Search found 4032 matches
- by Poland308
- Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:26 pm
- Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Topic: Making 6010 run on inverter
- Replies: 99
- Views: 2180198
Re: Making 6010 run on inverter
I think it has to do with the effect of the transformers windings on the electron flow. I have used transformers to clean up power spikes by using a transformer that was straight across. Not a step down or step up.
- by Poland308
- Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:49 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Fractures on rear side of T-joint
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1231
Re: Fractures on rear side of T-joint
Definitely stress cracks. Seen lots of stuff on steel like that. Metal fatigue from twisting stresses and flex that add up over time. The real problem is only visible at a microscope level, there will be micro cracks under the surface that you can’t see. You can test for that with a manga flux setup...
- by Poland308
- Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:32 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Help with pulse mig using an Avortec AV10X+
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1678
Re: Help with pulse mig using an Avortec AV10X+
Yeah, I want to just use this machine. I really just was hoping someone could explain this panel and the different adjustments - like what these terms mean and how they interact. There can often times be a large gap in terminology/definition. IE some companies especially in the realm of ac tig. Use...
- by Poland308
- Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:25 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Shoot the breeze
- Replies: 260
- Views: 85055
Re: Shoot the breeze
Amen tweek I know your pain. There are so many places I plan work but I am very restricted to what pictures I take just to plan a job. Also I see many times over how someone’s budget draws a hard no in a project feature that everyone agrees needs to happen. It is the reality of industry that is stri...
- by Poland308
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:20 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: TIG Brazing Body Panels - Butt Joints OK?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1321
Re: TIG Brazing Body Panels - Butt Joints OK?
I will say I’ve done lots of brazing and lots of welding. But I guess I never thought about combining spot welds and then brazing a lap joint. That is a great idea. One I plan on trying in the future.
- by Poland308
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:49 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: TIG Brazing Body Panels - Butt Joints OK?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1321
Re: TIG Brazing Body Panels - Butt Joints OK?
Brazing is more like glue. It only bonds to the surface. In a but joint there’s only a small surface for the braze to bond to. Then there’s the matter of the braze material that fills the space between the two parent metals is usually more brittle so it doesn’t handle flexing stress very well.
- by Poland308
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:46 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Welding Covered Bearings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 983
Re: Welding Covered Bearings
This one will require some pictures. Generally welding on a bearing housing will cause a failure. If it’s cast definitely no. If the bearing is in it, no. They do make bearing houses that are meant to be welded, however even if it’s designed to be welded it is possible to warp a housing by welding o...
- by Poland308
- Sun Sep 12, 2021 4:23 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Help with pulse mig using an Avortec AV10X+
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1678
Re: Help with pulse mig using an Avortec AV10X+
Almost looks like AC Mig.
- by Poland308
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 8:12 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Keeping your fab table rust free
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1536
Re: Keeping your fab table rust free
I’ve used furniture paste wax.
- by Poland308
- Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:54 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Help finding connector for front tig torch
- Replies: 1
- Views: 689
- by Poland308
- Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:52 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: GTAW SUPER NOOB HELP Please!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1822
Re: GTAW SUPER NOOB HELP Please!
1/8 steel plate, 120 to 130 A, 3/32 or 1/8 tungsten, 3/32 filler (to start 1/8 in some positions), cup start with a 7 ( good all around size for practice), gas 15 to 25 cfm( depends on joint and weld angels) and accuracy of your flow meter. If your machine has high frequency then use it to start lea...
- by Poland308
- Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:35 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: Barn door joint question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3000
Re: Barn door joint question
If it is a butt weld end to end then it’s probably best to bevel the walls to ensure full penetration. Multiple benefits, if you grind down the weld a bit for a finished look then your left with more weld. Also doors tend to be high stress. Lots of weight working with gravity overtime and the slammi...
- by Poland308
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:28 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Welding hinge block of aluminum to 2x2x.125 square tube
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4290
Re: Welding hinge block of aluminum to 2x2x.125 square tube
The welds look pretty good, only thing I see is the divots at the ends. That’s gonna be a high stress application being a hinge, so a likely weak spot for a crack to start.
