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5th Street Fab wrote: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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Those are the two welds my father-in-law says they use to test but I am unsure of the thickness of the aluminum for the test.
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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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5th Street Fab wrote: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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Plan to start that as soon as my TIG machine is here. Only bad thing about getting and AHP from what I can see is the waiting on the container to get unpacked and a unit shipped out to you.
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bigfabdaddy wrote:
5th Street Fab wrote: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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Plan to start that as soon as my TIG machine is here. Only bad thing about getting and AHP from what I can see is the waiting on the container to get unpacked and a unit shipped out to you.
Haha true. That's what I have at home and used in that video. Great machine though

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5th Street Fab wrote:
bigfabdaddy wrote:
5th Street Fab wrote: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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Plan to start that as soon as my TIG machine is here. Only bad thing about getting and AHP from what I can see is the waiting on the container to get unpacked and a unit shipped out to you.
Haha true. That's what I have at home and used in that video. Great machine though

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What model do you have? I ordered the 2017 so thats why I am having to wait a bit. Do they really come with the knockoff CK flex head torch and super flex line? That is something I forgot to save cash to pick up. Would love to get a Flex Loc with 25m line later down the line along with building a 30m ground clamp this way I can let the machine sit in one spot and still weld any were in the basement(someday shop/garage.)
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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.

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5th Street Fab wrote: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.

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Thanks, I was planning to get flex loc 9 and 17 this way I have some changes in size and then put a CK stubby kit on the 17 to make the cup the 9 size. The SSC pedal is on my wish-list already for Christmas and I don't even have the welder yet.
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