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by ESENTI
Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:23 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: optrel p550 mask
Replies: 0
Views: 10107

optrel p550 mask

Dear friends happy new year everybody. I have this mask optrel p550 older model and I am not pleased with it.The switching time between light and dark I think is rather slow and is causing stress in the eyes espesially when there is a lot on and off.Perhaps worse in dc mode.Does anyone knows anythin...
by ESENTI
Tue Nov 14, 2023 3:25 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: ANTIMONY
Replies: 8
Views: 7175

Re: ANTIMONY

I say yes I agree.The discription is perfect.I would say the picture is rather misjudging me the weld was very good.I boil every detail out carefully it took considerable time.It is always better to win than to lose.
by ESENTI
Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: ANTIMONY
Replies: 8
Views: 7175

Re: ANTIMONY

eventually it was aluminium cast I was mistaken that was very heavy.I welded with easy with 4043 1.6mm rod with #5 ceramic plain tig torch set up.It works very well and I highely recoment to try out.(I have seen it in one Jody's videos and I am very pleased even in lower cleaning settings.I did a go...
by ESENTI
Mon Nov 13, 2023 6:37 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: ANTIMONY
Replies: 8
Views: 7175

Re: ANTIMONY

Thank you, very informative, what about welding is it possible with tig?
by ESENTI
Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:29 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: ANTIMONY
Replies: 8
Views: 7175

Re: ANTIMONY

Thank you,can it be welded you think and how.Also can you tell few things for antimony.
by ESENTI
Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: ANTIMONY
Replies: 8
Views: 7175

Re: ANTIMONY

Salute everybody.This is the case.Does anybody can tell what metal is it.This is a part of an italian scooter.Looks like aluminum but seems heavy so it might be antimony.
by ESENTI
Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:15 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: ANTIMONY
Replies: 8
Views: 7175

ANTIMONY

There is this metal that seems still a mystery ,how do indedify it and what it is.
by ESENTI
Thu May 04, 2023 4:49 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: QUESTION
Replies: 12
Views: 6054

Re: QUESTION

I admit that a new freshly grounded well shaped tungsten makes things a lot easier.
by ESENTI
Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:40 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: QUESTION
Replies: 12
Views: 6054

Re: QUESTION

It is a new modern bike , here in Greece there is not the variety of your market so no ER70 -S2 or similar.I usually mix steel or iron type metals no cast iron with 304 and the and it works well for now.I have tried a[u] tig rod for steel and it foams like bubbles like boiling with very bad porous a...
by ESENTI
Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:39 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: QUESTION
Replies: 12
Views: 6054

Re: QUESTION

It is a new modern bike , here in Greece there is not the variety of your market so no ER70 -S2 or similar.I usually mix steel or iron type metals no cast iron with 304 and the and it works well for now.I have tried a[u] tig rod for steel [/u]and it foams like bubbles like boiling with very bad poro...
by ESENTI
Sat Apr 29, 2023 4:17 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: QUESTION
Replies: 12
Views: 6054

Re: QUESTION

Time is the moving picture of the unmoving eternity ( plato) as you already know I greek and I like philosophy.
by ESENTI
Sat Apr 29, 2023 4:10 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: QUESTION
Replies: 12
Views: 6054

Re: QUESTION

Out of many choices chose the right one.I am sorry that I can not provide a picture I was under lot of pressure.It was a Japanese motrocycle frame.I usually weld mild steel with 303 , 308 ,309 or 312.If I use simple iron tig type welding rod seems that base metal boils or foam ?. I did not had prope...
by ESENTI
Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: QUESTION
Replies: 12
Views: 6054

Re: QUESTION

There is always the risk of overheating which can cause bad coverage symptom.In future as it seems a science fiction now.A sensor will inform welder real time the temperature of metal welded and refer to machine to lower amperage automatically so overherheating will be avoided.This is particular imp...
by ESENTI
Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:31 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: QUESTION
Replies: 12
Views: 6054

Re: QUESTION

Thank you it is a good comment to know I tried with new tunsten and still Im not sutisfied.Seems wider cup is needed that I try soon.
Why then in titanium a hudge cup is used?.
by ESENTI
Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:58 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: QUESTION
Replies: 12
Views: 6054

QUESTION

I usually use 6 ceramic cup , gas lens .2% lanthanated 2.4mm with 7.5L argon . in aluminum and I am almost ok.Same settings to Iron or steel do not work, seems a lot of oxidation takes place without any improvement if I change a little the gas flow.Does it need bigger ceramic nozle?Any advice will b...
by ESENTI
Mon Jun 27, 2022 7:01 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Tig braze or not
Replies: 4
Views: 3866

Re: Tig braze or not

map gas silver welding 40% silver
by ESENTI
Fri Dec 24, 2021 4:21 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Tungsten grinding
Replies: 6
Views: 3106

Re: Tungsten grinding

This is about well known subject , but I would like to make a little note . I have a bench grinder hat works fine , but it is nice if you grind the direction of the arc travel . So i turned opposite the direction of rotation of grinder and things are a lot better . Grinder turns opposite the usual g...
by ESENTI
Sun Dec 12, 2021 5:34 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Unweldable cast? Bad settings? Wrong process?
Replies: 26
Views: 12001

Re: Unweldable cast? Bad settings? Wrong process?

I had a similar case and i had the same problem there was no way to make it decent . So i switched to oxygen flame with traditional bronze and flux .With adequate heat the result was a lot better. It was more soothe and fluid with better adhesion to basic metal seems that in aged metal no matter the...
by ESENTI
Mon Nov 29, 2021 3:51 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: advice in need
Replies: 32
Views: 6572

Re: advice in need

The whole procedure took many hours and it was given all possible ideas for
solid welding with a lots of rework . I did not do a lot of grooving since i grind it
to fit.It was only 4 millimeter thick and i did both sides .Now i keep fingers crossed
as you use to say or pray to work.
by ESENTI
Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:14 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: advice in need
Replies: 32
Views: 6572

Re: advice in need

It was hard work I did anything I knew to make it work decently , I took some pictures
of different stages . The rod is 5356 the metal was a little porous so I had to rework
or wash welding so it will be good . Im not proud but it ok
by ESENTI
Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:40 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: advice in need
Replies: 32
Views: 6572

Re: advice in need

dear monger and the rest there was a delay but here it is
by ESENTI
Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:48 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: advice in need
Replies: 32
Views: 6572

Re: advice in need

You advice will followed to the letter except the whisky since i will not follow the crack but the floor. Usually the game is lost becase the patience needed to do this kind of job the motorcycle engine I mean . The difference betwen success and failure is a tiny detail that usually goes unnoticed s...
by ESENTI
Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:22 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: advice in need
Replies: 32
Views: 6572

Re: advice in need

Definitely will not be repaired , too much the risk the metal is burned and contaminated due to overwork in a form of badly "washed" technique , there is not time for shizz and giggles but you are correct it had no penetration weld was like decorative rather than it should had been.Metal f...
by ESENTI
Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:00 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: advice in need
Replies: 32
Views: 6572

Re: advice in need

i heard the someone uses 5356 in a thick cylinder head block where cavitation from
cooling water occurs , do you think because of the heat should not be used .
I informed customer today that bike frame cannot be repaired.
by ESENTI
Sat Nov 20, 2021 6:53 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: advice in need
Replies: 32
Views: 6572

Re: advice in need

There are some greeks around don't worry about them