Luke
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Having decided a while ago i was going to cut the roof of the RR and then alu-MIG it back together, I had already acquired the bits requried for the mig, today i picked up some pure Argon whilst i was at the gas yard getting some more Ar/Co2.
All-green is pure Ar, blue with green is Migweld Universal - Ar/Co2/o2 mix.
New 4m teflon liner.
1.0mm tip, oversize for the 0.8mm wire
Small reel of alu wire, next to the 0.8mm mild steel reel i took off.
Changing the liner over is no hassle really with a Euro torch, it's easy to get the liner out.
Here you can see the Euro plug, with gas, wire/current and trigger (x2) connections.
Unscrew the cap, and pull the mild steel liner out.
Then slide the new teflon liner in. I trimmed the end off once the liner was in.
The torch-end of the liner is trimmed too, I left it a little long, so the tip butts up against it.
The tip screws up fine, but i'm wondering if the liner is blocking the gas holes slightly, gas flow (pressure) is set high on the reg at the moment.
The wire was fed through the rollers and into the torch, Alu wire is incredibly soft. the tip of the wire was sanded smooth and the euro torch was stretched out straight.
All-green is pure Ar, blue with green is Migweld Universal - Ar/Co2/o2 mix.
New 4m teflon liner.
1.0mm tip, oversize for the 0.8mm wire
Small reel of alu wire, next to the 0.8mm mild steel reel i took off.
Changing the liner over is no hassle really with a Euro torch, it's easy to get the liner out.
Here you can see the Euro plug, with gas, wire/current and trigger (x2) connections.
Unscrew the cap, and pull the mild steel liner out.
Then slide the new teflon liner in. I trimmed the end off once the liner was in.
The torch-end of the liner is trimmed too, I left it a little long, so the tip butts up against it.
The tip screws up fine, but i'm wondering if the liner is blocking the gas holes slightly, gas flow (pressure) is set high on the reg at the moment.
The wire was fed through the rollers and into the torch, Alu wire is incredibly soft. the tip of the wire was sanded smooth and the euro torch was stretched out straight.