LtBadd wrote:

Ryan_82 wrote:This is a 6G pipe I did recently. Good luck Gary.

Nice looking weld Gary.

Is this a joke? It's one student trying to help another out. If only I had the capabilities of contributing as much as you to this thread.

Think the op was a stick weld. Isn't that last pic a tig? Nice cover though. I couldn't really tell since it was cleaned with a wire wheel. I should have been able to, kind of tired. Same principles though. I'm trying to find a stick picture I've done but having trouble uploading it. edit: Here it ...

Oh. That changes the dynamic quite a bit then. You could always cut it into thinner sections on a band saw to make it last longer rather than have one giant chunk. The idea was for them to donate the material in order to train students specifically to repair cracks for them. That's about all they u...

I've been doing a lot of 3-4 inch schedule 10 lately and I usually just turn my heat down as far as I can on my cap after waiting 20 minutes or so. I usually prep another piece in the interim and then know the cap out at about 70 amps. What position are we talking about? *edit* Here's some 3 inch sc...

Not bad BigD. We were going to to get some titanium donated to the school by a local business but we still don't have a 300 amp torch and we were concerned about ventilation. So: How many amps did you use? Did you feel sick afterwards breathing it in? Why would you need a 300a torch? Most people we...

The only thing that immediately comes to mind is to get your heat down as much as possible to avoid that undercut. Pause where your puddle is about 1/16 over the top line, add a generous amount of filler, and swivel down quickly with the understanding that the middle and bottom will take care of the...

I know some wont like this but check it out. https://youtu.be/WNt-bL_-fJY Mr. Tig is the Mr. Rodgers of the welding world. The guy in this video makes a monkey out of MT. Jody always shows his welds when he is done...I wonder why MT doesn't...hmmm Hey Fred Rogers is awesome. Mr. Tig, not so much.

Not bad BigD. We were going to to get some titanium donated to the school by a local business but we still don't have a 300 amp torch and we were concerned about ventilation. So:

How many amps did you use?
Did you feel sick afterwards breathing it in?

Second what others have said. I'd also add that walking the cup is a light touch. If it's something that you're not used to, you might have a tendency to grab tight and walk it super hard which isn't good for the weld or the torch. A good way to learn is to take a piece of metal or something and dra...

I'm doing the same thing right now. What part of the pipe are we looking at in this picture? i.e. top, bottom, side, etc.

Not bad Rupes. I like how you made it flush like a pipe weld. I'll probably do the same thing. I think I might give this a shot next week. I was too busy catching up on other stuff this one.

If you have a high purity marker, I cut a lot of stainless with a cutting disc on an angle grinder or metabo. You can see the mark on stainless good, and as long as you score it first, the cuts come out pretty decent. A lot of pipe is cut that way in the field. Of course a good portable band saw wor...

I just realized that I'm wearing the viking in my avatar picture :lol: You make some good points about needing the clarity for lower amp stuff but be careful. Even the thin stuff has hexavalent cromium if its stainless. Used my new Jackson lens all day to day for the first time and I really loved it...

Welcome sacman. Be sure to watch Jody's videos on mig welding basics. He has a whole series on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KrwmK7df-s&t=34s There's a part 2 and 3 as well. Thanks guys, I've watched the first one so far. Looking forward to the others,thanks for the link. No problem...

Welcome sacman. Be sure to watch Jody's videos on mig welding basics. He has a whole series on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KrwmK7df-s&t=34s

There's a part 2 and 3 as well.

Go look on the side of the road. Cans everywhere. I seem to have noticed that a few regular contributers here have failed to show their entries into THE BEER CAN CHALLENGE. Being too busy isn't an excuse. Everyone finds time to come here and post... I'm not a regular yet but this looks interesting....

LtBadd wrote:

BigD wrote:Finished product, well just need a drain petcock

750B5ADE-4BA3-4737-8B42-6C71639F3E72.jpg

Nice looking fab and welds BigD!!

Very nice indeed!

Depends. If the 'productivity' side of things is something that only comes up now and then and you don't need to weld super thin stuff, you might get away with Tig and Stick? Kym Basically what I was trying to say but you did so much more eloquently. Why not do the better processes if you aren't in...

Not to rain on anyone's parade but I thought I'd share my experience with the viking as well. I recently got one and at first I was blown away by the clarity but that was something that I came to regret not soon afterward. I do weld all day, and the clarity, even with increasing the shade up to 11 a...

Just remember that any machine that can stick weld can also do scratch start TIG. All you need is an air cooled torch with manual gas and an argon tank with a good regulator. You can get an old rectifier machine very cheap and that will give you the stick and tig processes, which I think are far sup...

What kind of certs do you have? Do they cover several different processes? Sometimes it's useful to get a 6G pipe cert or something like that because then you're qualified for all positions for pipe and plate. There's several places in my area that will give a pipe welder a chance because of the hig...

Thanks for the responses everyone. I guess the general consensus so far is definitively non-union. My grandfather was part of an electrician's union for his whole life but I guess a lot has changed since those days as some of you have mentioned. I've sort of being leaning away from it, and your conc...

Interesting topic. SavePhace sells hoods with custom paint by professional artists. I'd like to hear the safety man's take on these, since it's both "paint" and "OEM". Acrylic enamel, urethane, and epoxy paints that can be made to stick to a plastic hood have similar flash point...

Hey guys, I know this has been discussed on the site a little here and there, and if this thread needs to be merged I understand, but I had some specific questions for ya'll. I am finishing up with my continuing education program at the community college pretty soon and I've been trying to make up ...

Welcome. Bike frames might take some real practice getting that stack of dimes look but you've probably got a leg up on most beginners given your background.