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Dec 17, 2007 | 08:06 AM

itzallme

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Made a downpipe

Downpipe I just made with a crappy 10 years old welder. Ive only been welding for about 2 weeks still a noob :P

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cleaned off the welds with a wire wheel, no grinding.

comments/criticise welcome

Dec 17, 2007 | 09:05 AM

bitchasscracker

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Re: Made a downpipe

sexy bitch

Dec 17, 2007 | 12:50 PM

Budget_SI

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Re: Made a downpipe

I think it looks great, good job

Dec 17, 2007 | 12:57 PM

MAJORAHOLE

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Re: Made a downpipe

need close-ups of welds.
i'm no expert, but i believe you want the "quarters" tighter
looks better than my flux-core

Dec 17, 2007 | 06:08 PM

itzallme

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Re: Made a downpipe

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAJORAHOLE

need close-ups of welds.
i'm no expert, but i believe you want the "quarters" tighter
looks better than my flux-core

Yeah I know what you mean by having them tighter...its just hard to get the right angle underneath the pipe.

Jan 3, 2008 | 03:09 AM

RotaryGeek

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Re: Made a downpipe

2 weeks my ***. good job anyways.

Jan 3, 2008 | 03:15 AM

BoosTedZSix

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Re: Made a downpipe

looks like you laid down a bunch of tacks on the second picture.

Jan 3, 2008 | 08:57 AM

alx954

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Re: Made a downpipe

Ya stop trying to make a mig look like a tig, just run
a constant bead and it will be much stronger

Jan 3, 2008 | 12:25 PM

E-b0la

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Re: Made a downpipe

Quote:

Originally Posted by alx954

Ya stop trying to make a mig look like a tig, just run
a constant bead and it will be much stronger

If your using a MIG welder it should probably look like this:

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A constant bead, not on and off. IF that's what you were doing. That was done with my Hobart 180.

Jan 3, 2008 | 03:23 PM

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ryan89crx

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Re: Made a downpipe

by looking at his welds, he is pulsing the trigger. clicking it on and off with every half moon

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