- by Poland308
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:24 pm
- Forum: Product Reviews
- Topic: Low THD, Inverter safe, portable gas generator to run my AC TIG and MIG?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17826
Re: Low THD, Inverter safe, portable gas generator to run my AC TIG and MIG?
By the time you spend the money to get a good generator for doing something like this, your at the same money level of buying a gas powered welder in the 300 amp range.
- by Poland308
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:14 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Burns around my eyes?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1805
Re: Burns around my eyes?
Yes especially on SS work. It reflects much more light back at you.
- by Poland308
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:12 pm
- Forum: Welding Certification - Stick/Arc Welding, Tig Welding, Mig Welding Certification tests - Welding Tests of all kinds
- Topic: Welding Tests
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15506
Re: Welding Tests
Amen to that. I have seen a small pocket note pad become a CYA legal document that literally was the difference of millions of dollars. US dollars for inflation reference.
- by Poland308
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:05 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Welding crankshaft journals
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6687
Re: Welding crankshaft journals
Refrigeration compressors have cranks that typically can be reground 2 times and then use oversized bearings.
- by Poland308
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:53 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Cheater Lens problems (Lincoln Electric)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4628
Re: Cheater Lens problems (Lincoln Electric)
There’s always the option of wearing glasses under the hood.
- by Poland308
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:44 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Popping sound while tig aluminum
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5015
Re: Popping sound while tig aluminum
Undersized tungsten can definitely be an issue. When the tungsten degrades it can send tungsten chunks into the weld pool. These will, or can cause popping.
- by Poland308
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:41 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Storing tig fillers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4523
Re: Storing tig fillers
Depends on the SS you work on. If your SS wire is stored in a container with steel wire it will contaminate it to the point your SS welds will weep rust marks. If that’s not an issue for your SS project then your all good.
- by Poland308
- Wed Aug 11, 2021 8:21 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: Loading ramp
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10998
- by Poland308
- Wed Aug 11, 2021 8:13 pm
- Forum: Welding Jobs - Industrial Welding Jobs - Pipe Welding Jobs - Tig Welding Jobs
- Topic: Got my welding certs and can't find a job
- Replies: 15
- Views: 25423
Re: Got my welding certs and can't find a job
I would say that’s general pretty much the way it works in the US as well.
- by Poland308
- Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:17 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Lincoln 210mp pulse?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9816
Re: Lincoln 210mp pulse?
I have a Lincon 210mp. As far as mine goes, you can only weld aluminum with a spool gun. And mine doesn’t have pulse that I’m aware of.
- by Poland308
- Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:16 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: “black slag”on weld by autogenous TIG welding with 304
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13163
Re: “black slag”on weld by autogenous TIG welding with 304
It’s possible it’s just silica from filler wire composition.
- by Poland308
- Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:13 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Building New Shop looking for ideas
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7114
Jump to
- Introductions & How to Use the Forum
- ↳ Welcome!
- ↳ Member Introductions
- ↳ How to Use the Forum
- ↳ Moderator Applications
- Welding Discussion
- ↳ Metal Cutting
- ↳ Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- ↳ Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- ↳ Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- ↳ Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- ↳ Welding Certification - Stick/Arc Welding, Tig Welding, Mig Welding Certification tests - Welding Tests of all kinds
- ↳ Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- ↳ Product Reviews
- ↳ Fuel Gas Heating
- Welding Tips & Tricks
- ↳ Video Discussion
- ↳ Wish List
- Announcements & Feedback
- ↳ Forum News
- ↳ Suggestions, Feedback and Support
- Welding Marketplace
- ↳ Welding Jobs - Industrial Welding Jobs - Pipe Welding Jobs - Tig Welding Jobs
- ↳ Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade Used Welding Equipment
- Welding Resources
- ↳ Tradeshows, Seminars and Events
- ↳ The Welding Library
- ↳ Education Opportunities