I weld like a 6th grader. Whats going on here?
09-05-2006, 11:04 AM
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Re: I weld like a 6th grader. Whats going on here?
good welds...i have a harbor freight tig/arc welder ..i had it for a few months never played with it but your welds look good ..i cant wait to start playing with mine..but mine doesnt have pedals...whats the down fall of not having pedals?
09-05-2006, 06:38 PM
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Re: I weld like a 6th grader. Whats going on here?
make sure you do get a gas lens and a ceramic cup that goes over it, I use a 1/16 gas lens and a size 12 cup. that'll be a snug fit that won't allow oxygen to get into your argon (oxygen will explain all the coloring throughout your heat affected zone) but if you get color on the weld that means that you are letting oxygen enter in w/ the flow of your argon. Try moving your cup with the contour of the tubing, that'll help and if you get it right, you should not have too much color o n the weld but you'll see coloring through out your heat affected zone, discoloration on welds can be a weak point, but for stainless/mild.. I wouldn't know.. I weld titanium parts for my work. just some info.
09-05-2006, 06:40 PM
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Re: I weld like a 6th grader. Whats going on here?
Originally Posted by RSWEPN
Can someone post a pic of a Gas Lens please, ive read it on alot of forums but never seen one.
a gas lens is inside the ceramic cup, it has a mesh looking screen
09-06-2006, 10:14 AM
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Re: I weld like a 6th grader. Whats going on here?
Originally Posted by LSD Motorsports
nice, good to hear, seriously dave, cleaning the materials and tungsten makes all the difference. Also as you get better and steadier with your small z's, you can move faster and yield some nice rainbows. You may even be able to bump the amps down a little more then you can keep the pedal full throttle until you get the technique down. Its just less things to worry about. Lastly make sure ur adding more filler, the picture you posted is well undercut and is bound to crack, so work on that.
Ya undercut=crack thats atleast what the Haynes welding manual says
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