead to...
Hey thats cheating!!!!! LOL. I hate doing these flight bars.... I had to do 7 of them. Like I said all the joints are brazed then the copper gets a light polishing to clean the brazed areas. I don't know what it is but the fumes leave a light green color on my skin, it takes a long time to...