Would anyone know what the material is that the white cup isolators are made of?
Some sort of plastic.
I'm a machinist as well as a welder. The machining time to make an insulator-much cheaper to buy one. Just my opinion. Maybe he's bored and wants to play with a lathe.http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/p ... 5&p=101431#Oscar wrote:Some one is trying to make their own cup, I see! Let's see pics!!
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@ Greybeard - both PEEK (polyetheretherkeotone) and PTFE (polytetraflouroethylene) are used as thermoplastic-based isolators for TIG torches.
In the two graphs below, PEEK is the upper bar while PTFE is the lower bar for a given Thermal Property or Mechanical Property.
We've used both materials for large diameter #20 cups....not the isolator, but the actual cup....that we subtractively (i.e. machined via lathe) manufactured as proof-of-concepts for low duty cycle & heat input on Titanium.
Note, both materials have near-identical Solidus (melting) melting temps, while PEEK slays PTFE 3:1 in the heat deflection temp property.
In the two graphs below, PEEK is the upper bar while PTFE is the lower bar for a given Thermal Property or Mechanical Property.
We've used both materials for large diameter #20 cups....not the isolator, but the actual cup....that we subtractively (i.e. machined via lathe) manufactured as proof-of-concepts for low duty cycle & heat input on Titanium.
Note, both materials have near-identical Solidus (melting) melting temps, while PEEK slays PTFE 3:1 in the heat deflection temp property.
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I'm right here, you can address your comments directly.'Stang wrote:I'm a machinist as well as a welder. The machining time to make an insulator-much cheaper to buy one. Just my opinion. Maybe he's bored and wants to play with a lathe.http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/p ... 5&p=101431#Oscar wrote:Some one is trying to make their own cup, I see! Let's see pics!!
I'm long past retirement and still "play" with my lathes, milling machines and welders every day.
Yes, plural...I've been around.
It doesn't take a genius to know (and point out) that it's "cheaper" to buy certain items.
Cost isn't the question.
Curiosity is in what time I have left.
That's based on arriving at the point where I recognized that I actually don't know everything in the world, but now can
indulge my curiosity.
And am I havin' fun!!
Don't kill your curiosity.
Bottom line is NOT everything.
Huge thanks and thanks to all who replied!Arclight Ironworks wrote:@ Greybeard - both PEEK (polyetheretherkeotone) and PTFE (polytetraflouroethylene) are used as thermoplastic-based isolators for TIG torches.
In the two graphs below, PEEK is the upper bar while PTFE is the lower bar for a given Thermal Property or Mechanical Property.
We've used both materials for large diameter #20 cups....not the isolator, but the actual cup....that we subtractively (i.e. machined via lathe) manufactured as proof-of-concepts for low duty cycle & heat input on Titanium.
Note, both materials have near-identical Solidus (melting) melting temps, while PEEK slays PTFE 3:1 in the heat deflection temp property.
Can I have an AMEN for my brother Greybeard?Greybeard wrote: ....havin' fun!!
Don't kill your curiosity.
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AMEN!
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