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by Rippin_Lip
Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:40 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Help with weld procedures
Replies: 6
Views: 1300

Re: Help with weld procedures

The way I read it: Other side, .12 bevel of part, .18 bevel weld Arrow side, .12 bevel of part, .18 bevel weld, combination weld .12 Fillet weld. Wrap ends. Take it with a grain of salt. I'm not a welding engineer but have designed weldments in the past. Also any good engineer will be glad to expla...
by Rippin_Lip
Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:38 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Help with weld procedures
Replies: 6
Views: 1300

Re: Help with weld procedures

You've got great questions. I get maybe not looking bad... Maybe just ask for more specifics from the project manager. If I were to hire you, personally I'd respect you wanting clarification. Again, I get you might not want to look bad. For me, I say ask... I may just end up doing that if I can't g...
by Rippin_Lip
Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:36 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Help with weld procedures
Replies: 6
Views: 1300

Re: Help with weld procedures

Poland308 wrote:Looks like they mean welded all the way around, even on the ends. Must be pretty thin material. I don’t know about the material spec.


The plate will be .380 and the tube will be 5/16" with flats milled in it.
by Rippin_Lip
Mon Oct 26, 2020 4:56 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Inconsistent arc start
Replies: 23
Views: 5388

Re: Inconsistent arc start

Sounds like a hi frequency issue. I've had issues with two different manufacturers machines that started like this. One needed a new hi frequency board and the other needed points adjusted. Both started out with the issue that i had to touch the material with the tungsten first and the lift off befo...
by Rippin_Lip
Mon Oct 26, 2020 4:37 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: How to improve gas coverage
Replies: 10
Views: 1109

Re: How to improve gas coverage

All the previous suggestions are spot on. Also make sure you do not have any holes in your gas line. This happened to me once and it took me some time to figure it out. I ended finding the leak by removing the sleeve from my setup completely and spraying soap/water mixture along the gas line while I...
by Rippin_Lip
Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:02 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Help with weld procedures
Replies: 6
Views: 1300

Help with weld procedures

Hello All! New to the forum here. Been welding TIG on Stainless and Ti for 8 years mostly gauge material and some structurals with MIG as jobs come through. Looking for some help with weld specifications and call outs on a job I'm quoting. First off, Where can I find details on welding in accordance...