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- by opiesvtx
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:20 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Lincoln IdealArc TIG 300/300
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1351
Re: Lincoln IdealArc TIG 300/300
Dis you get your parts are you weldin?
- by opiesvtx
- Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:27 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Shop Talk huh? WHere is everyone from?
- Replies: 98
- Views: 16736
Re: Shop Talk huh? WHere is everyone from?
Minneapolis Minnesota.
- by opiesvtx
- Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:46 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Help with stainless tubeing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 721
Re: Help with stainless tubeing
Well I got it all put back together, all it took was a big vise a bottle jack and a ratcheting strap, made it 3 inches wider added a burner shield and added the 4 bars in the top. glad its all done.
- by opiesvtx
- Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:36 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Help with stainless tubeing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 721
Re: Help with stainless tubeing
Here is how far it is out.
- by opiesvtx
- Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:10 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Help with stainless tubeing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 721
Help with stainless tubeing
I cut a brew cart apart it was 12 inches wide and 4 feet long when I did it sprang apart it was under serious tension, I need to make it 3 inches wider for this guy. I cut the four extension pieces to make it wider but the dang table is now a quarter inch out of square it was about a 1/16 out before...
- by opiesvtx
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:18 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tungsten grinder
- Replies: 5
- Views: 797
Tungsten grinder
Hello all welders, I just received this from a friend who had this machine still in the original box, it's a, Wen Wet Wheel. the stone is finer than my bench grinder, its a whet wheel so I added water and it grinds my tungsten perfect it says on the box it is for sharpening knives. there are no defi...
- by opiesvtx
- Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:10 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Lincoln IdealArc TIG 300/300
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1351
Re: Lincoln IdealArc TIG 300/300
Hi, we have the same machine, it is an excellent tig welding machine, you should really wait for the gas and gas supply's, it really needs that argon atmosphere to sustain a clean arc, otherwise you will have a big sooty splatted mess. just to let you know, anytime you weld aluminum make sure its su...
- by opiesvtx
- Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:10 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: Razor Blade
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2980
Re: Razor Blade
Post your pic, we need to see your work.
- by opiesvtx
- Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:13 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: Razor Blade
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2980
Re: Razor Blade
Hi, I don't remember I was trying different settings getting use to this machine, it was on low 20 amp was the max I believe, I was using .040 2% thor tung. you can do it watch the arc length it likes it super tight to the work. have fun.
- by opiesvtx
- Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:28 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: Razor Blade
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2980
Razor Blade
My first attempt at welding a razor blade.
- by opiesvtx
- Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:55 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: What do you like most about welding, What do hate most?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8785
Re: What do you like most about welding, What do hate most?
I really like the fact that if you do a really nice job it shows.
- by opiesvtx
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:05 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: 84 inch long SS table
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1706
Re: 84 inch long SS table
I need some work putting photo's on here, sorry. Op
- by opiesvtx
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:04 pm
- Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
- Topic: 84 inch long SS table
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1706
84 inch long SS table
Hello, this is my latest job, Customer wants 4 or 6 inches taken out of the table I will find out tomorrow which. its 2inch square tubing unknown wall thickness, I need to remove the center brace and then after shortening put it back. I welded some stainless, then put a finish using scotch bright pa...
- by opiesvtx
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:39 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Lincoln Tig 300/300
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5354
Re: Lincoln Tig 300/300
Nice welder, I have one of the rounded ones from early 80's late 70's I believe. I was given the machine from a friend who bought for his son who didn't end up welding, he tried to sell it but no takers, mine had everything including consumables, except a tank for argon, as far as welds its awesome,...
- by opiesvtx
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:28 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig, super welding aluminum
- Replies: 0
- Views: 912
Tig, super welding aluminum
Hello, I just posted most of what I am asking on my previous post but would like some input. I was having problems with my old 300/ 300 idealarc tig machine, I have welded about a million castings with a miller square wave machine and never had this happen. I never with the miller except on some cas...
- by opiesvtx
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:20 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig welder Aluminum problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 779
Re: Tig welder Aluminum problem
Hello, once again thank you for your time reading and commenting, I figured it out now it welds perfect stack of dimes with aluminum. turns out and maybe someone can post and I will do research as well. all I had to do was warm up the aluminum once I got it nice and warm the cleaning action was kill...
- by opiesvtx
- Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:24 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig welder Aluminum problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 779
Tig welder Aluminum problem
Hello, I have a Lincoln 300 300 TIG, it welds perfect on all steels so far, the stick is smooth as glass, but when I try and weld aluminum it does something funny, I get a puddle that's sooty then all of a sudden it the machine makes a almost unnoticeable little buzz noise and then the puddle cleans...
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