Hello, new to forum, have read and enjoyed. I came to welding as a qualified crafts welder with oxy-acetylene.
QUESTION: IS the scheme of fitting to the machine's gas outlet ( I.E. at the front) good regarding flow reading and control?
The idea came to me from this forum post , where it is suggested ' I however have always used a normal pressure adjustable gauge with a ball type flow gauge either fixed directly on or on the machine front if practical
I ask, because if it is, that is what I'd like to do as it suits my existing equipment without need for further adaptors, and would be highly visible.
- The Tig machine's gas outlet is 3/8 BSP and the flow meter's 3/8 BSP female fits to that, and to my 3/8 BSP torch hose nicely.
- Supply to the machine is via a barbed outlet from a BOC 2-stage argon regulator on the bottle, to a barbed Tig machine inlet.
Thanks in advance for your advice,
John
QUESTION: IS the scheme of fitting to the machine's gas outlet ( I.E. at the front) good regarding flow reading and control?
The idea came to me from this forum post , where it is suggested ' I however have always used a normal pressure adjustable gauge with a ball type flow gauge either fixed directly on or on the machine front if practical
I ask, because if it is, that is what I'd like to do as it suits my existing equipment without need for further adaptors, and would be highly visible.
- The Tig machine's gas outlet is 3/8 BSP and the flow meter's 3/8 BSP female fits to that, and to my 3/8 BSP torch hose nicely.
- Supply to the machine is via a barbed outlet from a BOC 2-stage argon regulator on the bottle, to a barbed Tig machine inlet.
Thanks in advance for your advice,
John