there should be a clear protective insert that snaps into the 4 little plastic thingies. they are pretty common size for the everyday auto adjust lens.

Make sure the material is cleaned with stainless steel wire brush and wiped with acetone or alcohol. I would turn down the freq to about 95/100 (giving a wider arc cone) and turn up the amps. Hold the torch so the tip is close and leaning so you are pushing the puddle, when it appears within a few s...

Hi Jeff. I've been following this thread A LOT. Just wondering IF you are suffering from light sneaking inside your shield from behind . But anyway, as stated by others, it will take time to get accustomed to the learning curve of TIG welding. Keep practicing on just running beads, then add filler. ...

hello Clint and welcome. As you can see, it sometimes takes a while but it gets done. We all appreciate the membership which ranges from hobby to professional sectors.

Buggy is right about the new lights. First he turned on the old shop lights then he turned on the LIGHT, which above the welding table. Turned that area into daylight while the rest of the shop was under the old lights. One thing that I didn't pay close attention to was shadows, but who the hell wor...

Durn kids ... Old time rock and roll or some light classical. I get enough "noise" from the grinder and the prez of the honey do list.

IF you have a speed adjustable grinder, turn the speed down. The aluminum will gum up the disc. I usually use bees wax on the disc to help aleviate the the gumming. Wipe the area to clean the grindings...some use acetone and some use alcohol (the rubbing kind). You will also want to determine IF the...

IF he had a gas stretcher ,, he wouldn't have run out of gas so fast.

I attended an auction where trade schools sell the projects and picked up a welding table made by the students for less than I could buy the steel. Northern tool has a Klutch "convertible" welding table. The tall legs can be removed and it can be set on top of a bigger table. It isn't &quo...

shouldn't be a difference in sound unless your ears are that sensitive. The difference you should be seeing is how the gas lens is spreading the gas flow over a wider area without distorting the puddle.

welcome aboard, drizzit. Can't wait to read about your experiences with different welds ... aluminum, silicone bronze and stainless. Can you enlighten as to the difference in volts and wfs for the above mentioned? Instead of burning material and filler, some help would be appreciated on this end.

Got to have some kind of fun while we're here. Trust me,,,,nothin on the "other side".

Don't listen to any of them.... coldman, he's snortin R-12, buggy is an engineer, tweake is upside down and josh is corny. Listen to ME,,,,it's all about common core math with a touch of fonix mixed in. I'm old, got seniority and I'm the WINNER. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA,,,, time for hard cider.

Buggy is pretty close to hitting the nail on the head. Find yourself a bit bigger machine, you will always have a "need" for a little more horsepower. There IS small jobs available, , , BUT , , , those folks already have made contact with the firms that advertise "welding" and se...

the naming and numbering system for the tig torches was designed by the same hammer head that came up with common core math. QED.

I just now watched that video, tweake. There is another video by Jody where he is doing some testing and I believe he is using a rotator and no filler. Kind of thinking he was testing various tungstens. I'll admit that I'm far from smart enough to drive this electronic stuff to "find" that...

it seems to me that the higher the frequency, the more distinguished the feathers (secondary arcs) became. Jody had a video of that happening and he couldn't explain it.

so 6061 is DISRUPTING SURFACE TENSION.

nice work. I made some racks out of horse shoes and railroad spikes. Each had 6 holders on them. WELL, 15 coats later on each one and we cannot fit down thru the hallway steps. They are now FAT RACKS.

Congratulations, Matt.

Hi Rob and welcome to the forum. Glad you found a new home and enjoying the experience. Should come up with questions, there is a lot of info available in here. There's several other forums within that you can focus your questions. Enjoy your stay.

horrible freight has a couple weed burners

look into the CRC sp350 corrosion inhibitor. I'm in northeastern PA and it gets humid up here. the 350 seems to help out a lot.

as stated,,,,make sure EVERYTHING is clean. Same goes for the work lead also and try to keep the work lead as close to work as possible.

What BArt said but also, you stated that you were driving an everlast prior to the lincoln. I'm not for certain but does the balance adjustment adjust the opposite of the everlast? Try turning the balance knob closer to the 3 O'clock position.