Tonight he had us walking the cup 3g, and my welds were big and gnarly, and his reply was, "just practice." I argued that practice makes permanent, not perfect. Practicing improper technique only yields improper technique engrained into muscle memory. He once again debated this. . I see y...

John, Man where do we start? First motto that comes to mind is "When is doubt keep it out" How many times have we all smashed our fingers when we knew full well we shouldn't have our fingers there in the first place. I know someone who had his leg in between two I beams while someone else ...

Gene,
Do you have anymore updates/pictures of the final product?

Monty86LU551,
It appears that the Singles S240 is a basic single shade ADF with no bells and whistles. The Super Single S240 is also single shade but has sensitivity, delay and grind mode.

Also, expect other advice that may differ from mine. Give each a go, as there's more than one way to skin a cat, and we have some talented aluminum welders here. Steve S One method to try is tapping the rod into the puddle (like you would tap a pencil on the table) instead of pushing the rod in lik...

P.S. AK I guess I have a long way to get my 500 and weldmonger status.

Monte, Welcome to the Forum. One question for you is how are you using your machine? If you are just beginning and practicing in the garage than a wide selection is not necessary. I would recommend everything that has been mentioned by the others for filler. One thing I might change is the 308L. If ...

John, I have and use E3 on my Millers and Lincolns and have no problem with it. I received sample 3/32" and purchased 1/8". Honestly I cant tell a big difference in it but I don't use it to run long beads. Basically we just tried it out and it works fine. It will work fine on AC for you. I...

Here is a question I hope to get a lot of input on. I think this will make an interesting discussion. Around my shop there has been debate for about a week now as to which MIG process is faster- Spray transfer or Pulse. I have done a lot of research online and talked to others and now would like to ...

I really need to start practicing feeding the filler rod through my fingers, can practice that anywhere, anytime although i might get some strange looks from people. Jim Feed some filler while watching tv :D You know what's funny is sometimes I cant feed wire unless I am welding. I will sit there a...

First picture to me looks like it is just inconsistent ripples. The second...Never seen that before either. Looks too hot? Are those cracks? The third looks a little to hot. The fourth looks like a good fit up!

oops sorry was looking at wrong side of scale, I mean 6-3/4".

You know now that you say that this might be oxy-fuel. The plate bottom stops around the 7-1/4" mark on scale. I would say it is around .060 out. I actually was going over to get my feeler gauges and was side tracked. I will look for more samples for you. I did think of one thing that really me...

Welder Fabricators Needed ASAP - King George, VA Experience Required: 6 Months - 1 Year Pay: $14.00 to $18.00 http://skilledjobsdirect.com/Metric/clJobPost.aspx?jobID=fcd588aa-0cb4-4f0e-8625-47c1cb5786a7&job2ndID=616577&coid=iYpFrNyimJ&viewm=clKing%20George2014-01-31 Wait... you mean to...

Anyone here used or have one of these ArcOne Vision helmets? This seems interesting to me.
http://arc1weldsafe.com/visions.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3OLe0Oc5G8

Wen, I never use acetone just because I don't like the smell of it or it burning. A lot of people use it before welding Alum. Our main reason for not using it is safety in the shop, we don't want a fire by accident. As far as wire brushing I use a SS brush on some parts and others we just put togeth...

As promised here are some pictures of 2" plate. For us this is very acceptable. Enjoy.

ksmrf wrote:I do.t know if im any good at Tigging but im a master at grinding tungston

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Glad you like your helmet. The best of luck on your job opportunity! Learn all you can from your piers and soon you will be the teacher.

Looks like you are on your way! So give us a review of what you think of your helmet.

Steve,
Glad you have (almost) everything worked out!

Dirtbag, Two things come to mind if it is not your gas cylinder empty. Is your nozzle clean of weld berry's? Is the fiberglass coming free inside your nozzle? A clogged nozzle will not let enough gas through for adequate coverage. If the fiberglass fibers are coming free inside your nozzle it will g...

I agree. Sounds and looks like short-arc. Short-arc usually stops around 20 volts or 200 amps give or take.

oh and I re-read my earlier post and I should have said low-conductivity not non-conductive. Sorry

I really can't add anything more than what's already been said except don't mix your green and red anti-freeze. I did this once and is ate a plastic part on my wife's car-twice...not good.