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The what I welded today (/whenever) thread (pics please)
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Hey Zank,

That's one hell of a good trick for a pony to have. Lol.

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Thank you , I will try for better . I look my machine angry today if there is something more i should know since it cannot speak .
I wonder if I bring a pony around this will help and my welding will go straight . Or i must go to Tibet and get in a mystical
kung fu meditation . ( joke ) .
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Zank, your welds are awesome!


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How about a spider third hand tool? I got a lot of Tig welding practice in...Still have to put some Aluminum Bronze on the ends of the legs for conductivity...
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I got it done. I have never been crazy about radar arches with shades. Something seemingly 'hermaphrodite-ish' about it. Probably just me. I would have liked if the boat allowed more flexibility with places to mount it but there is a coaming rail that goes that far aft. Only other option would have been side mount, which would have made the cheese, more binding, so to speak. At any rate, it's a good fit and it's neatly done and it is ultimately functional and rock solid.
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There's a zip-out, life vest storage area over where the rigging guy is standing.
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Dear Zank , since i want a little more of my machine is it possible to give me your machine settings maybe I improve a little
my welding if i follow you .
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tamjeff
another very complicated custom build
beautiful work
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Sry tabatalk messe up my foto :cry:
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Nice titanium job you have Don there Zank :) no tral gas on ? :)

Here are some pic of SS pipe i Welded during last week


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any one guess what tybe of SS it is ? That above ;)

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Always so easy to recognize those carbides. 316Ti?
Is that alutape you're using?
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Markus: close enough it is EN 1.4541 / AISI 321

Yes why ? :)
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Buy some BBQ foil which is a bit thicker and stronger than normal and use it instead of tape. Why? Simply because it's cheaper, works better and you can buy it almost anywhere.

Reason why it works better is that there won't be any glue, which will smoke near weld (will cause colour to root) AND there is no need to clean that sticky glue after welding-> saves time and is more cleaner option in sanitary piping.

Worth testing at least IMO :D
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Guys I just start learn, suggestions please :3
its pipe 2mm,55A,gas 5L/m (save to learn),wire 1,5mm
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The weirdest thing I welded ever. I TIG welded 2 broken springs on a lazy boy chair. I did not take pics honestly I didn't think it would work and just thought I would share what failed and what worked. It is my chair so no big deal if it failed just have to buy a couple of springs. I removed the 2 springs and cleaned them up. The first spring I welded back together I used ER70-S2 filler. I Welded it quick it had a very very small HAZ. The second spring same filler but put more heat into and used TIG torch to create a large HAZ. The first spring broke within an hour chair was in use at time made a neat pinge sound. Spring broke at edge of HAZ. Had a crystalline look to it at break. So removed it welded it like second spring.
That was a month ago I thought they might start to get weak and break in HAZ or flex in the HAZ and break. They have held up great even took to twins jumping in chair when their grandma lost control of them when she was watching them. (guess I know how they got broke in first place) So if you got a lazy boy with busted seat spring TIG it up :lol:
why use standard nozzles after gas lens where invented. Kinda of like starting fires by rubbing sticks together.
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Sometimes things like that are counterintuitive. Less heat isn't always better. I saw a 3 point linkage bar get welded up....all rules followed, preheat, post heat, special electrodes. Cracked first go. Re-welded by a halfwit with a mig. Had the whole thing glowing red hot, against all common sense. Didn't break....

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65A, 1/16 2% lanthanated electrode, no filler, Everlast 250.
The port(tube) is 2-1/4" in diameter and 4" long. 0.034" stainless I guess it is type 316.
The HAZ is about 1/4".
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Just a quick weld i made for sanitary piping today. Nothing special. Notice how well polished surface show traces of oxygen. Those little blue areas tell that oxygen content in root was around from couple of ppm to maximum 10 ppm or so.
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Been a while since I posted one of my shaky welds, so here goes...

1 1/2" sch.5 SS:
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Much of this was done in the mirror, since it was tight quarters.
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I tested this to 225 PSI, and got the outer jacket done and helium leak tested. It was a good day.

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Markus, Steve, awesome stuff. I'm always fascinated with pipe welds. Keep 'em coming please!
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Preetty tight place there Steve. Not bad ;)
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Thank you, Zank and Markus,

My shaky hands and bad eyes have taken "beautiful" out of my vocabulary for most welds, but my ability to make a passable weld with either hand in the mirror keeps the paychecks coming. I wish I got to do aluminum more often. I can still make that stuff look pretty decent...

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Three road frames shaping up.

ImageAluminum Road by Zanconato Custom Cycles, on Flickr

ImageAluminum Road by Zanconato Custom Cycles, on Flickr

ImageAluminum Road by Zanconato Custom Cycles, on Flickr

ImageAluminum Road by Zanconato Custom Cycles, on Flickr
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@ zank

Beautiful !! If you ever give TIG classes, I hope I could attend .

Very nice shop too.
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Has anyone noticed but the only thing we say when zank posts his bike frames is "nice" "beautiful" or "awesome"? Why can't you post some bad welds so we can change our mo? :lol: :lol: ;)
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P.S. Nice welds
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ill send zank some of mine to post the next time i weld pipe,
then there will be plenty to bust him about
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