I need something in my life- a better way to cut metal. I am just a garage hobby guy, and I like to tinker with just about everything. I am collecting enough stuff to make a new table and cart, but I need soemthing that will cut consistent angles on angle, round and bar stock. I am thinking a chops...

The duty cycle ratings are for the amperage listed at that voltage, since the distance the tungsten is from what is being welded changes the voltage; the machine should be able to weld for 6 minutes ( for a 60% duty cycle rating) before having to cool the remaining 4 minutes (since duty cycle is bas...

The little buzzbox surprised me, as despite it's seemingly poor OCV it would, with coaxing, maintain a stable arc. The 7014 (also from HF) impressed me for it's ability to tolerate the shortcomings of the bozzbox. (I did have to bake the rod, as my first attempts took so long to get a stable arc th...

So, I've been wondering how to figure out, how much preflow is necessary to purge the total distance my lines run from flowmeter to torch, without using more preflow than necessary. Then I got to thinking what does the math say? I used the equation for finding the volume of a cylinder: pi x r^2 x h ...

I found this video, and in your case you'd just need to modify the jig to get the curvature your wanting as the spring goes from the outside edge to the midway point of the spring.

I bought it from Industrial-toolcrib which is part of or somehow connected to Lehigh Valley Abrasives. I got the 94x46 table and the 120 piece tooling kit. I've got enough room for the table and I didn't want to have to buy another one later. A lot of our customer projects are around 4 to 5 feet. I...

griff wrote:I ordered my table last week. I can't wait until it gets here.

Locally, or from an online website? Which table size did you go with?

I have yet to MIG on my table, just been TIG welding. I'd ask Jody (Site Admin / Owner of Welding Tips and Tricks) about MIG and the BuildPro Table. He uses a BuildPro at his welding shop in the Atlanta area. But, I do not see an issue if an anti-spatter spray is used or PAM Cooking Spray.

It is not that the amperage increases with the change in size of the tungsten electrode, but each tungsten electrode size has an ideal current carrying capacity for its minimum and maximum amperage. If the amperage is too high for a certain size tungsten, one thing it can do is start to erode away t...

Black Nitride helps with corrosion resistance. I have a few parts that have this treatment done on my AR-15. (if you are not familiar with black nitride it is actually infused into the surface layers of the metal instead of like coatings that lay on top of the surface.) If you are interested in want...

I came across this bulletin from September of 1971 someone provided a link to, located on the American Welding Society's website that may be of help. Weldability of Tungsten and Its Alloys - Tungsten and its alloys can be successfully joined by gas tungsten-arc welding, gas tungsten-arc braze weldin...

dirtmidget33 wrote:No need to braze it in or use filler. Just use the rod itself like filler. puddle the base metal shove your 1/16 rod in puddle like using it as filler. Leave rod in puddle as you taper out. Then trim rod to desired length.

Like playing with a hot glue gun is what I envisioned as I was reading this.

What percentage of EN are you using for the AC Balance?

If the aluminum is very clean, I have used 80% EN for my AC Balance without any issues (the puddle is silver and clean). Though other occasions I needed to reduced my EN to 68%-70% for my AC Balance in order to maintain a clean pudde.

I'm looking at different flowmeters used for inert gases Argon, Argon/CO2, and Helium made by Smith and also by Victor. Looking at their specifications, some flowmeters list a preset pressure of 25-30 psi, and other's having a preset pressure of 80 psi. I'm not asking about the flowmeter's SCFH rang...

To save on the cost of back purging decorative art work, the flux others have mentioned is Solar Flux Type B. It is a powder that is mixed with Methanol/Methyl Alcohol before applying.

Solar Flux

I purchased this table two years ago from the website Trick-Tools. It's a 22" x 38" welding/fixturing table. I ordered it without legs to save $140 USD, and made my own instead. Two years ago the table was selling for $850 USD + free shipping, but has since gone up in price by $110 USD. Th...

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I started by welding up an aluminum reservoir measuring 12" L x 6" W x 6" H. This gave me a capacity of 432 cubic inches, or 1.87 gallons. The radiator originally was an aluminum automotive heater core measuring 2" D x 7" W x 7-3/4" H. The radiator is cooled by a 120V A...

The Dynasty 200's from serial number LK450153L and following, the board needing replaced only costs $110. If memory serves me right, these are machines built from 2010 onward. The price listed is from Miller4Less. As to what only needs replacing, this is from information I found online researching t...

Will you be using a cooling fan on the heat exchanger? I too built my own water cooler using a Procon Pump, and this is the 120V AC Equipment Cooling Fan that I used.

In my CK9 tig torch manual, the 100% duty cycle for the series 9 torch is 125 amps. I looked up the WP9, and it too has the same 100% duty cycle.

What I have been reading up on is "bump welding" is also used in the marine industry to weld up anodized aluminum. Which I have some projects that I'm planning to do for my pop's 21' foot center console boat using 1" inch anodized aluminum pipe.

The sensitivity setting set too high?

If you are running a Procon Series 1 Pump with an integral strainer, the strainer's job is to keep particles big enough to damage the pump out of it. If the pump used doesn't have a strainer, then all you'd need to do is install a t-strainer which is what a lot of the water coolers use. As for the P...

Does the owner's manual for that welder have a section for what the manufacturer recommends? For example, this is what is in my Miller Dynasty 200 Owner's Manual. I have my machine connected to single-phase 230V AC. Single-Phase, 60% Duty Cycle [/b] Input Voltage (V): 230 Input Amperes (A) At Rated...