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by GreinTime
Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:52 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Steam pipe manifold construction
Replies: 24
Views: 7173

Re: Steam pipe manifold construction

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by GreinTime
Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:04 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Steam pipe manifold construction
Replies: 24
Views: 7173

Re: Steam pipe manifold construction

Im not saying it doesn't have its purpose, because it does, its just not something I personally would do. Steam pipe definitely would retain thermal energy much better than thin wall stainless or steel tubing, but as Steve said, its heavy! And I know they are used the world over, I just giggle at th...
by GreinTime
Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:19 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Argon Tank Empty?
Replies: 39
Views: 15710

Re: Argon Tank Empty?

He's not saying that there is a hole leading to the outside friend, rather he's saying that steel is porous enough that water/moisture can work its way through the steel using capillary attraction at any pressure. He can get crazy technical with this (believe me, I know, its lead to some interesting...
by GreinTime
Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:13 am
Forum: Metal Cutting
Topic: Wire wheel bench grinder cleaning
Replies: 14
Views: 15000

Re: Wire wheel bench grinder cleaning

I'm not going to Google that, but if I had to venture a guess I would say its about Phosgene Gas? We talked about it at school, and CRC used to have (as off the last time I bought some) a specific warning about welding while brake clean and other cleaning solvents are present. Sent from my DROID RAZ...
by GreinTime
Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:56 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Steam pipe manifold construction
Replies: 24
Views: 7173

Re: Steam pipe manifold construction

Collin's (ToxicFab) new Evo manifold collector, albeit not welded, is some pretty beefy stuff, as are some of his other collector designs. Every RB25/26 I've ever worked on (or seen in person) had .065 wall 304 or 316 stainless I believe, which would be much lighter than boiler pipe. As Steve said, ...
by GreinTime
Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:30 am
Forum: Metal Cutting
Topic: everybody needs to see this!!!!!
Replies: 21
Views: 4825

Re: everybody needs to see this!!!!!

I don't know that I'd throw gas welding out the window AK, even if you never plan to use it in your line of work. It helped me more than anything else to become comfortable TIG welding. I never tried to gas weld steel, or chromoly for that matter, but I have gas welded aluminum, and it was definitel...
by GreinTime
Tue Nov 26, 2013 3:23 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: engine block
Replies: 8
Views: 941

Re: engine block

What kind of car did it come out of? i.e. Year, Make, and Model. Like, a 2001 TransAm WS6. That would have an aluminum LS1. Even if none of these old timers ( :mrgreen: )can help you identify the engine block, I can at least try and point you in the right direction! And I think the question that eve...
by GreinTime
Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:40 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Mig welding cast iron tips?
Replies: 7
Views: 1589

Re: Mig welding cast iron tips?

Joe, I understand that you have a lot of time into porting the cylinder head (believe me, I know how that can go), but welding a cast iron cylinder head is a PITA, and especially so without a large enough oven. Have you looked into drilling and pinning the crack? It's much more common, although, to ...
by GreinTime
Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:16 pm
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: 490832

Re: The what I welded today (/whenever) thread (pics please)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/10936060756_e85843d921_n.jpg Big Fat Cup Holder 1 by GreinTime3592 , on Flickr http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5474/10936140454_9d39b18cd7_n.jpg BFCH2 by GreinTime3592 , on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/10935997535_afe4c711a8_n.jpg Big Fat Cup in BFCH by...
by GreinTime
Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:54 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Getting a little 'too' close to your work
Replies: 11
Views: 1539

Getting a little 'too' close to your work

This is what happens: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/10936267223_845fd28f23_n.jpg Plastic in Weld by GreinTime3592 , on Flickr When you do This: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/10936138464_6c8c29406a_n.jpg Welding Helmet by GreinTime3592 , on Flickr Other than the end there, I think the weld ...