need help welding ss exhoust
 

so i have a welder and i want to make an exhaust for my car .....i started welding but the weld bead gets gray or it looks like im puting to much heat down i have it set for 80 amps it 16 gauge also is there any welding masks that people prefer the one im useing cost me 30 and i dont like it and i have trouble seeing the weld any help would be great

Re: need help welding ss exhoust
 

you put your email in the wrong spot.
and nobody wants to help.

Re: need help welding ss exhoust
 

For the helmet it's all about how much you have to spend.

If you're putting two much heat in then turn it down and try again, or move faster.

Re: need help welding ss exhoust
 

Tell us more about your set up. Are you using stainless wire? What gas? What machine? are you cleaning your material?

Re: need help welding ss exhoust
 

spend 250~ on a welding helmet, save 300 on glasses down the line.

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Try ebay seller, usaweld. They are the distributor for HTP. Im not an expert on welding by any means, but Ive had no issue with the helmet at all and love it. Its fully adjustable (darkening, delay and some others I can think of). The company is EXTREMELY well organized and professional. They have a full range of products and accessories and are made in the us. If your unsure, just call them. They are a great help. I paid 70$ for my helmet.

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do you get a ------- commission fro how many people you send their way, ----.

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Seriously, the vision loss you can experience from welding without a good helmet far outweighs whatever temporary joy you get from sticking something together yourself. It's honestly worth the wait for your eyes.

Wow, that was a great reply.
:rolleyes:

Almost as good as your post, dumb ----

Wow... it gets better.

and who are you again? this rick p.?

It doesn't matter who I am, probably just some noob. ;)

I hate to slam this forum since I am new here. There seems to be a lot of good info on here, but the few members that do nothing but make some lame comments along with the name calling is pretty sad. Again, lots of good information I have learned a lot on the fabrication side.

DITTO

And what have you done to contribute? ---- all, your just stirring the ----.

OP, take some pictures of the welds it will be easier to see whats happening. Also in my experience auto-tint helmets are JUNK. I could never see the weld puddle using an auto-tint helmet and this was an expensive mask my buddy bought. My 50$ regular flip down helmet is junk but i can see out of it great, being able to see improved my welding like no other!(who would have thought:rolleyes:)

When it comes to welding I really don't have much to contribute. I was in this thread hoping to find something useful for I am about to do my own SS (304) exhaust build. Just pathetic when the first reply this guy gets is "no one wants to help". All because he put his e-mail address as his username.

i can feel the love in this thread