lem0nmonkey
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Ok, i got my .8mm 316 wire and argon/c02 mix, and cracked on with welding,
12mm flanges with a v gap, had my clarke150t at max voltage and the wire speed at 7, seemed to go well, welded in short bursts spaced out slightly to minimize the distortion of the flanges,
the arc seemed a lot brighter than when i was welding with the mild steel, is that cause i was running higher voltage of does the stainless wire argon mix make a difference,
also welded with the piece upright so the weld seemed to droop slightly, when welding it sounded good, sort of hissing more than the the crackling id had before,
anyhow some pics
test on scrap peices
and on the first run
little bit of blackness but that seems to wipe away. gonna grind this back and check its all seeled and fill in any holes, and run a pass along the top side aswell but will do that with the peice more horizontal so the weld goes flatter i hope. any pointers and advice welcome.
cheers karl
12mm flanges with a v gap, had my clarke150t at max voltage and the wire speed at 7, seemed to go well, welded in short bursts spaced out slightly to minimize the distortion of the flanges,
the arc seemed a lot brighter than when i was welding with the mild steel, is that cause i was running higher voltage of does the stainless wire argon mix make a difference,
also welded with the piece upright so the weld seemed to droop slightly, when welding it sounded good, sort of hissing more than the the crackling id had before,
anyhow some pics
test on scrap peices
and on the first run
little bit of blackness but that seems to wipe away. gonna grind this back and check its all seeled and fill in any holes, and run a pass along the top side aswell but will do that with the peice more horizontal so the weld goes flatter i hope. any pointers and advice welcome.
cheers karl