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in the first pic I think my welds are starting to look a lilttle better. The second pic is the back side, and I dont know if thats how it is supposed to look or if I just used too much heat. I am finally getting to the point where I can see the etching zone and see when things are starting to go wrong. The welds are on .025 aluminum plate.
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I personally think you are doing great. .025 is some very thin material to practice on. Keep up the hood time.
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Yeah, man if you can control it on .025, you're set! when did you start working on TIG aluminum?
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Owner/welder at Homegrown Metal Fab
Lincoln Weld-Pak 125 HD
Lincoln AC/DC 225/125
Lincoln Port-a-torch
30" 40 ton homegrown press brake
Northern Industrial1HP 3/4" chuck, 16 speed drill press
No joke. The fact that you're not blowing holes in the sheet is impressive by itself. For running beads, I'd probably use a piece of 1/8" at least, to avoid too many "learning experiences" at the same time...nathan wrote:Yeah, man if you can control it on .025, you're set!
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I just started to tig about a month ago when i bought an everlast 205s. Although I cant speak for how long this unit will last I can tell you it has a very smooth arc & very easy to set and control once you understand what each knob does. So from your comments I'm guessing that it seems to be going in my direction! WONDERFUL NEWS!!! I figured if I could learn on the thin stuff (.025) first (total of 8 hours practice so far) that everything else would fall in place. 3/32- 2% lanthenated tungsten, 3/32 filler rod, 40 amps, no pulse, 65% ac balance, 130 ac frequency, 1 sec pre flow, 5 sec post flow, also using the pedal so I can back off as I weld has proven to be very useful and has improved burn through 1000%.
thanks, Scott
thanks, Scott
Try 1/16" E3 tungsten and 1/16" filler. Low amps like that can struggle to get off of a 3/32". If it's working for you though, I suppose there's no need to change Keep it up man! Try something like that on some 1/8" material and you oughtta be able to lay it right in "no problemo!"
Instagram: @nathanppiatt
Owner/welder at Homegrown Metal Fab
Lincoln Weld-Pak 125 HD
Lincoln AC/DC 225/125
Lincoln Port-a-torch
30" 40 ton homegrown press brake
Northern Industrial1HP 3/4" chuck, 16 speed drill press
Owner/welder at Homegrown Metal Fab
Lincoln Weld-Pak 125 HD
Lincoln AC/DC 225/125
Lincoln Port-a-torch
30" 40 ton homegrown press brake
Northern Industrial1HP 3/4" chuck, 16 speed drill press
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