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Latest bottle has been great and I’m down to about 100psi and it’s starting to throw little sparks so time to refill. So I can really confirm the gas was the problem. Just been practicing and practicing.
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I’ve got one more patch on my fender before I can get some primer on it and maybe drive it around some more before the weather gets too cold.
 
Brian,

What's your torch setup like these days? Are you using a standard cup or an actual gas lens? :dunno:

Going to a nice Furick #12 gas lens will remove a lot of other variables from your welding as you are trying to learn. The gas turbulence will be reduced and you will have a nice large puddle of sheilding gas protecting your weld. It still sounds like you've got a clogged nozzle or something.... so I'd swap in a new, high-quality gas lens (it really not that much money for the Furick brand name either) and see if your weld consistency improves.


-G
 
Greg72 said:
Brian,

What's your torch setup like these days? Are you using a standard cup or an actual gas lens? :dunno:

Going to a nice Furick #12 gas lens will remove a lot of other variables from your welding as you are trying to learn. The gas turbulence will be reduced and you will have a nice large puddle of sheilding gas protecting your weld. It still sounds like you've got a clogged nozzle or something.... so I'd swap in a new, high-quality gas lens (it really not that much money for the Furick brand name either) and see if your weld consistency improves.


-G
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I’m using a #8 gas lens for most of my practice. The black soot on the above picture comes from the steel not being cleaned for the fusion welding. Unless you see something else? Probably does make more sense to use a larger cup on bigger joints like the picture. Hadn’t considered that.
 
Yeah… inspect your current lens screen for pockmarks or damage from blowbacks, etc. it doesn’t take much to disrupt the smooth flow of argon out of the cup.

Also: the days of slapping things together with MIG are behind you now. Time to really step up your acetone and wirebrush game to make sure your metal is immaculate. TIG is a lot less forgiving of dirt, oil and contaminants.

-G
 
ktmoutfront said:
I wish I could say this. Clients do not want to pay for the extra time to TIG. Just sucks some times, when I know it could be better.
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I get what you're saying... my point was only that when you decide to TIG something, you really have to commit to all of the prep and cleanliness stuff too. TIG is really unforgiving compared to MIG.


-G
 
Greg72 said:
I get what you're saying... my point was only that when you decide to TIG something, you really have to commit to all of the prep and cleanliness stuff too. TIG is really unforgiving compared to MIG.


-G
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I know that. My stuff gets TIG. I enjoy it more. More detail needs to go into every aspect of it.

I am building some big gates for an entrance into a children's playground. They are adding 5/4 boards both sides. 8' high by 4' wide. 2 gates. Would be nice to spend the time to prep and TIG, but no.
 
Greg72 said:
I get what you're saying... my point was only that when you decide to TIG something, you really have to commit to all of the prep and cleanliness stuff too. TIG is really unforgiving compared to MIG.


-G
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I do need to find a way to make that easier. Probably need a bench grinder with a wire wheel on it so get around all the little tabs and slots of these parts I’m making. Even the air tool with abrasive discs gets tedious. I guess I could also soak the parts in an acid bath to remove most of the mill scale from the laser cut parts.
 
Been a while, between salaried work and welding up these tools for people I’ve been slammed. But today I got to break out and try some stainless steel for the first time ever on this 3D soccer ball puzzle. I started out tacking all the parts together from the inside, which gives you practice doing all kinds of weld positions and fitting up weird angles. Once that was done, I’m just welding around one hexagon at a time. Took me about 5 tries before I honed in on a good gas pressure. Greg’s tip about the #12 furick cup has been pretty helpful as well.IMG_4169.jpeg
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Strange morning today. First snow of the year. Kind of odd it took this long to do it.
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The next odd thing is that get this YouTube notification that I won a contest. :surepal: I was about to delete it cause I was expecting to need to buy some target gift cards and mail them by FedEx to Nigeria.

But it looks legit! The Eastwood content guy emailed me back and confirmed. Looks like the original contest winner never replied so they drew a backup winner. I have no idea how to use a spool gun though. Guess I’ll be learning.


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Spool guns are no big deal. Just heavier and bulky. I use one for all my aluminum and stainless MIG work. Aluminum wire in a push lead balls up frequently, you you need a push/pull gun. Stainless wire is stupid expensive, so small spools are a better option with how much I use stainless.
 
And if they ask for a credit card number to verify, run away. I had an ACE Hardware email just like that. Was not ACE. Eastwood should also have something about the give away on their site.
 
ktmoutfront said:
And if they ask for a credit card number to verify, run away. I had an ACE Hardware email just like that. Was not ACE. Eastwood should also have something about the give away on their site.
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The video on their youtube channel has the details and the content producer has a legit Eastwood email address. We shall see.
 
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