My first alumimium project. It's a outside "Instrument panel" for my brother's boat. All though, there wont be any gauges there, just a steering wheel. I enjoyed working with alu, but maaan i had problems with the welding machine. Sometimes the machine just didnt weld.. The arc was there, ...

RocketSurgeon wrote:I did NOT weld these (but I wish I did):

http://canyouactually.com/15-satisfying ... ks-of-art/

Is this welded by a human being?

Haha, great share Boomer63, i can imagine him, just staring at the pretty blue light, all hypnotized!

I'm learning to TIG weld pipes after hours at work. Had big problems doing the root pass on 6G, so instead I try to learn vertical up, walking the cup, before i even try the 6G again. Learn to walk before running eh? Learned everything from Jody and this forum! I hope to become a sertified welder so...

DC, with the electrode on +, earthing on - . I'm keeping the arc pretty tight, but not burying it.

Would it help if i had the electrode on - pole? I'm thaught that if the electrode is at +, it will give more penetration, but never tried the other way around

Not a guy, "but a know it all girl" At dinner, it came up that me and my brother bought a stick welding machine.. And this girl, who had a MIG welder, said this beautiful sentence: Pfft, stick welding is for amateurs. MIG is for the professionals. She was serious. We didnt even think about...

Yeah it's nearly impossible to say if it's stolen, specially abroad..

But i wouldnt buy a welder from eBay anyways, i like em brand new from a store, or used by someone i know.. Dont want to spend 1000$ on a welder that is broken.. Trust issues maybe

If you bought it on eBay, would you get any trouble? The buyer can't tell if it's stolen or not

Edit: if you bought it without even going to the store, i mean...

Thanks for taking the time to reply guys! Trev: I did not get the chance to try with 7018, since the project had to be finished today. I've been storing them in the garage, outside temperatures, but not directly exposed to water or anything. All though, we have pretty moist air here in Norway, so fo...

No i just got 7016 rods. 2,5 and 3,2... Never had a problem with them before, but never tried on 3mm steel before.. Could the reason be to much heat into the parent metal? I also have a MIG welder, but i'm low on gas for the moment I'll find some thicker scrap metal tomorrow, if it goes well that wo...

The slag wont come off as usual, you can forget raking it, and takes a long time to get off with a chisel & Hammer... I'm welding on a 3mm plate, fillet weld, mill scale is not removed I've welded alot with these electrodes, and the sweetspot is about 78 amps. Normally, it's no problem at all re...

Welcome David! I hope you find a welding job soon.

Welcome Mal

How is the Kemppi working? Wondering to buy one myself

I cant say i'm so impressed by the welds on the pier, made by a professional company.. Note that this is not the situation on all the welds. And i'm not saying mine are the best around either, but it's just things i notice since i'm interested in welding. Dont you agree?! jalla.JPG jalla2.JPG Feel f...

Here is the rest of the project! Explanations attached to the pictures
As you can see, the whole pier is to be moved further away from shore

That will come in handy! Looks great! 10/10

I actually only know 1 man called olav, he runs the local pub around here.. Names you often hear is Anders and Andreas..
You should visit Norway sometime, but it's a little expensive.. And i would'nt reccomend Oslo..

Welcome Kent. My wife has two dozen relatives in Norway, scattered throughout. Where are You? And what's with the English name? Aren't all male Norwegians named Olaf? Thanks everyone! I live in the Sognefjord, west coast of Norway. We're pretty much past using only viking names here :lol: But my mi...

Wow.. Sad to hear people behave like that.. This is not a problem in Norway.. Well we got some thieves around sometimes, but never for the purpose mentioned here..

By pin hole leak you mean like 1mm hole?
if so, i can see both ways mentioned would work. Awesome!

We have this guy at work, who claims that one of the pipe welders, welded a pipe while there was about 12 bar of water pressure going through it.. It was a installed pipe in the boat, the pipefitters were doing a pressuretest, it leaked (partly welded from before, shitty work from a foreign shipyard...

Thank you Sam! I know that we Norwegians often translate our sentences directly to English, like the saying "it's not only only, but but".. This means like " it's not so easy, but whatever".. You can watch Petter Solberg on youtube, a norwegian rally driver with some hilarious se...

Thanks Rick!
I like to think that we Norwegians aren't so bad at English!

Hello everyone, I*m fairly new here, so a short introduction is in place I think! First off, English is not my main language, but i'll do my best! I'm 22 years old, live in Norway and just got my certificate of completed apprenticeship? as a pipefitter (2 years in school and 2 years in work) Anyhow,...

This looks really professional! You could easily get some $$$ for this! 10/10