Hey, Jody here....I thought I would list a few videos that are in the pipeline just to get the conversation started about suggestions for future welding videos. 1. Thin wall alloy steel tubing bicycle frame welding with er70s2 as well as weldmold 880 tig rod. And destructive testing of the welds. 2....

http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/6011-welding.html This weeks video is a short list of tips for doing a vertical tee using 6011 welding rods. Also a quick explanation of how the dig function bumps up amperage when it senses a drop in voltage due to a very short arc like when you are about to sti...

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I think I fixed the problem.




Jody

IF you cant identify the source of contamination , You might just have a gas shielding issue. With AC balance set to 65, you should see quite a wide band of cleaning action "etching" along both sides of the bead. there is hardly evidence of cleaning action . then when you add rod, it distu...

I have received tons of emails . mostly from folks who use the owner size bottles. Also, I remember a shutdown I worked about 20 years ago when whiskers on the electrodes was a problem. moisture in the argon tank was the culprit. I also get lots of emails from people who are given the wrong gas. the...

spray transfer is just the way aluminum mig works. but it cools so quickly that its not the same issue with the puddle being too hot and fluid as with steel for welding overhead. the rules of thumb for mig welding aluminum are the same as for flat or horizontal...push the puddle whenever possible to...

you can get some ideas by going here

http://www.trieng.com/standlg.html

regards,


jody

if i understood right, you are using 75/25 argon/co2?

then thats the problem. you need pure argon. that co2 is eatin your tungsten.

best of luck,

jody

ok everyone, here is the deal... . Over a year ago, I decided to try to make a different video every single week. I knew life would get in the way but I thought this would make me better at it. I try to have it done before Friday and Sometimes its the day before and I got nuttin. Things dont always ...

so far so good on the powerpro 256. i have not used the plasma cutter function very much other than to test it out on a few cuts. Tig works really good. stick works good too. i do not like the torch or pedal much. thats putting it mildly. I have a different pedal and torch on my 250ex and it makes a...

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for what you are doing, sandblasting with sand is probably a good option. sand wont hurt the welds and is probably better than aluminum oxide blast media for welding over. it wont weld as clean as if it was ground to shiny bright metal but that seems kinda impractical from your description. good luc...

yes it is what it is....

and its pretty freakin awesome.
good job and good luck with your welding career.

jody

sorry about all the spam, I am meeting with someone this thursday to come up with a solution.
meanwhile, i will try to check several times a day to clean it up...I just got done deleting 205 posts.

jody

Here is one simple way to narrow the frost... use a smaller cup and less gas flow. the frost will only go where the gas shielding is. this is where the old school , non gas lens collet bodies can help too. try a #6 with only about 13-15 cfh its a tight rope because you need enough shielding gas to g...

http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm :shock: This may save some ones life!!!! Both my Mom and my Dad suffered from Parkinsons as well as glaucoma. Mom had Alzheimer's too. they owned a print shop and worked with ink, chemicals, developers, etc. there is little doubt that working around chemical...

just spent the last 3 hours of my life deleting posts from some scumbag spammer.

I have hired a coach to help me with the spam problem and will be trying to recruit moderators.

I did post a link to that article on a page that i emailed to my list about a year ago...pretty scary stuff.

thanks for the reminder, i need to include a link to that regularly to keep folks aware.

be careful out there.

jody

I would say you found your calling. I know 20 year vets that cant do that.

thanks for posting,

jody

i am not an electrician, but the instruction manual probably has a step for driving a copper rod in the ground to make sure the frame of the machine is properly grounded to prevent high frequency from bleeding out everywhere... that might be the problem.