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- by tweake
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:24 pm
- Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Topic: Getting shocked from work clamp
- Replies: 5
- Views: 417
Re: Getting shocked from work clamp
the first thing i would check is the earth circuit of your house and the welder. then check the neutral side. i don't know your guys power system over there but it sounds like you don't have a 0v reference ie the earth or neutral. that can make the welders ground plane increase in voltage and shock ...
- by tweake
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:09 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Why might Jumbo gas lenses be preferred for pipe or tube?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 404
Re: Why might Jumbo gas lenses be preferred for pipe or tube?
For staino, the larger the cup the better the coverage and resultant bead colour because of the cooling effect on parent metal larger cups have. I'll often use a jazzy10 or 12 on staino, I only use the really big cups if there are access issues and I need a really long stick out to get into where I...
- by tweake
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Why might Jumbo gas lenses be preferred for pipe or tube?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 404
Re: Why might Jumbo gas lenses be preferred for pipe or tube?
i think it depends a bit on what your comparing to. many use standard gas lens with a wider screened cup (eg furick, which has its own diffuser screens in it) because its easy to swap to smaller cup eg for steel use or tight spaces, even tho it costs more. its a bit of a pain to swap from large size...
- by tweake
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:00 am
- Forum: Suggestions, Feedback and Support
- Topic: Need to update password but no option to do so!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1227
Re: Need to update password but no option to do so!
let me know if that doesn't work.
however i question 14 years on here and thats your only post ??
however i question 14 years on here and thats your only post ??
- by tweake
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:01 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Will a better welder help me achieve better looking welds?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2367
Re: Will a better welder help me achieve better looking welds?
a cheap machine can hold you back, especially if your fighting the machine. one of the common issues with cheap machines is they don't always deliver the amps/volts they say they do (or do for the first bit then drop down). therefore tend to run cold welds. also why some people use settings that are...
- by tweake
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:04 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Frame Design & Welding Tips
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1401
Re: Frame Design & Welding Tips
i assume the top is on the flat back side. where do the legs fit? just looking at what handles the loads. how much load does the circle part take? if the load is small then a small weld would be fine and easy to do. maybe a bit of fine tuning the mig set up so its not quite as messy. however a few b...
- by tweake
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:57 pm
- Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Topic: starting a stick weld?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2539
Re: starting a stick weld?
thats how you end up with bad welds.
don't be those guys.
don't be those guys.
- by tweake
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:35 am
- Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Topic: starting a stick weld?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2539
Re: starting a stick weld?
jody has heaps of video's on this. basically you want to scratch the rod like lighting a match. do this where your going to weld so the weld will hide the arc marks. after the strike your probably going to be long arcing a bit, which is ok. just keep it long, bring it back to where you want to start...
- by tweake
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:54 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Chinese MIG Wire
- Replies: 4
- Views: 509
Re: Chinese MIG Wire
nice build.
sounds similar to what i see here in local box store product reviews. usually its a case of blaming the product instead of the operator. blame the welder/wire/whatever when they are not using it correctly. seen that with many other items.
sounds similar to what i see here in local box store product reviews. usually its a case of blaming the product instead of the operator. blame the welder/wire/whatever when they are not using it correctly. seen that with many other items.
- by tweake
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:46 am
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
- Replies: 8
- Views: 586
Re: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
i had a look at some other brands of auto darning lens. Lincoln make one at around $200us. a company i know of sell another brand but thats still more than what you can buy a whole complete helmet for. i have heard of ones being made for pipeliner setups but $$$$. i found a local non-welding shop th...
- by tweake
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:35 am
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
- Replies: 8
- Views: 586
Re: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
Then what quality 2 x 4 lenses you recommend? I'm thinking it's the uv keeping them from triggering, which is why they have a shield on it. Explains why light triggers it but not the sun. i recommend none. no one that i can see even sells them here. buy a decent helmet. the shield is to keep weld s...
