A coupon I ran at home to test out settings

A piece from work yesterday


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A coupon I ran at home to test out settings

A piece from work yesterday


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I'm butt welding 20ga round steel tubing, 1-5/8" diameter. I'm fine once I get it tacked up, but I'm burning through on the tacks. I could use some help on: 1. How do I tack without burning through. 2. I'm having a hard time seeing the joint once I get it tacked up. Any tricks to make the join...

bigfabdaddy wrote:

motox wrote:fifthstreet, do you ever sleep???

Honestly I don't think he does.

Haha thanks guys my job likes to keep me busy and I like it that way.

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2016 model it came with a 17 flex head torch. Definitely not a superflex hose. I bought a number 9 superflex ck from usaweld and soon I'll get the s ssc foot pedal. The stock one Works but it isn't the best and it moves around on you unless you make a base for it. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

A lot of times its just to see if your trainable. So if they tell you a different way of doing something try it. But until then just sit down and practice practice practice. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Plan to start that as soon as my TIG machine is here. Only bad thing about getting and A...

A lot of times its just to see if your trainable. So if they tell you a different way of doing something try it. But until then just sit down and practice practice practice.

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Thanks it doesn't take long to learn I had maybe 10 hours of aluminum experience before I got this job 3 months ago. The test was an outside corner and a t joint on 1/8" aluminum. Just learn to be consistant.

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If you can get your hands on 3/16" it'd be easier to learn on. But it's do able. Fit up is important for nice welds. Tack them edge to edge so you have a valley to fill. For that thin it's gonna be around 90 amps but it's good practice to set your machine hotter incase you need it. Start a half...

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I was lucky enough to grow up in a fab shop and bug the welders to teach me and watch them. However I think it really depends on the school. The one around here is junk. I've had 2 or 3 of the students after they graduated and they were untrainable. They always said that's not how we were taught. I ...

Unless your gloves have oil on them it really doesn't matter. I'll run steel and aluminum through the same gloves. Titanium is the only one I don't.

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monochrome wrote:Hi, 5th St Fab and everyone else
I'm also new here and just found you on YouTube today! Subscribed!

Awesome!
Thanks

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In southernish western Oregon

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Hey that cloudy film is usually the case of not enough torch angle/ poor gas shielding. It usually happens when trying to weld around pipe. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170127/420566c80b2614b5fd5aae8ada8d378e.jpg If you look to the right you'll see the cloudiness on the hand rail. That's from ...

Hey there I've been welding for 16 years tig for 12 professionally for 10. I'm here for tips and to give advice and pointers. I'm a full time welder fabricator for an aluminum boat company. I have my own small fab business out of my garage. I specialize in stainless steel and aluminum tig. Anyways n...