i would advise you to not use brake cleaner....and if you do, be sure to clean it a bunch afterwards with acetone and denatured alcohol

they arent meant to be perfect i weld fast very fast those aluminum pipes take about 3 min start to finish to weld...quality is perfect for the application and when you have to weld 100 of them..let me know how pulse works out for you

lets see your welds big guy!

lol i dont weld as a hobby folks... pulse really does take away from the needed heat and slows you down...i do some mass production work and pulse..would reallllly slow things down!! pulse on aluminum is for hobby use haha a novelty....man up, set your amps for the material and full pedal it...perfe...

pulse on aluminum is a waste of time imo...learn to move fast and get that feet hand up to feeding an entire rod super fast, or like i do and hold 2 rods in 1 hand

i pay $34 to fill up a large bottle, 275cf?

i use 250pps on .065 stainless tubing for exhaust and i use 400pps on turbo manifolds, sch 40 pipe all stainless steel work....aluminum..leave the pulse at home

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lol...thats all i have to say.......works though!

find a used miller dynasty 200dx...you will be most happy with how awesome the welder is...and if tig doesnt work out for you, generally you can sell it for exactly what you paid

nothing is too sloppy for TIG....trust me heh

308 for 304 to 304 welds and 309 or 216 for 304 to mild steel flanges...

just keep practicing, 1 day it will click...hopefully...

so currently at work my setup is on the floor...been wanting to get the machines off the floor for a little while and decided to whip this up in solidworks the tubing is 1x1x.120 6061-t6 aluminum, shelves will either be carbon fiber plate or powdercoated aluminum sheet metal in the end the frame wil...

harborfreight..... http://www.harborfreight.com/1-hp-7-inch-x-12-inch-hydraulic-feed-metal-cutting-bandsaw-97009.html add a 20% coupon and you got a bitchin saw for super cheap...i own one of these and i use it daily at the shop where i work, very sturdy, coolant works great, just be sure to upgrade...

thats a known fact atleast in the auto industry making turbo manifolds

i know in the automotive industry, welds with that color would create cracks later on a turbo manifold out of sch40 308 SS pipe, entire wastegate runners would break off etc... i havent had the chance to xray any of my welds but ive yet to have a manifold come back :) i would think that 1600-1800 de...

inside is nice back purge? tons of penetration hehe

all the SS i weld is mostly 16g thin wall for down pipes and dump tubes, and sch40 pipe

the dynasty works on 110, 220, single phase and works on all 3 phase voltages also...just wire it up :) black/red to both hot's green/white are ground/neutral i have quick turn style plugs for my welder..a male on the welder itself with a very very short amount of wire to make it easier to move the ...

weld looks straight, looks a little hot to me... how thick is that material?

when i weld stainless i will literally do 5 beads and stop postflow and start again after a 30 seconds for cooling. and you have seen my stainless welds

i use pulse for almost everything... super high pulse on stainless sch40 pipe for manifolds, 300-400pps aluminum .7 pps sch40 to 1/2" thick mild steel flange, 30pps on aluminum i use it to maintain a consistent bead size but still use the food pedal to maintain heat and control the puddle size ...

lol well i KNOW i can make first class parts thats not first class...thats 2nd class haha


and i love my job not only does the owner have a datsun, he has an m5, a porche 997 and a ferrari

lol well i KNOW i can make first class parts thats not first class...thats 2nd class haha


and i love my job not only does the owner have a datsun, he has an m5, a porche 997 and a ferrari

http://www.thesarx.com/tp/150390_10150331398915457_851755456_15702283_7042647_n.jpg fitment was my sub par...i was trying to have this part done before the end of the work day with only 1 .5 hours to fab and weld. going on the boss' car so i def should have made the fitment better on the seams. usu...

ya i noticed i had nothing on later in the vid, i almost always wear a green welding jacket. notice in the vid my torch..thats a wp-9 air cooled torch

not sure where i stand on the cams, ill ponder the idea and give you my opinion. cars pay more than bikes...there are way more types of cars vs bikes....i dont wanna say who i work for but i make good money, making stuff for ferrari, porche, lambo ontop of the sti, evo, etc stuff. lately ive been do...

building bikes are fun eh? not sure what rear i would do. i personally like shitloads of torque and only ride around town, i hardly hop on the highway with the bike anymore...seems like 80% of my friends that have died have all been on the highway... but im sure thats just their dumb luck... me..id ...