Experienced welders have it instinctively , I speak the time in relation with right amperage set up , not the time you take to take care specific needs when you prepare a crack or you need to warm up a piece to weld when its thick . For a normal situation if you have the right amperage how long is t...

Dear friends, season greeting to all , I'm esenti so i thought to ask or talk about the time it takes to start adding feeler rod . What is it in seconds 3~4 more or less?. I think I saw it somewhere but I thought to talk it a bit more . Is it any difference in Aluminum or steel ? . We speak somethin...

AndersK thank you , every time I tried this technique you described , I lose control and i panic that i will make a good hole so I avoid it . I learned so far the stopping of arc to be abrupt .Only in thicker pieces I am willing to try it so the crater will be less. Pulsing is a good way for fine am...

Thickness is 0.786 which is critical to weld easily you need to be careful , usually I try different settings and I found 65 ampere enough I can use more , but it gets hot and then i have to stop. The time before you add feeler is important , 2~3 seconds in this case takes 4 to 5 then it gets hot an...

3mm aprox , 65 amperes a little box I make . the welding rod is the real issue since it is a soft oxyacetylene rod i have it ages and since this box is not o significant stress I use it to save on regular welding rods i could consume 4043 ... It took several hours of continuous work so while my had ...

So I thought that many have a problem with their machine set up still , I suggest this simple test . 1.6mm Tungsten 2% lanthanated 65 amperes AC we speak for aluminum . frequency above 120Hz and more . Gas 5.5 liters/m 11cfh aprox . So you run some beads and the tungsten does not ball over the 1.6 d...

Marcus , I speak out of my experience , old aged aluminum , you weld it carefully we talk for expensive parts where there is no room for mistakes . You find babbles in the form of void in base metal of porous structure and you insist to remove it, ( you have done all sorts of cleaning even sand blas...

Few can weld like zank , so I declare fun and follower of Zank and i will start experimenting .Actually i have already did and seems there is a lot of improvement . There must be the perfect equation for each machine where you can achieve the perfect welding .Im Pleased so i want to dedicate you a p...

Since I'm a part of this forum i would like to say few things too , while you weld aluminum there are also strong electromagnetic forces ( due to high currents involved ) .So if the area is a bit oily close or moisture by to the puddle due to the heat eventually will evaporate and then it will orien...

Zank you are very good well done . I follow and i hope I get close to your welding . One thing only ,what thickness of the welding rod please ? ( diameter ).My machine is fronius who has a similar adjustment but not exactly different amperage . So i will use this and i will try to see what happens (...

im Esenti that I have my fronius machine, After some time in the forum i upgrade myself to fronius 1 since thank to this site im flirting the title a good welder .I consider myself good to a respectful level . Today i was not busy so i played around emptying the argon bottle . From 40 Hz to 200Hz at...

I thought to be a good idea to have a cooler too so i made one myself , with aluminum plates 2.5mm ( europe ) and a pump of 50 euro 45 dollars aprox . So I thought to use a auto antifreeze coolant . After a while i noticed a terrible algea and green thick residue that was very hard to remove ( i use...

Dear Jcw, I have the same problem with my welding appearance and I have noticed this , when i use 3mm welding rod it seems I achieve good appearance , while with 2.4mm i cannot . It is like an equation all bits must be in tune , right tungsten angle , right frequency and rod thickness etc.Some like ...

Dear Zank , since i want a little more of my machine is it possible to give me your machine settings maybe I improve a little
my welding if i follow you .
Esenti ...

Thank you , I will try for better . I look my machine angry today if there is something more i should know since it cannot speak .
I wonder if I bring a pony around this will help and my welding will go straight . Or i must go to Tibet and get in a mystical
kung fu meditation . ( joke ) .
Esenti

Thank you , I think there is some room with my adjustments i enclose the POS and NEG off my machine , i use square wave
POS and NEG waveform Is it ok? . The ark seems a bit not focus and lacks of accuracy .
Esenti

Dear Mike, I have fronius magic wave 2200 2 years now .Its a good machine. ( i was close to buy a miller but since in Greece it is not easy to find i choose Fronius) . My welding has not impressed anybody yet. Only lately i have started to take some score out of it . I usually do repairs where you n...

Dear Mike, you do well congrats , Can you say few things more about EN and EP please .I always try and I always fail to produce nerrow clean seams or beats . What is your gas flow ? .
Esenti

So a little picture for my friends to show my progress , there is always room for a nice tip .So this time Im trying to find out the best adjustment for my machine , like maximizing its potential . Low or high frequency and what pulse rate duty cycle and base current keeping the same maximum cleanig...

Einar , apart the bit for cleaning reference -5 t0 + 5 that i dont know your remarks are correct . What i found is at +5 cleaning I am happy . If i lower the cleaning even at 4.5 there is a difference so i keep it always at +5 Usually it is another story when you weld old aluminum and shortly and wh...

Dear Einar , change what you can accept what you cannot change , with wisdom ( saint Francis ) I have a little stool with wheels so i move around and go to the machine and I do everything manually and I am happy with it . Concentrate to work and tig rather all these user friendly options that are mu...

Dear Mode ,

Cleaning at +5 frequency low like 70 Hz , 70amperes .

since it might need to have a look to dyn i enclose it too

Esenti ...

Hi , im not into rod welding but i found this bit so i enclose is since it might make my friends feel better i remind again
that i have not tried myself yet ...
Look in the botton lines where it is marked with a circle please ...
esenti

Well done Nik im impressed i got a little rusty as you say since i use only tig in my applications.In my opinion the king of welding is tig then mig mag, electrodes seem an old story nowadays. Never the less the Fronius has done a lot in advancing weld technology so why it could not consider the det...