Welding Tips and Tricks

Arthurbl

Is the welder under warranty? If so maybe contact the seller and see if you can return it for a new one. Maybe when your electrode was stuck out so far and you had a large gap between the tungsten and the piece you fried a capacitor or something. Seems like we are at a loss here. Did you try some n...

Arthurbl

MarkL wrote:Is it possible you have the ground clamp and torch connections reversed?

No there correct for sure

Arthurbl

https://youtu.be/iOxZQjFC1ik
This video shows what happens when you add filler

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Someone please help i don't know what else to do . Should I buy a new tig gun and hose ? Monday I'm going to get a new tank to try that again

Arthurbl

Have you cleaned your filler wire???? Take some acetone and a clean shop paper towel, and wipe them down really well. Aluminum oxidizes immediately, and all your welds with filler show contamination, the only constant being the wire. After you wipe down the wire, take a picture of the paper towel, ...

Arthurbl

exnailpounder wrote:That did not work. That cleaning band is gigantic and that black soot and contamination is less but there is still a problem.

He was setting up his machine and was trying his setting out with my filler .. it was a test and it proved my filler is good even though that's a bad weld

Arthurbl

exnailpounder wrote:I am starting to think it's a balance problem.

What should I try ? I tired more cleaning and less and it don't help to much

Arthurbl

That did not work. That cleaning band is gigantic and that black soot and contamination is less but there is still a problem. Read the whole thread. Yes, that latest bead is an improvement but still not great - lots of soot and as Ex said, the cleaning band is huge. Now...the constant theme here is...

Arthurbl

Took the same rod that tuned black on me and had a guy at work use it and it while he was setting up his machine and it worked

Arthurbl

motox wrote:my guess is the rod is a different alloy then aluminum.
craig

I have been welding with this filler rod no problem a week ago

Arthurbl

That's just weird. You can honestly run that nice clean bead with no filler and then have the goose crap one when you use filler? If your filler isn't badly contaminated then I have no idea. Yep no changes only adding filler it got me .. I took some filler that did that to me to work and going to t...

Arthurbl

The manual that I got not much at all

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Arthurbl

electrode wrote:Turn off the lower left middle rocker switch to the straight line position for the heck of it and try welding with a tungsten other than green.

Arthurbl

Turn. Pulse. Off. Pulse frequency ? Lower left knob, set it to zero. Also, do not use green pure tungsten with inverter welding machine. Try one of your other tungsten's and sharpen it before using it. And clean the little blobs from the screen on your gas lens. We don't have the manual so we do no...

Arthurbl

Oscar wrote:Turn. Pulse. Off.

Pulse frequency ?

Arthurbl

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here I am trying everything new besides argon .61 t6 pipe with 1/16 green tungsten and 1/16 4043 filler argon set at 16cfh

Arthurbl

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Arthurbl

These are my settings

Arthurbl

Arthurbl...I am at a loss. We have covered everything and it boils down to filler material. Some guys hate Alcotec AL filler, and others don't care so there is a difference in filler. Try another filler if you have it and see what happens. Let us know. Okay I'll try a different filler . It's got me...

Arthurbl

Ok, I guess you don't want to identify your machine but that's ok. :P Last advice I can give is to look at your tungsten and see if it has been contaminated and cut off the bad section and regrind it or use a new one and use the biggest diameter you have. Set your AC Balance to 70% Electrode Negati...

Arthurbl

You need to be at about 150 for .125" if your using a pedal...130 if your using a torch switch...sorry electrode, I was just checking in.. I am using a pedal I tried cranking it up to 200 and still don't help any Did you get a nice shiny silver puddle at 200? Or other amperages? You only have ...

Arthurbl

exnailpounder wrote:You need to be at about 150 for .125" if your using a pedal...130 if your using a torch switch...sorry electrode, I was just checking in..

I am using a pedal I tried cranking it up to 200 and still don't help any

Arthurbl

I was just gonna ask what is the thickness and what is the piece you are welding on? After watching the video it doesn't look like you are getting the part hot enough and starting the puddle so it appears you are just burning the filler rod. And what is the brand of the machine?? He says he can do ...

Arthurbl

exnailpounder wrote:Try wiping down your filler with a scotch brite and acetone too. Is your filler old and oxidized?

Yes I have and no it's new and I was using it before without cleaning it with zero issues

Arthurbl

One thing is when I add filler the filler melts and sags gets all soft even after it's dabbed into the puddle and sometimes leaves a string dangling off the filler Try holding your filler a little further away from the arc and then dip. If you hold it too close, you get it rubbery. 3/32" fille...

Arthurbl

Hard to tell from the vid. Melted that drop of filler pretty good though. What size rod are you using? 3/32 tungsten and 1/16 rod tried 3/32 rod and 1/16 tungsten same thing .. how can I record a better video I was recording through a spare welding mask I'm running out of ideas. That's not good i h...

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