Hi, Story is I have just sold this welder so you'll probably say why bother asking, but it does have me intrigued. The buyer wanted to test drive it on the day of purchase which was fine and I had not owned the welder for long and was only ever mucking round on thin scrap. So I had never run it at t...

Thanks for the replies, Another go tonight and no success (even worse). It's just the whole instant plasma cutter action I can't get my head around. The wire just wants to cut. Gas was set at 25cfh on the gauge at the regulator. Switched the volt knob on the machine to 5 (half way) and no difference...

Hi, I've been very lucky to inherit a Lincoln Redi-Mig 255s Plus. My good friend now passed had left it to me set up for welding aluminium and he was a career welder so knew his stuff but I never got a chance for him to teach me how to use this machine. I have no experience with mig but plenty of ho...

Hi, I made this as a sample u-bracket for some 4x4 rock sliders using a stick welder. 8mm mild steel welded with E6013 at 100 amps. I flap disc'd at the welded edges but as this was a test, I didn't bother with the rest as you can see. These are the brackets that wrap around the chassis rail of a 4x...

Yep keep hanging in there! It took me months and months of practice to get this joint happening and regular trips to oz's version of home depot to pick up yet more Al flats to practice with, but just keep bashing away at it and you'll get it. You're already speeding along compared to what I was doin...

What are some good TIG welding drills for a newbie trying to learn? Mainly with mild steel. I've done Jodie's drill with a 2 inch wide coupon. Looking for something to help step up my game. Aluminium fillets :lol: Seriously though, they will really fine tune all the aspects of tig including and arg...

It's the simplest littly saw going around. And yes about the guard.

Hopefully you can visualize what I mean and how it would work. The only issue is holding the angle stock in the right location. If you need a pic because I'm not making any sense, I can take one in a few minutes. Thks Oscar, that would be great if it's not a hassle. It's friday arvo here and the br...

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=15XI5WBoHsj-LUDODvSE7U3dwUgBb8yCA Not meant as a thread hijack but with this type of setup, how do you cut mitre joints with angle iron, to give that nice 45deg corner joint look? I've tried a couple of times and it's a bit of a mindf*k for me to work ...

Well I took the machine and disc into a higher-end tool shop a couple of days ago and it turns out they had inner flanges in stock. I thought I might as well get a new one so I could run the thick discs ok, as the old one was pretty worn and then I could move onto to sorting out the thin disc issue....

Fantastic, thanks for that Poland308 and everyone, gives me a few options.

My machine isn't listed on that actual amazon page but it still may work. The 4.5" makita model (9524) is and mine (9523 - 4") is the 5/8" shaft size so it might be a goer.

Thanks always for the replies. Pics will tell the story better. Now I am thinking it's nothing more than the inner flange is too worn out, but not sure if getting a new one would solve it, as it would take a lot of material to bring it back up to where this all would work. Below (bottom pic) is the ...

Hi, I have an old Makita 9523nb 4" grinder. I bought some thin cut off abrasive discs 1.2mm thick and they won't fit properly. By that I mean it's impossible to have the flanges contact the disc to lock it down tight to the shaft, so that there is no looseness / play when the machine is running...

Thanks again noddybrian, Well after mucking round with it more including rechecking the torch plug wiring at the machine end (when I got the machine the wires had frayed and were touching so I resoldered when i got it), jamming the plug back into the machine as far as it would go and holding the but...

Here are some photos showing the 2 pin plug.

Next is the torch with consumables in order of how I put it together, from left to right. This is the set used that first time it worked and just from that short run things got pretty dirty.

5v - how far away are you holding the torch from the material ? I know it can't be draggin on the surface, but they should be pretty close to get the arc going and keep it. I can't remember for sure, but the first time when it worked as it should, it was held just off the work piece like with tig w...

Thanks Oscar, I think what you mentioned about the compressor could be a topic in itself, ie what you really need to run a plasma plus how the lower-end compressors report their output. The sticker on the pump says "Air Displacement" 7.3CFM, maybe they got the digits switched around. Given...

I was given an allmax CUT416 for free (that might be the issue right there). Pretty stoked to get it set up and try it out, so I hooked it up to the neighbour's old compressor and of course had to chase leaks out of that (happily nothing more than a runaround with a spanner nipping up fittings). Any...

Yes it's hard to see how you're going as your pics don't seem to be posting properly and are not showing, but as others have alluded to, I think a lot of your issues will be just from being new to the process, which can only be fixed by practice. And don't fool yourself that those who are good at TI...

Thanks for the replies. All these tips sorted it - slowing down and concentrating on a smooth travel got a much better bead.

Mucking round with some dirty 1/8" angle just running beads with run of the mill 6013. Breaking all the rules around cleaning as it only gets a hit with a wire brush on a drill in between runs. Amps are about 80-90 and I just want to practice getting consistency. I've noticed that the last few ...

Also, if you only have 16th inch filler you can always take two or three pieces with a cordless drill and spin them so they turn into one Far out, I never thought of that. I bought a little 400g pack of 3/32" filler ages ago but have never touched it because I had already bought heaps more 1/1...

Cheers guys for your posts. I will give all your points a go.

Hi, This isn't good enough for the 'what I welded today' thread so I posted here for tips on other things to try / think about for practice. Piece is 1/8" (3mm) 6061 square tube about 14" long cut in 2 to give the two pieces to fillet weld. Filler is 1/16" (1.6mm) 4043 Tungsten 3/32&q...

Alu inside corners are often tricky for many people. Yep sure are. IC's & fillets can leave you scratching your head and then cracking the shits because youve usually just done some flat stringers without too much trouble & they came out looking pretty good and then you have a stab at corne...