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by StevoWelds
Fri May 25, 2018 6:19 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Need Help Fighting Porosity
Replies: 3
Views: 506

Re: Need Help Fighting Porosity

Thank you that's helpful I'll give it a try. I'll see if I can post some pictures. All I know is to clean mill scale and get gas shielding. So any extra info is helpful. I am using a gas lense btw with a #8 cup. Maybe a bigger cup or new lense could help? With these caps I'm doing pretty welds are i...
by StevoWelds
Fri May 25, 2018 2:12 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Need Help Fighting Porosity
Replies: 3
Views: 506

Need Help Fighting Porosity

I have an everlast power mts 221. About half the mild steel I tig weld is getting porosity. My current issue is welding 2" caps on2" square tube. If I weld s.s. it's nice and clean. So I figure it's got to be the steel. I'm cleaning the mill scale with a grinding wheel and wire wheel. It l...
by StevoWelds
Fri May 25, 2018 1:26 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Just Joined
Replies: 1
Views: 351

Just Joined

Hey ya'll. I've been welding for a few years and decided to put together a small shop in my 2 car garage. Who puts their car in the garage anyway. It's an expensive pain in the ass starting up. But hopefully I can have fun doing little projects for people and making a little extra money. I have an e...
by StevoWelds
Fri May 25, 2018 1:19 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: New guy from California
Replies: 6
Views: 591

Re: New guy from California

I'm a new guy from California too. Sacramento. I've been welding for a few years but I just started putting a little shop together in my garage. Taking forever