Munty Scruntfundle
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Hi folks.
I'm practicing with some alu, somewhere between 2 and 3mm thick. No matter how I try to adjust the settings I get instant over balling and heating of the tungsten, and alu. I'm having to turn the amps way down off the scale, I wasn't getting this the other day, so I don't think it's what I'm doing, but I have changed three things...
1. I'm trying out one of the gauze lenses with a glass cup, I thought the cup would give me a better view of what's going on, and the gauze, well, why not!
2. Instead of the 1.6 white tungsten I was using I've put in a grey, which from what I've read so far shouldn't behave much differently.
3. The wind has picked up. Now I know that's not strictly down to me but it is my choice to go out there, so I do feel partly responsible.
Am I just not ready for the lens? Am I losing the gas to the wind? Is my amps or cleaning dial busted?
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks.
I'm practicing with some alu, somewhere between 2 and 3mm thick. No matter how I try to adjust the settings I get instant over balling and heating of the tungsten, and alu. I'm having to turn the amps way down off the scale, I wasn't getting this the other day, so I don't think it's what I'm doing, but I have changed three things...
1. I'm trying out one of the gauze lenses with a glass cup, I thought the cup would give me a better view of what's going on, and the gauze, well, why not!
2. Instead of the 1.6 white tungsten I was using I've put in a grey, which from what I've read so far shouldn't behave much differently.
3. The wind has picked up. Now I know that's not strictly down to me but it is my choice to go out there, so I do feel partly responsible.
Am I just not ready for the lens? Am I losing the gas to the wind? Is my amps or cleaning dial busted?
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks.