I had the same trouble with the same electrodes from the same place when I first got them. Switched to another from the same pack and the problem went away. I figure I had a bad one. Still don't know what was going on and have lost track of the "bad one".

IMO, the fittings would be a waste of your time and money, not to mention, the high probability of your furniture to have a nice rattle when you're done.

Kent

The weave is underneath.

I know you weren't saying my technique sucked, I was. Thanks for the tips and encouragement.

Kent

Makes perfect sense to me, and yes I am right handed. I tried to stay as steady as I could and think with more hood time things would improve. This is an addition to a winch stand with 4" added. There was about a 1/2" gap to fill, so there are a few passes under the weave. (glad you can't ...

No worries. If it was stick it would look like a dog turd rolled in the gravel. I stick welded once,,,in 1974.

Thanks Jonathan, torch straight down. This was on 1/4" so I assumed that I wasn't pushing enough rod into the puddle(1/16) 150 amps, 3/23 2%lanth, hotter than the hubs of Hell, but more likely lack of hood time.

Ran out of 3/32 rod, finished up with 1/16th. First crack at a weave.

Amen!! , as I've said before, I'm self taught on TIG, started on Alum. Short "stick-out", gas to high, amps to low...etc. These issues have been addressed for the most part. I fix boats so things need to be strong and I get nervous when I see my welds. Nothing has come back yet, knock on w...

Edit in RE: aeroplain: When I was in school there was a chatty fellow who liked to interupt me while I was lit up. I made it real clear this was going to be a problem for him if he didn't knock it off. Some people need to be reminded of the obvious. :evil: They have all been alerted to the "ha...

....why the hell does everyone wanna chat the second I start to weld?

Nice looking Steve, it's part of why I hang around; to see what to shoot for.

As a total guess, I'd say you're welding to cold. I say this because when I first started teaching myself it's what I did ALOT.
I was scared to blow a hole, or create something worse than when I started. Once I cranked up the amps a bit things started to go smoother.

If you have a drill, you can chuck up a dowel that has a cut the long way down the dowel. In the slit, put a length of rag into it and wrap it flat around the dowel. Inexpensive polishing compound can be had at the local hardware store.

That's really nice work! It's not redundant to me, I just got here.
I assume a squirt weld is the technique I've only heard of when welding anodizing?

Superiorwelding wrote:Wait a minute, where is our picture of the repair?
-Jonathan

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I work in boat repair, so welding is only a small part of my job. All the dust and paint over-spray makes for a challenging environment when I do get to weld. Nothing is ever clean, rarely on the bench, and out of position can be an understatement. The first time I ever TIG'ed was on my belly, arms ...

Well played Sir.

Otto Nobedder wrote:I popped a hole in the top of a beer can, not fifteen minutes ago.

My goal is not to fill it, but rather, empty it...

Steve S

Ya, when my boss isn't lookin I will.

It was goin OK til I popped through. Never tried before, but this thread ..... had to try.
3/23 Lanth, 3/32 4043, and about thirty anps. Syncrowave 250.

Kent

What and how did you polish your welds. Great job.

"Perfect-it"#1 polishing compound and a buffer (wool pad). Seems to clean easily.

Thanks, it was fun. It oughta look cool on the "Tall bike" the kid built using vintage bikes.
Kent

Superiorwelding wrote:aeroplain,
Looks like a fun fuel tank project! I am in the middle of some fuel tanks, although not as fancy as yours, will get pics up when I get further along.
-Jonathan

Amps sound to low, and stick-out seems to short. I had electrode burn back until I turned the balance up to 80-90; that, and chucked the pure Tungsten and got some 2% Lanth.

Made this small tank today for a bicycle that a guy I know is fitting with a 49cc engine. .050 5000 series, filler neck is unknown thickness 6061. Bends made in the Vise.