wellingtonrock
wannabe welding wizard
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Well, it's starting to work better.
I've now discovered how to regulate the gas flow, and discovered that if you don't turn on the gas at all it's tough to regulate that flow and VERY difficult to get a good weld!
But there're a couple of annoying niggles that I'm certain that every one of you with any experience has overcome, and I'm hoping to reap the fruit of your toil at solving them.
First, I've had to hold my breath to prevent the inside of the helmet from fogging and making it impossible to see where I'm going! I've had several welds go right off the joint line when I tried to maintain my direction by guess. There must be some other solutions! My lungs are weak, so I can't get far before I have to stop and breathe! I've tried a bit of spit on the inside of the faceplate - it used to help with a diving mask - but that hasn't solved it. Advice welcome.
Second, and also about seeing what's going on, I get strong reflections on the viewing surface of the faceplate from the strip lights in my workshop. I've got quite good lighting, so can't really move the table as there'll still be light behind me. The reflections are bright enough to obscure the action on the other side of the darkened mask. More advice, please.
thanks
denis
I've now discovered how to regulate the gas flow, and discovered that if you don't turn on the gas at all it's tough to regulate that flow and VERY difficult to get a good weld!
But there're a couple of annoying niggles that I'm certain that every one of you with any experience has overcome, and I'm hoping to reap the fruit of your toil at solving them.
First, I've had to hold my breath to prevent the inside of the helmet from fogging and making it impossible to see where I'm going! I've had several welds go right off the joint line when I tried to maintain my direction by guess. There must be some other solutions! My lungs are weak, so I can't get far before I have to stop and breathe! I've tried a bit of spit on the inside of the faceplate - it used to help with a diving mask - but that hasn't solved it. Advice welcome.
Second, and also about seeing what's going on, I get strong reflections on the viewing surface of the faceplate from the strip lights in my workshop. I've got quite good lighting, so can't really move the table as there'll still be light behind me. The reflections are bright enough to obscure the action on the other side of the darkened mask. More advice, please.
thanks
denis