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by Welsh Weldlord
Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:55 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Soot on arc start
Replies: 3
Views: 479

Re: Soot on arc start

Hi As Mike and ottoman stated nothing to worry about but don't forget that post purge is just as important as pre purge on the start of your weld, if your 4043 rod is still hot when you remove from the weld area covered by argon it is prone to oxidation, then when you start your next weld it is alre...
by Welsh Weldlord
Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:16 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 3
Views: 258

Re: Hello!

Hi Welcome I am of same age group and although have used mig most of my life have never understood why everyone talked about inches or mm per second but nearly all machines had 1-7 or 1-10 on voltage and the same on wire speed 1-7 or 1-10, Now was that inches per second, millimetres per second or wh...
by Welsh Weldlord
Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:32 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 1
Views: 219

Hello

New member here, bit of background in U.K. In the seventies you could leave school at 15 years of age if you had job to go to, I cheated as birthday was in August so started work at 14 1/2 first job was stripping down and soldering together automotive radiators that led to my first experience of wel...