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Fabbed up my first dP

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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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tip cleaning won't effect your weld like 1" of actively molten metal will..
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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What kinda welding is that first of all i would never used flux wire on exhaust pipe, used solid core L-56 wire with 75-25 gas and leave a 1/16 gap between each piece of your your exhaust pipe and weld a downward pass it will look alot better, trust me, i weld for a living i know my ---- when it comes to welding If you dont have a solid core wire welder find someone who does, b/c after awhile that flux wire weld that you put down will start to rust you will have holes throw it and then it breaks off
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SpoolinZc
What kinda welding is that first of all i would never used flux wire on exhaust pipe, used solid core L-56 wire with 75-25 gas and leave a 1/16 gap between each piece of your your exhaust pipe and weld a downward pass it will look alot better, trust me, i weld for a living i know my ---- when it comes to welding If you dont have a solid core wire welder find someone who does, b/c after awhile that flux wire weld that you put down will start to rust you will have holes throw it and then it breaks off
unless you aren't working on a hmt project, fluxcore is the only way go to, hmt style.
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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i dont care if it HMT style the better it looks the more respect
Old Feb 20, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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Well if i my welder could except gas i would use it b/c i dont have any 220v in my house so flux it is for me primmed the heat wrapped
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Your clothes drier is 220v.With a gas mig welder i can do beautiful bead on alluminized pipe.At the shop we use co2 for gas and i can still make pretty welds on that stuff.I have never used a flux core but it looks like a mig welder set way too hot and no gas.Find someone who knows how to weld and let them give you pointers.No amount of practice makes up for experience.They can show you the right distance/heat/etc and get you on the right path.It will save you alot of time and welding supplies.
Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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New Update NO Leaks from what i can hear and see exhaust sounds great now
Old Feb 23, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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No leaks = good job in my book. Everyone starts somewhere!
Old Feb 26, 2008 | 02:16 AM
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looks like a seagull ---- all over you DP....

why not practice on some scrap flat bar or even your old exhaust :P

hope that ---- falls off on the freeway



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