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[Sirnixalot]

I am looking at getting the Hobart EZ-Tig 165. I don't have any tig experience though i am fairly decent with a mig (on steel only). I am interested to see if i should pony up the extra $200 for the Thermal Arc 186??

Manifolds, exhausts, intercooler piping and once i get enough experience a roll cage or 2 are pretty much what i plan to weld.

 

[lufkom]

collector for a turbo manifold im building.......

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mike

Beauty!!!!

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Manifolds, exhausts, intercooler piping and once i get enough experience a roll cage or 2 are pretty much what i plan to weld.

Me too buddy

 

[Gamble97]

Just scored us a deal guys and I'll post it here as well.

I talked to my sales rep and he agreed if you guys email him and say you saw my video or reviews on dsmtuners that he will give you a discount off the internet price. Just mention me and the review. Seems like a sweet deal on any welder longevity sells.

Now you guys have no excuse not to buy one and learn how it's done!

[email protected]

 

[Sirnixalot]

Just scored us a deal guys and I'll post it here as well.

I talked to my sales rep and he agreed if you guys email him and say you saw my video or reviews on dsmtuners that he will give you a discount off the internet price. Just mention me and the review. Seems like a sweet deal on any welder longevity sells.

Now you guys have no excuse not to buy one and learn how it's done!

[email protected]

BIG thanks to Gamble

email going off to simon momentarily!

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Miller synchrowave 250dx using Stick with 7018 electrode. I got an argon bottle and some stainless so once i get a good spot to do said welding, lots of tig work will be posted using my diversion 180 . I have 304 16 gauge plate cut into 3 inch squares and some 16 guage tube in 3" sections. I want to work with a notcher and practice the joints id expect on a cage. I'll be using 308L filler.

Heres the stick today that i'll be graded on, a few passes 1/8" apart and then run a bead in the valley to make a level weld. It looks rusty because i quenched it.

Working toward my canadian welding bearu certifications in Stick, MIG, and then seperate of school, American welding society and the above CWB certs in TIG. All in flat, horizontal, and for the TIG i'll be adding overhead to the cert because ill be mainly specializing in TIG. I'm stoked.

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[InfiniteGSX]

That collector is just pure art. I wanna hang one on my wall! And I want one for a manifold I wanna build!

 

[99ECLIPSEGSXDSM]

I thought this was funny. I was looking through my pics on my phone and came across this. I took this picture one day at work cause we had a guy training one day trying teach a new kid how to weld better. I walked pasted and couldn't help but stop. What I saw dropped my jaw. The trainer worked there for for 30+ years and was a weld inspector for the company also. I pulled the kid aside and told him to come get me on break and I'll show you some tips and tricks. After I showed him a few simple tips I did a plate just like the trainer did. His welds are on the left and mine are on the right. This was done with 3/32 flux core btw

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It's not the best I've ever done but we didn't have much time so the plate was extremely hot

 

[spoonman]

10" sch 40 SS

Just another 12 hour night at google.

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[Bud92gsx]

10" sch 40 SS

Just another 12 hour night at google.

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Is that a double dip process you got going on there?Possibly double dip with a smaller filler wire?

Thats really nice..

 

[boosted240]

collector for a turbo manifold im building.......

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mike

DAMN!!! Very nice work.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

So i did some stainless on the tig Using 308L rod on 304 stainless plates. How the f do you get the blue color? How much gas are you using? What cup Nd electrode?

 

[all_motor_mike]

thanks guys

mr. urban....... crank the gas up to around 20-25cfh with at least a #10 cup with a gas lense and dont over heat the metal.


mike

 

[Gamble97]

Crank up the post flow too!
Mike, how do you know if 20-25cfh isn't causing any turbulence?

 

[Archer Fabrications]

thanks guys

mr. urban....... crank the gas up to around 20-25cfh with at least a #10 cup with a gas lense and dont over heat the metal.


mike

Thats probably the issue, i using a #7 cup with a regular miller collet body. been running 15cfh. 85 amp

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This was my first time on stainless and i wasnt at a work bench. Had to lay on my belly and wasnt very comfortable. Messed around with some weave beads also. I think it was still getting too hot cause the back of the material looks like shit .

 

[all_motor_mike]

Thats probably the issue, i using a #7 cup with a regular miller collet body. been running 15cfh. 85 amp

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This was my first time on stainless and i wasnt at a work bench. Had to lay on my belly and wasnt very comfortable. Messed around with some weave beads also. I think it was still getting too hot cause the back of the material looks like shit .

gmble with a #10 and a gas lense 20cfh should cause any turbulence... make the cup smller and it might though.

urban, to much heat and not enough gas coverage is what those welds are shouting. even a #8 with a gas lense will do wonders vs those welds above.


mike

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Well here is 20cfh on 90 amps i think it turned out rather well. #7 cup still no gas lense

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The top left bead is probably the best one

 

[all_motor_mike]

whats the thickness on that? if its 1/8" u shouldnt be using any more then 50 amps. clean the material better also. only move 3/4" at most and then pause, let the post flow cool the puddle, then move again. set the post flow to 12 seconds and see how that does.



mike

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Thanks for the tips mike!Sadly the diversion 180 has a pre set pre and post flow its .125" i believe. Post flow pre set is 1 second per 10 amps. Ill turn it down, just seems to take for ever to puddle at that low amperage.

 

[all_motor_mike]

on those corner joints are u creating a v with them, i dont know what the proper term is i just know how to weld cause 50 is more then enough without overheating.


mike

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Yeah i make a v, move torch back and fourth over the joint. I need more material and argon but cant get any til monday. Ill try 50 amp at 20 cfh and report back.

Edit: or when you say V do you mean when i match the plates up? The groove? Cause yes. 2 were overlapped and two were tacked so material had a V groove.

 

[all_motor_mike]

The groove? Cause yes. 2 were overlapped and two were tacked so material had a V groove.

yes.... did some last night just like u were with a gas lense and a #8 torch @ 20 cfh and it looks like it needs more like 58 amps or so to not take to long to get it to a molten state for welding. u def need to get a gas lense cause standard collet bodies are no good.


mike

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Got a good source for miller gas lenses? Local shops only have for water cooled torches. Thanks for the tips mike.

 

[CODE4]

Buy generic.ones on eBay - they work just fine. And miller does not make torch consumables. If you want name brand, go with weld craft.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

I just like a brass gas lens the nice ones. Not sure which id need for a 3/32 tungsten. Probably a 3/32 collet body eh? Thinkin this one part number 45V44

The first one http://www.weldcraft.com/parts-accessories/