70S-2. Was playing around with both 1/16" and .045" there. The 1/16" really helps with the heat control when turning into those thin cope ends. Little built up, IMO, but the customer is happy with the look on their assemblies.LtBadd wrote:What filler will you use? Welds look good.Spartan wrote:Testing Chromoly settings in a mock cluster of 1.5" tubing for a motorsports customer. Thick to thin wall requirement on a lot of the clusters, .063/.083. Little cold in some spots, little hot in others on this test cluster, but got it dialed in nicely after a few test runs for the customer's parts.
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Playing on the new Primeweld. I think about as good of a job as I can do on a cheap aluminum outdoor patio chair. My wife been after me to try to fix it or toss. I figured I'd give it a shot. Ugly but it will do.
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Looks like a solid repair! 
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Looks good especially if the wife is happy.
On the back side it looks like you may have used a hard disc to grind the weld, judging by the harsh grinding marks. There are flap disc specially for aluminum, the advantage is they don't clog, and a flap disc will leave a better finish
On the back side it looks like you may have used a hard disc to grind the weld, judging by the harsh grinding marks. There are flap disc specially for aluminum, the advantage is they don't clog, and a flap disc will leave a better finish
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Yes I did. I need to pick up a few of those non ferrous flap discs. It was a quick and dirty type of job. I had a time limit on it. (Wife is pregnant and wants Long John Silvers.) But yes I will plan on picking some up for the future. At least at this point that chair can be used for sitting and not just a foot rest. Thanks for the tip @LtBadd.LtBadd wrote:Looks good especially if the wife is happy.
On the back side it looks like you may have used a hard disc to grind the weld, judging by the harsh grinding marks. There are flap disc specially for aluminum, the advantage is they don't clog, and a flap disc will leave a better finish
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Yes, @VA-Sawyer, this is my second so I've learned by now lol.VA-Sawyer wrote:When a pregnant woman says she wants something, the NOW! is understood.
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When the woman is pregnant the words NOW and YESTERDAY are synonymous and one more thing that I've heard, "Can't you read my mind?"
Congrats on the lil one,,,just a word from an old grampap.....be sure to enjoy them when they are little, they grow too darned fast. Teach them and be patient.
Congrats on the lil one,,,just a word from an old grampap.....be sure to enjoy them when they are little, they grow too darned fast. Teach them and be patient.
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Appreciate that @BillE.Dee. This is number 2. My 4 year old will be 5 in December. Seems like just yesterday we were coming home from the hospital. Time sure does fly. Hoping to teach both my boys some welding one day.BillE.Dee wrote:When the woman is pregnant the words NOW and YESTERDAY are synonymous and one more thing that I've heard, "Can't you read my mind?"
Congrats on the lil one,,,just a word from an old grampap.....be sure to enjoy them when they are little, they grow too darned fast. Teach them and be patient.
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Pro bono job for the local PD. Riser standoffs for some sort of huge mezzanine cover plate. 3/4" thick by about 2.5" wide 6061 hockey pucks welded onto thick tread plate. Dirty material that's been sitting outside for a long time...the edge welds on the frame are not mine. Humid, windy and rainy all day...and nothing to prop on (which I need to fix). Fun fun. Only managed to get one done in between the showers. 
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7 more to go.
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The wind was really screwing me up. Really more of a gusting breeze at 8-10 mph, but enough to be a real pain. After some problems with that and experimenting, ended up using a #8 GL with the argon bumped up to about 22-25 CFH, and just a little bit of helium cut in. Things went smoothly after getting that sorted. Cleaning sweet spot was at 37% EP after starting at 40% due to the dirty base metal. A lot of acetone scrubbing and wire brushing. 300 amps on the pedal, but probably only using 260-280 of that, I would guess.VA-Sawyer wrote:Curious which cup setup you were using. Looks like you was getting good EP cleaning. What was it set to?
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I understand about trying to Tig in the wind. I believe the 'i' in Tig stands for 'indoors'. Doing repair work means we sometimes have to do things the hard way.
I understand about trying to Tig in the wind. I believe the 'i' in Tig stands for 'indoors'. Doing repair work means we sometimes have to do things the hard way.
No sense dying with unused welding rod, so light 'em up!
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One could always setup a wind block with a cardboard box...VA-Sawyer wrote:Thank you.
I understand about trying to Tig in the wind. I believe the 'i' in Tig stands for 'indoors'. Doing repair work means we sometimes have to do things the hard way.
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Yeah, I tried some wind breaks, but the gusts were kind of whipping and swirling around so didn't do much good.TraditionalToolworks wrote:One could always setup a wind block with a cardboard box...VA-Sawyer wrote:Thank you.
I understand about trying to Tig in the wind. I believe the 'i' in Tig stands for 'indoors'. Doing repair work means we sometimes have to do things the hard way.
Have 6 of them done now...but more showers coming through have given me an excuse to take lunch before doing the last two.
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Nice work, Spartan. Looks like ya had to get some serious engineering going on to anchor those assemblies down. I'd be in a jam due to being short on one end and couldn't reach across. I'd have to climb on board and lay flat...
Thanks, BillE.Dee. It was a challenge indeed climbing up into that wooden framing on the trailer to get to the welds and with such limited positioning. Luckily didn't need to get on top...was just able to do it all from the sides. The customer routed down the high-spot treads in the areas where the pucks sat, so that made it easier for positioning. Just held them down with a huge 15 lb. third hand tool to get a couple tacks in.BillE.Dee wrote:Nice work, Spartan. Looks like ya had to get some serious engineering going on to anchor those assemblies down. I'd be in a jam due to being short on one end and couldn't reach across. I'd have to climb on board and lay flat...
Just a little after hours testing of the low end on the new 350EXT. Some with chill bars, some without. Some with pulse, some without. The .009" utility blades were a little built up on the weld side, but good penetration on the back side. May need to play around with those some more.
I'm happy.
I'm happy.
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Looks good, what size filler did you use?Spartan wrote:Just a little after hours testing of the low end on the new 350EXT. Some with chill bars, some without. Some with pulse, some without. The .009" utility blades were a little built up on the weld side, but good penetration on the back side. May need to play around with those some more.
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Awhile back, just for kicks, I actually welded one using 3 or 4 of those blades in a cluster all with the razor edges facing outwards. It looked like some sort of medieval torture device and made its way into the trash pretty quicklyBillE.Dee wrote:lookin good, Spartan but one tip from the old guy here....those blades don't cut so well when in that direction...