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[Gamble97]

Why is it I will weld stainless and get it silver which is perfect from what I am told and then do the bead right next to it and my original bead will turn purple/blue etc?



Working on 2 catch cans? Testing out some new tungsten and it works ok. These are nothing special to look at. Was playing with pulse too and had less than great fit up.

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[DSSA]

Slow down on the welds. Less amperage, wait for it to start to melt, fill, move, post flow shield.

Before you're able to move quickly with the filler at the right amperage, it'll be easier to start with low amperage, take the time for the lower amperage to heat the metal, go with like 3 beads of filler, stop, post flow, then move on.

Once you get the timing/technique down, THEN try doing 10 beads in a row, or 20, or 30..... Until you get the technique down, start slow. Slowly heat the joint to start--if it's melting back instantly and you're trying this--your amperage is too high (at this skill level). You want it to take two-three seconds until the joint *JUST* starts to melt away from one another, then fill.

 

[spoonman]

Why is it I will weld stainless and get it silver which is perfect from what I am told and then do the bead right next to it and my original bead will turn purple/blue etc? [/img]

That is because the base metal has absorbed all the heat from the first weld, ideally the piece should be cooled down first. The base metal should not become higher than 300*

 

[Gamble97]

Just scored an eastwood tig 200 and eastwood 40amp plasma cutter off CL today

 

[compression]

hook me up with an htp 221!

 

[Gamble97]

Lol

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Tig class today and I'm on aluminium (rest of class is on mild steel,
Some on stainless) if it's decent I'll post pix ha

 

[Archer Fabrications]

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Wire brushed after the weld. Shouldnt have. I like stainless much more.

 

[all_motor_mike]

Did some practice last night on some sch40 trying to get a good convex cap and penetration. .........

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Mike

 

[Gamble97]

Mike,
That 1 pass ? Bevel?

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Niceeeee

 

[all_motor_mike]

It's single pass with a medium Bevel (not real narrow but not real wide)


Mike

 

[Archer Fabrications]

1/8th tungsten too eh?

 

[all_motor_mike]

1/8th tungsten too eh?

Negative. ..... 3/32". I use 3/32" for everything unless I'm doing 1/2" or thick aluminum then ill run 1/8" tungsten.


Mike

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Damn. Just looks like a thick weld haha

 

[all_motor_mike]

Damn. Just looks like a thick weld haha

Is about 1/4" wide


Also working on an intake manifold right now. .... u can see it sitting on the car in this pic. ....

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Mike

 

[Gamble97]

I wanna come to arizona and pick you brain and learn!

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Me too. Ha my parents have a house in scottsdale.

 

[all_motor_mike]

Thanks guys..... I would like to do the same with Collin. I need to find some guy with a higher end car to let me do some work to it cause the 4cyl stuff just doesnt compare to what u can charge for modding corvettes or gtr' s u know.


Mike

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Thanks guys..... I would like to do the same with Collin. I need to find some guy with a higher end car to let me do some work to it cause the 4cyl stuff just doesnt compare to what u can charge for modding corvettes or gtr' s u know.


Mike

Or lambos.

 

[Gamble97]

Guys, I got 2 videos I still need to finish. Converting the harbor freight arc welder to scratch start tig on the cheap. And Adding a digital voltage display to your mig welder

 

[horizontalkev]

Or lambos.

My uncle in Florida owns a 2010 lamborghini gallardo superleggra, costs almost 9 grand for an oil change. Dayyuum

edit: Also includes changing the brake pads

 

[Archer Fabrications]

#### that. Change that crap yourself.

 

[horizontalkev]

I'd imagine there is something super 'special' about changing the oil on a lambo . Hell I feel like im gonna fu** something up on my dsm when I change the oil

 

[Archer Fabrications]

^ no way