Search found 236 matches
- by pgk
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:05 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: HTP Invertig 221 Settings for Paraplegic beginner.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6187
Re: HTP Invertig 221 Settings for Paraplegic beginner.
Glad to hear your liking your Tig button, now you just need to pad beads..
- by pgk
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:25 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Best place to repair or replace PC board ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1373
Re: Best place to repair or replace PC board ?
Hopefully you can find a board for it, it would make for a very nice welder.
- by pgk
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:29 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Pipe up new compressor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 496
Re: Pipe up new compressor
What a beast!
- by pgk
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:27 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Best place to repair or replace PC board ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1373
Re: Best place to repair or replace PC board ?
Och, Just a long shot but did you contact ESAB?
- by pgk
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:40 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Best place to repair or replace PC board ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1373
Re: Best place to repair or replace PC board ?
This one as well: http://welderpartswarehouse.net/ I had a Syncrowave years ago that needed a main board, 800.00 dollars later after the repair I found a company that rebuild or repaired them for $250.00 its been so many years ago I can't remember exactly which one it was, but there are a few out th...
- by pgk
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:50 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Best place to repair or replace PC board ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1373
- by pgk
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:32 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Gloves.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1432
Re: Gloves.
I have had good luck with Tillman. https://www.bakersgas.com/JOH24CRHO.htm ... grEALw_wcB
And Millers as well.
And Millers as well.
- by pgk
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:29 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Picked up a new tig machine....and struggling.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 701
Re: Picked up a new tig machine....and struggling.
Been there done that, stick with a good name brand, I like C&K products.
- by pgk
- Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:55 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Please help stupid
- Replies: 9
- Views: 801
Re: Please help stupid
Same thing with steel if your filler is sticking to the leading edge of the puddle either use smaller filler or more heat.
- by pgk
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 3:35 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Can't see where where I'm running the bead
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4159
Re: Can't see where where I'm running the bead
As you get older you also tend to post twice! :lol: Hahahaha Good One! I hear ya on light sensitivity changing as you get older, I made a home made LED light "4-CXB3590 Cree" and mounted it over my welding table, I had to install a dimmer switch on it as I miscalculated the output, on hig...
- by pgk
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:59 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Brown soot around weld?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7040
Re: Brown soot around weld?
Iv'e got a small bottle of C25 that I kinda misplaced placed, it's at least 24 years old and after I tested still works fine.Can't wait to see the look on my LWS guys face when he checks out the date it was last tested.
- by pgk
- Fri Oct 26, 2018 4:13 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Can't pick a welder... Could you help?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1055
Re: Can't pick a welder... Could you help?
I just ordered one of these last week to keep up at our cabin just for odd jobs, should arrive this Monday, $775.00 3 year warranty, it will be nice not having to haul stuff back home to repair when needed. I'll let ya all know how it works. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BXHRBQ8/ref=oh_aui_de...
- by pgk
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:46 am
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: New cut and prep table
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1720
Re: New cut and prep table
Nice! I'm liking the set of rollers underneath for your band saw.
- by pgk
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 5:54 pm
- Forum: Metal Cutting
- Topic: 'New' Hercus 260 lathe
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
Re: 'New' Hercus 260 lathe
Some guys have all the luck! Nice find Man!!
- by pgk
- Mon Oct 01, 2018 4:10 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Flame straightening an interesting video.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 692
Re: Flame straightening an interesting video.
Interesting video...
- by pgk
- Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:45 am
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Tig welding 1/8” copper
- Replies: 2
- Views: 573
Re: Tig welding 1/8” copper
Your going to need around 200 to 225 amps with pure argon, 3/32 electrode should be ok on dcen.
- by pgk
- Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:42 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Boat Hull Repair- How to Determine Type of Aluminum?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1891
Re: Boat Hull Repair- How to Determine Type of Aluminum?
Those aluminum boat hulls can be a total pain, I remember years ago my brother had one that had a couple of small holes he ended up using some type of low temp rod and a propane torch to patch them seemed to work pretty good, I don't recall what brand or what they were called but the melted in at a ...
- by pgk
- Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:24 pm
- Forum: Metal Cutting
- Topic: Plasma cutting .030 copper sheet
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1608
Re: Plasma cutting .030 copper sheet
Good point Steve, I never thought about using aluminum instead of steel as a guide when plasma cutting thin stuff, learn something new every darn day I tell ya.
- by pgk
- Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:21 pm
- Forum: Metal Cutting
- Topic: Walter flexcut mile scale
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2415
- by pgk
- Thu Jun 28, 2018 4:42 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Different fillers
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1499
Re: Different fillers
Iv'e been using 4943 or 5356 lately just depends on what the parts intended use is, 7075 is considered a non weldable aluminum alloy in most cases.
- by pgk
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:21 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Bronze turtle project
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3985
Re: Bronze turtle project
I can't wait to see it once you complete it Warren, very cool project.
- by pgk
- Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:15 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Looking for some advice
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1126
Re: Looking for some advice
Welcome Johnny
- by pgk
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:02 am
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Guiding the Weld
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2085
- by pgk
- Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:00 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: The what I welded today (/whenever) thread (pics please)
- Replies: 3253
- Views: 476095
Re: The what I welded today (/whenever) thread (pics please)
Beautiful work as usual 5th!
- by pgk
- Thu Jun 14, 2018 5:15 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: Double leaf automatic gates
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1488
Re: Double leaf automatic gates
Killer job man, that looks great.
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