My two cents worth. Even back in 1983 there was electronic control boards for voltage control on gensets. Most likely in the terminal box of the alternator (where all the terminal post are) is where this is likely to be found. New invertor plasmas ( depending on manufacturer) are easier on the...
My two cents worth. Fronius make the process happen differently, using software on the machine. It's called PMC and whilst using the double pulse function. It can been seen on their demo vids welding a alloy bike frame. I haven't got it to that level yet, but on S/S with solid wire, in all...
I haven't posted anything for a while, not that I haven't done anything, just that what I have been doing was not that exciting. Today I started something that I have wanted to do. I have been asked to build a gantry on a fishing boat to mount a 'power block'. A frame that will hold a hydraulic...
I may be out of line here, however @Jack Ryan I'm with you on this one. I have three of these machines (as shown by @denlow60 ) and they do a brilliant job, in their synergic settings (give or take a bit, with their internal trim adjustments). However if you operate outside their synergic...
All I can say to this is don't know. You will have to try, but with lack of experience you don't know what to expect or how to change the setting to get it to do what you want. I have said this before 'a good welder with an average machine will get a good result, however a poor welder even with...
Yes, but also for alloy. The pulse machine will let you weld thin alloy with a thicker filler wire (say 1.2mm). The thicker the wire the less problems with feedability. Double pulse will again help with out of position welding. S/S can be a fiddly thing to weld and generate much frustration, to...
My two cents worth. I have been reading this post, and listening to @TiagoFigueiredo trying to justify which and or what machine to get. A machine that will do it all, a machine that will also boil the kettle and scratch one's a hole. I have done this in the past using my logic to determine what...
My two cents worth. One thing that struck me is the noise. Boy what a noise that sound ugly. Can we get a picture of the completed weld, as the vid ends there is no pic of the welded sections, just the brake shoe drops on the bench and vid ends. If you are saying that the torch is only 15mm...
A lot of people talk about upping the speeds, increasing the 'performance'. There are down sides, one in particular. Newton can and will be heavily involved here. To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. I have servos , now my gantry is big and thus heavy, so on the quick...
Yes I can see the very convex weld bead that you have gotten. Very typical of mig, however some of the results you are getting is down to technique and other is machine setup. Now I have had several machines, all claiming to do S/S and no matter what I tried I got what you are getting. I did...
Some pics would help. What wire and material are you welding. I don't have the 2200, I have the older TPS270 and also the TPS 320I's. I can say that I have never been able to weld S/S so that it looks good, but with the latest TPS320i I would give myself a job. Still a little fiddley but good...
My two cents worth. I have a MS460 and MS193ts both have spare chains and I sharpen in batches. I have a electric sharpener, which makes it much easier to get the angles correct every time, much better that with a file. Enough said.
Let me start, firstly for steel, a tri mix called 52. I did my mig ticket at TAFE with it and we welded up to 12mm steel with it. No problems. I did actually ask the instructors why don't we use a higher CO2 content gas for better penetration, reply was 'arn't you getting enough with what you...
Just my two cents worth. Pure argon for mig is NOT GOOD. If you are using argon for tig, then that is ok, but for mig not good. A mixed gas like say 52 for steel will be much better. I have used pure argon for miging steel in a pinch, did it work, well barely, but not recommended. If you are...
Let me first clarify, I am not saying what you are doing is wrong, or that it won't work, it will but be slow. The reason I know this is that I have done the same. I have a compressor, I have a blast pot, connect the to two together and away we go. Sadly I found that it didn't work, on a number...
I have to say something here. Blasting is about air volume at pressure. If you have a 'big job' then you need lots of air and grit to throw at that job otherwise it takes a long time.
Blast process, suction gun is OK but a pressure pot system is far faster, at least double. From the blasting...
Just my two cents worth. I have about an acre, of which 2/3 is grass. When we bought the place the previous owner wanted to sell one of his two mowers, we bought the cheaper one, an older Huskvarna 1842 tractor. It isn't that quick 8k/hr max speed reverse is half that. We have had it 6 years and...