- by tweake
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:32 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
- Replies: 8
- Views: 586
Re: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
I mean I'm just using them because they are a standard size that fits standard helmets. I could buy dedicated helmets but then finding replacement lenses will be harder. you normally don't replace them because they rarely fail. mine are 6-7 years old now. tho i can still get replacement parts if i ...
- by tweake
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:24 pm
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: New guy saying hi.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8247
- by tweake
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: New guy saying hi.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8247
Re: New guy saying hi.
good job. certainly getting there. the outside is better than some of mine and i've seen pro's do it worse. thats really good fit up which makes things a lot easier. with those tacks i would increase the pre flow a bit so your not getting that black oxidized ring on the tacks. also i like to do a li...
- by tweake
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:38 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
- Replies: 8
- Views: 586
Re: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
if its the cheap non-adjustable ones then throw it in the bin. you can't fix them, they are disposable. those size lens are made to fit in the old style cheap fixed lens helmets. you need the fully adjustable ones. adjustable shade, adjustable sensitivity and adjustable delay. even the cheap ones he...
- by tweake
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Aluminum weld differences
- Replies: 2
- Views: 454
Re: Aluminum weld differences
quite possibly using pulse which can give the fine ripples, but bigger dimes can be from doing double fill to build up the dime.
however i have also seen this look from double pulse mig.
however i have also seen this look from double pulse mig.
- by tweake
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:31 am
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
- Replies: 8
- Views: 586
Re: 2 x 4 inch auto darkening lens losing sensitivity
what brand/model?
can you post pics of it?
can you post pics of it?
- by tweake
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:28 am
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Will a better welder help me achieve better looking welds?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2367
Re: Will a better welder help me achieve better looking welds?
have you tried the O's gun manipulation? one advantage of it is you tend to slightly favor one side, the side you move forward on, which is handy for welding different thicknesses or horizontal. i'm not a huge fan of the back/forth style, try to make it look like tig. only time upgrading machine hel...
- by tweake
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:12 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Weld is too bright
- Replies: 4
- Views: 578
Re: Weld is too bright
I am using an auto darkening helmet. I have it cranked all the way up to 210 amps. I was trying to weld 1/8" aluminum. I haven't tried other materials. Thanks for your response. it sounds like your learning to tig weld and starting on aluminum, which is a little tough. have you mig welded or s...
- by tweake
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:35 am
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: underwater welding
- Replies: 6
- Views: 732
Re: underwater welding
thank you arno. always good info.
- by tweake
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:04 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Weld is too bright
- Replies: 4
- Views: 578
Re: Weld is too bright
not sure what you mean by "just glows overly bright".
what helmet/hood do you have and what is it set to?
what amps are you running?
and what size material?
have you welded steel and/or stainless?
what helmet/hood do you have and what is it set to?
what amps are you running?
and what size material?
have you welded steel and/or stainless?
- by tweake
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Base angles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 618
Re: Base angles
the bottom bit has to support sideways. but also vertical pull. especially with metal cladding the expansion/contraction will pull the bottom up/down. get a bit of dust, workshop grind under it and it will lift off the floor a bit. a capillary break is usually a strip of plastic or tar paper/felt be...
- by tweake
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:33 am
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Base angles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 618
Re: Base angles
thats much easier to see. i would not weld it. a weld won't stop the angle from lifting off the concrete. welding on concrete is usually frowned on as the concrete can blow chunks out of it. i would just go hire a concrete nail gun or just glue it (as long as the concrete is clean). i notice no capi...
- by tweake
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Base angles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 618
Re: Base angles
pics would help. i don't recommend welding against concrete. also i would not recommend welding to the kick out flashing. you will destroy any rust proofing. also not sure why you would want to as thats away from the inside panel. also that kickout is to push water out that drains down the back of t...
- by tweake
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:42 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: metal load-bearing frame for terrace roofing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2550
Re: metal load-bearing frame for terrace roofing
you need to go see a construction engineer or builder.
its not really a welding topic.
down here we have kitset sheds/leanto that you can put up yourself. not sure if you have similar.
its not really a welding topic.
down here we have kitset sheds/leanto that you can put up yourself. not sure if you have similar.
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