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by Garry
Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Miracle ear hearing AIDS Interfere with welder.
Replies: 5
Views: 4038

Re: Miracle ear hearing AIDS Interfere with welder.

Sure a strange coincidence. I would only get a high frequency arc. After hearing feedback in my hearing AIDS I shut them off and the welder worked like it should. Sure glad it did not hurt my hearing AIDS. $5200 Investment. The guy I was welding for has a pacemaker. I made him stay away from me whil...
by Garry
Sat Jun 08, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Miracle ear hearing AIDS Interfere with welder.
Replies: 5
Views: 4038

Miracle ear hearing AIDS Interfere with welder.

Went to weld a fuel tank aluminum. Could not get the welder to ground. Even on the ground clamp. Was getting feedback in my hearing aids. Shut them off and put them in my toolbox. My hearing AIDS have Wi-Fi in them. After shutting them off, welder work just fine. CK welder MT 200. Has anybody ever h...
by Garry
Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:54 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade Used Welding Equipment
Topic: New Cobra Mig gun 25'
Replies: 6
Views: 2265

Re: New Cobra Mig gun 25'

Come on somebody need this. Make me an offer.
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:42 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: 1095 spring steel
Replies: 13
Views: 3168

Re: 1095 spring steel

Just remembered something 40 years ago I welded the mainspring in my brother's 1 ton dump truck, never broke again. Used eutectic 680
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:40 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: 1095 spring steel
Replies: 13
Views: 3168

Re: 1095 spring steel

Just remembered something 40 years ago I welded the mainspring in my brother's 1 ton dump truck, never broke again. Used eutectic 680
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:37 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: 1095 spring steel
Replies: 13
Views: 3168

Re: 1095 spring steel

EutecTrode Xuper 680 CGS Applications Jigs, Molds , Dies , Leaf springs, High strength repairs to earthmoving, mining, constructional equipment, Chassis and under carriage repairs , Manganese steel components. This is a higher grade eutectic rod the straight 680 would do the job in my estimation but...
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:24 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: 1095 spring steel
Replies: 13
Views: 3168

Re: 1095 spring steel

A rod that would give you a superior weld is the eutectic 680 and that can be purchase from Praxair. It has a hundred and twenty thousand PSI tensile strength and is used on all tools Steel to join them together used extensively for a butter well under heat treatable passes over it. Remember if you'...
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:24 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: 1095 spring steel
Replies: 13
Views: 3168

Re: 1095 spring steel

A rod that would give you a superior weld is the eutectic 680 and that can be purchase from Praxair. It has a hundred and twenty thousand PSI tensile strength and is used on all tools Steel to join them together used extensively for a butter well under heat treatable passes over it. Remember if you'...
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:55 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: 1095 spring steel
Replies: 13
Views: 3168

Re: 1095 spring steel

A pre heat of 800 Fahrenheit plus or minus 50 degrees for the Post heat of 900 Degrees this should be held 1 hour per inch thickness. Depending on type of welding you're going to be doing if you want your weld to show or not meaning difference in coloration to the base metal or if you want to weld h...
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:35 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: 1095 spring steel
Replies: 13
Views: 3168

Re: 1095 spring steel

1095 steel is a high carbon, simple steel. Chemically, the steel contains just carbon, .90 to 1.04 percent, manganese, .30 to .50 percent, phosphorus, .020 percent maximum, sulfur, .025 max, and silicon, .15 to .30 percent
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:23 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: 1095 spring steel
Replies: 13
Views: 3168

Re: 1095 spring steel

What method of welding are you going to use Mig TIG or stick
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:15 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade Used Welding Equipment
Topic: New Cobra Mig gun 25'
Replies: 6
Views: 2265

Re: New Cobra Mig gun 25'

This is a water cooled again manufacturer has return line plugged golf for some reason.
by Garry
Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:12 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade Used Welding Equipment
Topic: New Cobra Mig gun 25'
Replies: 6
Views: 2265

Re: New Cobra Mig gun 25'

This is most definitely a water cooler again but for some reason the manufacturer has the return line plugged off. A new return water line with left hand thread would have to be added.
by Garry
Sat Aug 21, 2021 11:53 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade Used Welding Equipment
Topic: New Cobra Mig gun 25'
Replies: 6
Views: 2265

Re: New Cobra Mig gun 25'

Tomorrow I will put some low air pressure to it and see what I find out on flow through the gun
by Garry
Sat Aug 21, 2021 11:35 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade Used Welding Equipment
Topic: New Cobra Mig gun 25'
Replies: 6
Views: 2265

Re: New Cobra Mig gun 25'

I'm not sure one line blocked off right at the gun. So I would say air-cooled but it looks like you could add the return line. Never tried to hook it up to anything.
by Garry
Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:05 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade Used Welding Equipment
Topic: New Cobra Mig gun 25'
Replies: 6
Views: 2265

New Cobra Mig gun 25'

Have a new older Cobra Mig gun never used. Just been laying around time to get rid of it. $1,000
by Garry
Sun May 09, 2021 11:19 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Custom car guy
Replies: 3
Views: 867

Re: Custom car guy

I got in a project this past year with a friend on his rat rod.
by Garry
Sun May 09, 2021 10:57 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: New to Form
Replies: 0
Views: 2733

New to Form

Looking to see what I can learn.
by Garry
Fri May 07, 2021 8:33 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Cramped workspace
Replies: 0
Views: 2790

Cramped workspace

New to The Forum. It's awful that your Workshop has to share with your cars. From Missouri.
by Garry
Fri May 07, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: New guy
Replies: 4
Views: 999

Re: New guy

1620430794784528097619.jpg Over the years I've used several different helmets and just recently A friend gave me a helmet while we was doing a project for him making silhouette targets. It's a Vulcan helmet sold buy Harbor Freight but he said he bought it online cheaper. This helmet is very easy to...