So I was toying around with the booze bottle cage idea for a Christmas present idea for my brother...had just got home from work after a month of not being home and first time messing with silicon bronze..was just trying to add my own little touch and trying different positions..fit up wasn't the be...

I appreciate your help along the way...yeah the aluminum came from a supply house near me I need to do a better job of cleaning it for sure..thanks again for the feedback .

Yeah I wire brushed and wiped it down with some acetone it's 5052 if that helps any maybe I need to be more liberal with the acetone..but I did not clean it after the weld and it was on a freshly ground electrode part of the way..I did notice a lot of scum in the puddle at the beginning of the Weld ...

Well after 3 weeks I finally got home from work and engagements to practice a little tig..after 3 weeks as soon as I lit up it felt awkward..oh what a little time it takes...I felt I did a lot better on heat control on the edges..2% 3/32 lanthenated, 3/32 4043, 1/8th" aluminum set to 150 volts ...

It's doing just as bad in the oilfield out here as well trust me..it's picking up a bit..but it seems my company is keeping all the new. inexperienced worms and letting go of the guys with longevity pay here..and I work for one of the big 3 drilling companies. A lot of betrayal and throat cutting..i...

Well day 1 of aluminum tig..settings were about 100hz/ AC balance was about 90% En and 155 on the amperage..is 5051 1/8 using 2% lanthenated 3/32 electrode with 4043 3/32 filler rod..I've noticed the char marks are about where I tapped the electrode with the filler rod or dipped it all together..unl...

I think a tight fitting miter is always sexy

As stated before I've had great dealings with USA weld as well as cyber weld for anything I order .

Thanks all..certainly has been a few frustrating moments for sure..

I've been thinking of getting one of those portable band saws..I've got a Evo rage 3 on a portable folding miter saw stand that I dig..nice job keep it up!

Following your thread..hope all is well!

Again I appreciate the help everyone I'm sure you get tired of us newbies, but yours and Jodies help and information is invaluable to us..these are some beads I ran today practicing..sometimes it's hard getting in practice if it isn't your job but I'm trying to get in all I can..this time it's on so...

I'm offering my 2 cents as I own the same machine..I've noticed at least in my situation the M25 gun has been kind of picky on gun angle..I only noticed this over time..so obviously I changed the liner, contact tips ,cleaned the drive rolls ect..deburred the liner ends ect, cleaned and checked the S...

Thanks for the response guys I appreciate the help...I hope all have a great memorial day!..I'll post more pictures as I progress I suppose..I've watched hours of videos my self but have questions at least one..is it normal to have to floor the pedal to have to widen the puddle a bit to maintain a c...

Hey folks the name is charlie, I've been lurking as a non-member for sometime..I work in the oilfield and have always wanted to learn the craft of welding so here I am...anyway pleased to meet all of you and this is a fine place indeed.

The first few I did adding 3/32 er70s2 filler rod..I did not shine em up so yall could see how they looked..I'm getting somewhat used to feeding rod but have stuck it a few times..I'm getting a little better at letting it meter in..I'm also working on the crater ends..remembering to feed a little mo...

Told the guys over at the tig section I'd upload..all is 1" square tubing and 1/2 round stock( except for the axlead which is 5/8)..all GMAW....newbie, and it was my first project..used an evolution 10" "cold cut saw" worked pretty well. Used a miller 252 with .030 and 75/25..

Thanks folks for the reply..I apologize for the lack of info..I'm using 3/32 2% lanthenated, 125 amps, I have a stubby gas kit on it with a #8, stick out is about 3/8 of an inch about 20cfh of flow on 100% argon..heck I thought I was running kind of hot but thanks!..as some of the tips I've saw I'm ...

Hello folks I'm Charlie..I work in the oil field and have been wanting to get into welding as a career later on..so I went out and bought a miller 252 ..of course a tig machine is next..so I bought a Lincoln squarewave 200..anyway I've been welding GMAW and SMAW for about 4 months and dove into tig....