I just always thought you needed a cavity of some sort for the argon to be in up against the metal being back purged. For active purging with argon, yes. But you can also prevent oxygen from reaching the back of a weld and the resulting sugaring by other means like fitting the pieces in a jig/frame...

Really no problem in Europe to get them: 7018: https://www.weldingtool.eu/utp-stabelektrode-614-kb-mini-pack-o-3-2-x-350-e7018-e-42-3-b-32-h-10.html In switzerland: https://www.sechy.ch/produkt/basisch-----e-7018-407 ISO code would be 2560-A E 46 4 Mo B 42 H5 or 3580-A: E Mo B 42 H5 6013: https://ww...

Looking at the specs: https://www.lincolnelectric.com/en/products/k3963-1 OCV for the PowerMIG is listed as only 56V 6010 really wants between 70 - 90V to light up well. It's running voltage (at 240V input) at 27V is OK for the PowerMIG. This means it will kinda run 6010 when it's started, but has p...

One would assume a modern high end inverter machine would be more than capable of either limiting the voltage to not exceed a certain number when maxed out to avoid damaging the machine or would be built with components that could handle running maxed out at a few higher volts than one would typica...

Amperage aside, Any reason I could not use those 480V 3-pole breakers at 400V and 240V ( 3-ph of course)? What I know tells me the lower operating voltage (compared to the breaker voltage rating) should have no ill-effects, so long as they are sized properly to protect the wiring, etc. Thoughts? Ye...

Basically, TIG (welding) amps are not related to the type of power input as far as the voltage or frequency goes. The TIG amps may be limited to a certain level as the AC input circuit may only be dimensioned/fused to a certain level in each country/region. Eg. in the USA a welder on a 120V/20A circ...

Also with the 6061 video isn't that actually a thing though or am I crazy? Pretty sure I remember a article in the past about NASA and friction stir welding. Friction-stir welding is quite different in that it takes what looks like a weirdly shaped milling cutter and by force jams it into the base ...

Could always go the 'interesting' route shown by 6061.com to bridge 2 puddles..

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Never tried it, but might as well as dipping the tungsten when welding alu is my default anyway..

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For the longest lasting and least easy to damage: polished concrete floor with a surface hardener applied. Eg: https://www.wrmeadows.com/concrete-densifiers-hardeners-polished-concrete-flooring/ It ends up non-porous/impervious to fluids and as there's no 'coating' as such there's nothing to lift/da...

BTW.. Solarflux-B should be OK with 309 as it's allowed to be used with up to 25% Cr content and thats the max for 309 too. I don't use it often, but when I do I use it on big-volume or open sections (eg. silencers) so I don't need to back-purge as much and conserve my Argon. Works well in my opinio...

A suitable T or Y-piece and a second floating-ball flowmeter can turn any normal regulator into twin for a backpurge setup. Something like: https://weldingstore.tokentools.com.au/images/detailed/5/AR101A_Back_Purging_Welding_Regulator_Bubble_Flow_Meter_Top.png Doesn't need to be expensive :D Most hi...

Definitely backpurge stainless. Makes it all so much nicer. Dual flowmeter works great and usually not too expensive as it's still on a single regulator and bottle. Also, check out the plumbing section in your local DIY store for your welding back-purge supllies ;) Expanding plumbing plugs like thes...

I'm just curious if it's due to ambient temperature or if the thermal overload is actually set far beyond the given duty cycle. AFAIK the standard test performed for the duty cycle by the manufacturers is at a very high ambient temperature. Can't find it at the moment, but it was something like 45C...

Yup.. Looks like your machine is pretty much the same as mine internally. I just added the wiring for the pedal as mine is a model where they did not bring the wires to the front: IMG_0047.jpg The wiring to the 7-pin row should indeed be: 1 + 2 -> trigger switch of the pedal 3 = potentiometer + 4 = ...

If you open up the machine you should at least already be able to see with the schematics you have which pins on the circuit board go to which pins on the connector. If I recall correctly they are in a single row connector on the circuit board like on the diagram, so you should be able to see the 'X...

Yup.. Should probably be: A - B - C -> 10K pot You need to use a multimeter to find out which pin provides a (low) voltage, which is ground and then the remaining one would be the wiper connection. E - F -> trigger switch LIkely you'll need to link 'H' to the power pin in the A-B-C range so the weld...

The Cemont Smarty tx160 AC/DC was sold under several names like the Air Liquide T 150i AC/DC, Oerlikon CITIG 1500 AC/DC (internal circuit boards are the same, although here they dropped the external pedal connector for some reason), SAF-FRO SAXOTIG 160 AC/DC, etc. Like Louie said, there's not much i...

Also 'scraps of aluminum' is often 'mystery metal' unless there's still some identification printed on it. 7000 series alu for instance is classed as not-weldable with arc welding as it tends to crack immediately when the weld cools (Some types can get away with friction-stir welding and such though...

In this setup with a sheet inside the frame you are fighting multiple distortion effects from heat input to differing tensions in the sheet as the welds cool and they start to pull/draw on the sheet in different amounts/directions. Welding any sort of sheet metal pretty much inevitably needs some 'm...

Yup.. First is chemical seam-sealer, second is spotweld. It's very uncommon on any production car to find seam-welds on any body panels. They are all spot welded together at the factory as that's way faster in a factory setting to manufacture. Strength in these usually comes from the way the sheet m...

Brake rotors by themselves should be kinda weldable, but being a cast iron (most of the time) it will get very hard and brittle in the weld area so impacts will tend to break it. Biggest issue I suspect (and to echo the other comments) is that the brake rotor is kinda massive and made to dissipate/m...

Do the ends of the pipes need to stay round? If not.. You canm squeeze/hammer the ends flat you could probably also cut/grind the ends into 'V' shapes so they all fit/slot together and basically create a flat plane where you weld the pieces together from both sides. May not even need the washer at a...

Fully carbonised bread (aka. 'carbon foam') basically works like an activated charcoal filter and binds several chemical contaminants as they pass. Same as with respirator masks that have a layer of activated charcoal in them for this same purpose. The regular filtration membranes take out particles...

Don't forget that tig t joints aren't simple and aluminium is definitely not simple. This! It's a bit of a 'learned art' to get inside corners to work/weld well on alu. But here Jody's mantra really helps.. "Keep a tight arc!" Alu corner joints go much better if you: Make sure the fitup i...

I know you said no space or budget for water cooling, but I've seen folks build a water setup with nothing more than a 5 gallon bucket, soda fountain carbonator pump and a 20 series torch. Can be done even cheaper.. It even works fine if you hook a line up to a water faucet and put the outlet to a ...