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Beads look nice man. I have to ask though - are the flanges machined after the weld process? Specifically are the bolt holes counter bored? It appears that a washer or flanged bolt head would not seat correctly due to the fillet weld dimension.
 
Latest job I am working on - just about done taking delivery of 14 tanks, varying from 3000 gallon to 13,500 gallon.taking the agitator motors and gearboxes off, cutting and removing the agitator shafts, and finally drilling a handful of new ports varying from 2" to 6" in the tanks for various modifications. Agitator shafts are 2.5" solid SS, and the big ones are over 17' long. Can you say heavy bitches?

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Beads look nice man. I have to ask though - are the flanges machined after the weld process? Specifically are the bolt holes counter bored? It appears that a washer or flanged bolt head would not seat correctly due to the fillet weld dimension.
No... But the studs are smaller and have some play in the hole. It's a honda manifold. And they arent the same every time LOL. Here is another couple welds from today.
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This is where I come to dreat about being BA welder someday...

Urban, I ALMOST Consider your posts here porn... I do find it funny that you build honda manifolds all day, and drive a sick dsm ROFL
 
This is where I come to dreat about being BA welder someday...

Urban, I ALMOST Consider your posts here porn... I do find it funny that you build honda manifolds all day, and drive a sick dsm ROFL
Haha thanks. I dont like hondas.... It's jist what my work caters to.
 
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Finally started TIG welding some mild steel and aluminum. I signed up for a class on MIG and TIG welding aluminum so hopefully I'll get better. Running a bead on a sheet of aluminum wasn't too bad, but trying to connect two tubes together was damn near impossible.
 

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Finally started TIG welding some mild steel and aluminum. I signed up for a class on MIG and TIG welding aluminum so hopefully I'll get better. Running a bead on a sheet of aluminum wasn't too bad, but trying to connect two tubes together was damn near impossible.

Look good for starters. Prep for aluminum is a big part as far as I've seen. Stainless brushes will be great!

Man I need to get a tig torch for my welder..
 
Heres some recent for me
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Anyone wanna buy my diversion 180? Basically new very very low hours, two torches, cups, and gas lenses.. Pm me for price
 
Is there any chance I'm going to be able to weld a -12an bung on my oil pan with the Harbor Freight Mig 170 using flux wire? Or could I ship my oil pan to one of you guys and pay you to weld it on?
 
Before i could weld i paid to have a guy weld on my -12 bung he couldnt get his tig torch inbetween the top area so he Mig'd it... Pretty sure it leaks.. Ive been meaning to wash over it with my tig.

Well if I can't find someone local, could I ship everything to you and pay you to weld it for me? I want to go with a holset in the near future, but I'd really like to use the proper -12 drain.
 
I need to be making some frames soon, to keep it square how are you controling distortion

With stainless tubing it can be a little challenging for sure. When building the base try have all four sides clamped. It would still move slightly out of square after tacking but all you doing is minimizing that. Don't tack or weld the sides before doing the tops and bottoms of tubing first. Another good tip is to have the frame assembled fully before starting any welding. It might be more difficult and uncomfortable doing it that way but it will come out looking much better. Trust me on that :)

But if you did have to straighten something out, there is always a floorjack and some 4x4 wood to bring it back to square. LOL. Very high tech stuff... Personally, I try to avoid using a torch for that but it can also work.

Also, when putting base into square don't worry about using an actual square for that. Just measure diagonally on both sides. As long as the width is the same and the diagonal measurements come out pretty close is a much better way of making sure you are square.
 
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Here's a little dirty mig weld I did in a hurry.

got some penetration in there for sure. lawnmower?
 
Been working on the piping for the Mitsubishi skid, as always, we are still waiting on a bunch of valves and flanges to come in so I do what I can in the mean time. Makes the final fit up much more interesting that way. LOL

1 inch pipe with a 1/4" threading
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1" socket weld with a 1/16th gap between landing
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My purge setup at work, no fancy expensive purge kits and works just the same. The best part is my purge kit fits all pipe sizes unlike others. If you notice, I have a washer on one end of where the line enters the pipe and there is also another washer on the other end inside the pipe, that is secured with a fitting (basically, both washers sandwitch the foil). This way I can rotate the pipe without having to worry about the purge line moving or braking the foil. Can take better pics next time if anyone interested, very basic but works very well.

The guys before me were using painters tape and it took them forever, not to mention the mess it leaves behind after it's heated.
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I am really looking for a decent welding set-up .... something where the rod and gun are seperate that can weld aluminum / stainless / mild steel nothing to thick maybe enough to weld 1/4 in stock ..... any idea's for a super rookie ( noob ) never held a torch in my life .... dont want to spend a fortune to learn with, I do have a friend that gets deals on Miller equipment. Any tips or must have's for a beginner
 
My ahp Tig lays some damn good beads. It's also under 800 on Amazon
 
Anyone have any luck welding a wastegate door shut? I heated it in the oven for 20 min at 450. Took it out and hit it with 309L. Instant crack.
Tried it with that stupid cast iron rod. Instant crack.
Back to 309 and half of it was good and half cracked. Went over it all with supermissle and that seemed to do ok.
But WTF 309L
 
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