Welding Tips and Tricks

kiwi2wheels

Interesting !

What machine are you using and what brand of tungsten ? Were you pulsing the pedal ?

kiwi2wheels

Try using a clean, sharp file and scraper for the final joint face preparation ?

I'm thinking back to the recommendation in Jody's video on a sheared edge prep for an aerospace aluminum butt weld test to eliminate inclusions in the weld.

kiwi2wheels

https://www.millerwelds.com/files/owner ... 9H_MIL.pdf

It could also be worth looking through these links ; https://www.google.com/search?gws_rd=cr ... TIG+welder , especially the first AWS one.

kiwi2wheels

Thanks Oscar. I tried it but it doesn't change the layout, at least on my screen, when I go into a sub forum.

Oh, well............

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Oscar wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:10 pm click the little icon on the right that has the double arrows (left & right). That toggles the sidebar. That's all I can offer.

I haven't got that icon showing on firefox or brave.............

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The page is like a screen with stuff written all over it, there's no delineation between messages.

When writing on a laptop, the screen needs to be a 45 deg to see where the hell to write !

Not at all easy to read and too spread out.

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@ G-ManBart

You are not alone ! ! ! Agree 200% !

The old format was as good as it gets, clean, uncluttered, and best of all, quick to go through.

Confucius say ; " If it's not broken, don't fix it "

kiwi2wheels

This is the clamp type you need .

https://www.amazon.com/Oetiker-15400039 ... B076G6WWC8

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Use Devcon to fill any "maori carvings", it makes cleaning easier and you won't snag your hand on a chip doing a final wipe before mounting a job or vice on a table.

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Big D posted this, re the 5356 / 150F, re the heat question of the very trick turbo installation he constructed. http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10848&start=40 From the same author ; https://www.thefabricator.com/thewelder/article/aluminumwelding/aluminum-workshop-s...

kiwi2wheels

If all else fails, try changing your tungsten, preferably to another type and brand.

I've had your problem twice, the second time I had some Linde 2% that confirmed it was a tungsten problem.

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This info may or may not be relevant to your unit. I was using a Fronius Magic Wave 270 AC/CD ( 2002 model year ) and I found the following ; when I replaced the 2T/4T "club " it came with standard and fitted a normal WP-20 torch with a foot pedal, I still needed the original torch electri...

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This is a good handbook ; https://www.amazon.com/Gas-Tungsten-Arc ... 1566372062

Excellent in-depth information on techniques, settings, materials and consumables and it will speed up your learning curve.

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I'd like to jump in here if I can because this sounds just like a problem I'm having with a AHP Alpha-Tig 201 XD. Bought this because I ................................. Then it went haywire again. Heat went way up, blew the tip off the cup, white soot all over, melted holes and craters instead of ...

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cj737 wrote: Yiu might spend a bit time of watching this, and checking out some of Tim’s videos. You might be exposed to some things you had not previously heard, learned, or considered.
https://youtu.be/sh20QmIs-OE

Thanks for that link; that and their web site is an information goldmine.

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Have a read through these threads, maybe something posted there will register with you. https://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15483&p=127700#p127700 https://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15374&hilit=Passive+helmets&start=50 http://www.opt...

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Are you able to try a passive helmet with a 10 or 11 lens, just to remove the helmet from the equation ?

And can you clearly see the weld puddle, it's not obscured by a red/orange flare ?

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kiwi2wheels wrote:
Spartan wrote:I'd think you'd have the local pick of the litter being in CA. Figured they'd be the ornamental iron capital of the world with all those mansions. Even the lower-end neighborhoods seem to be covered in it over your way.
You are referring to the security gratings ................. ?

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Duplicate

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This outfit make some useful DIY tooling.

https://shopoutfitters.com/product/orb- ... er-bender/

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An option would be to chemically remove the rust / paint and use soft brass shim on the backside, fixed with soft solder using an acid flux. Tin the brass and the plate before fixing to the backside, and then slowly, using minimum heat, fill the holes on the front side using a soldering iron rather ...

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Try this outfit ? http://www.servicerubber.com/rubber-silicon-viton-grommets.php If you have no luck with a grommet, maybe use this style bulkhead fitting with Dowty washers ( Stat -O -Seals ) https://www.fillernecksupply.com/run-fuel-line-through-panels-with-this-3-8-bulkhead-fitting-50052380/ if y...

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Try using the machine on AC. The HF cleans the metal ( like the flux when O/A brazing ) and its easier to heat the base metal without melting. Clean material in weld area with red scotchbrite discs.

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Resistance seam welding ? https://aerospacewelding.com/welding-solutions/resistance-welding Resistance Seam Welding per Mil-W-6858 https://de70d6fbd5219ded0a9f-95955c6a61a55e017c4c86a6d84cc235.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/202_241.ct.800.405.jpg Resistance Seam Welding per D17.2 https://de70d6fbd5219ded0a9f-9...

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I couldn't open them on Firefox, but on Brave, right click on " open image in another tab " and the whole pic appears with zoom capability.

I'm on a Windows 7 laptop.

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