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Looks good Rob. You've not cooked it to death which is the common mistake.
Bottom picture is a bit too blurry but the first one shows some nice pennies. You just need to get a bit more stable and regular with the dabs of filler / pausing. That'll come with practice
Hard to see but what tungsten are you running on what stock SS?
Bottom picture is a bit too blurry but the first one shows some nice pennies. You just need to get a bit more stable and regular with the dabs of filler / pausing. That'll come with practice
Hard to see but what tungsten are you running on what stock SS?
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On a close appearance there is some things that need addressing.
You need to be more positive with filling. That's a thick lump and it's in need of some reinforcing. You've got inconsistent width where arc length has been too long widen in the arc also causing undercut. Why not put up an impressive looking run on a flat plate where your able to concentrate on the basics rather than throwing yourself down the gauntlet too soon with a fillet joint.
You need to be more positive with filling. That's a thick lump and it's in need of some reinforcing. You've got inconsistent width where arc length has been too long widen in the arc also causing undercut. Why not put up an impressive looking run on a flat plate where your able to concentrate on the basics rather than throwing yourself down the gauntlet too soon with a fillet joint.
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I think he means the sheath D.
Yes cut it off and replace with a soft leather zip up one. Don't use it without one incase you burn a hose.
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Glad I have my uses buddy.That's the very word I was searching for Rich
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Thanks for the advice but why would you call it a thick lump it only 1.5 or am I missing something
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Looks thicker than that. It's certainly not thin but I was thinking 3mm. Still needs more thoat thickness
EDIT. perhaps not so much throat thickness I think simply keeping a tight arc will rectify the issue.
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Try something a little simpler to start with like the good old Butt joint. Aim for perfection on something like that to gather a set of skills such as arc length, filling and consistency. Then transfer those skills to a harder joint like lap or outside corner once perfected. EsCHEn above done exactly that and taught him self to Tig weld to a lovely standard (don't denie it D) by simply mastering the basics and taking those skills to more challenging things then mastering the more challenging things without worrying about the basics that will naturally be there. Muscle memory I think they call it???
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Exactly as the more learned Richard says - start on a simpler joint as it lets you concentrate on the basics and get them down pat so that when you move on to more complex joints the only thing you're needing to learn is the new bit, not everything else as well!
One correction to Rich's statement - I didn't teach myself, he taught me
One correction to Rich's statement - I didn't teach myself, he taught me
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That's impossible!! We live 300 miles apart!!!!Exactly as the more learned Richard says - start on a simpler joint as it lets you concentrate on the basics and get them down pat so that when you move on to more complex joints the only thing you're needing to learn is the new bit, not everything else as well!
One correction to Rich's statement - I didn't teach myself, he taught me
I give you a little pointer here and there, you did the rest on your own.
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Aye but yer pure magic laddy
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