Fabbed up my first dP
02-18-2008, 05:41 PM
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Re: Fabbed up my first dP
Originally Posted by MerkurColin
Holy ----! 
Look on the bright side: your welding can only get better from here.
Look on the bright side: your welding can only get better from here.
Originally Posted by rosario4124
yeah then you should def. come down here im looking for some one to tune my ride (TurboEdit) since im broke *** hell and cant buy the tuning kit yet. then ill show you how to weld or weld some ---- for u
02-18-2008, 07:21 PM
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Re: Fabbed up my first dP
you want to keep the tip close to the material, it doesn't let the wire melt lopsided and walk your weld like a drunken hobo down an alley NEARLY as much as 1" away. 1/4" is ideal iirc, i've gone up to 1/8" away for some precision small stuff/tacking, it's much more controlable.
02-18-2008, 07:33 PM
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Re: Fabbed up my first dP
Yeah, when I weld I like to get that *bzzzzzzzzt* sound sort of echoing in the cup. Just listening to it you can hear how much of a better arc you're getting when close. It can gunk up the cup and tip rather quick but your weld will be so much better and the heat just seems to soak in faster. Maybe I'm an idiot for explaining it like that.. but I've done a bit of flux coring on my little Craftsman (10+lbs of wire) and that's just my experience.
02-18-2008, 08:23 PM
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Re: Fabbed up my first dP
Originally Posted by TorganFM
Yeah, when I weld I like to get that *bzzzzzzzzt* sound sort of echoing in the cup. Just listening to it you can hear how much of a better arc you're getting when close. It can gunk up the cup and tip rather quick but your weld will be so much better and the heat just seems to soak in faster. Maybe I'm an idiot for explaining it like that.. but I've done a bit of flux coring on my little Craftsman (10+lbs of wire) and that's just my experience.
02-18-2008, 09:02 PM
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Re: Fabbed up my first dP
Originally Posted by TorganFM
Yeah, when I weld I like to get that *bzzzzzzzzt* sound sort of echoing in the cup. Just listening to it you can hear how much of a better arc you're getting when close. It can gunk up the cup and tip rather quick but your weld will be so much better and the heat just seems to soak in faster. Maybe I'm an idiot for explaining it like that.. but I've done a bit of flux coring on my little Craftsman (10+lbs of wire) and that's just my experience.
02-18-2008, 10:19 PM
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Re: Fabbed up my first dP
Originally Posted by c0mpl3x
you want to keep the tip close to the material, it doesn't let the wire melt lopsided and walk your weld like a drunken hobo down an alley NEARLY as much as 1" away. 1/4" is ideal iirc, i've gone up to 1/8" away for some precision small stuff/tacking, it's much more controlable.
Originally Posted by rosario4124
i need a wideband , and i dont have ---- except the ecu with the dataloging header in it. a buddy of mine woll tune it if i get a wideband but i figured you might have the kit and laptop
