Nice! The pedal will help a lot. Keep the pics coming.

Now I am interested in your shop set up. Looks sweet. I have wanted to put a set of tools out like you have but don't want them to get all dusty
-Jonathan

AndersK,
What an improvement!!!! That my friend is very acceptable! Good job on making those transitions. The fillet is hard let alone a rounded fillet. Keep that up!
-Jonathan

DSM8,
Since you are stuck with a 5 second post flow for the moment, to cool off your tungsten faster after your arc goes out touch the tungsten to the material. This will have a cooling effect allowing the material to draw out some of the heat. This especially works if you are welding alum.
-Jonathan

Not getting to deep into welding theory but I agree that you should have shielding gas to keep the tungsten silver or not contaminated from the atmosphere. The next important item is to have shielding gas from the atmosphere until the given metal is below it's reactive temperature. Bottom line in my...

Other Steve,
I have to agree with everyone else, you have a interesting job. Great job, we can tell you take great pride in your work!!
-Jonathan

AKweldshop wrote:Tig snob alert !!!

Sounds like someone is jealous!
-Jonathan

motox wrote:Jonathan
what will you use for a top on the stainless one?
its really sharp looking...
craig

Craig,
Sorry it took so long to respond. The cap is a 1/4" or 3/8" NPT plug, can't remember which. It is what I had laying around.
-Jonathan

Pipedream, I am sorry Mick and Steve came off as a little abrasive. I will apologize in advance for that. To give you a little of where they (and we) are coming from, we are in fact a family here. Many of the active members here are in fact friends and we actually share phone numbers and other socia...

jdf_63077 wrote:Sorry I meant 23.5 volts I just kept playing with it until it sounded like bacon frying and the slag came off easy
Not sure if luck or knowledge got me through this one

I saw you voltage and thought there is no way. Glad you worked things out on your own!
-Jonathan

Chris,
I want to know what in the world you are welding using a 5/16" tungsten!!!
-Jonathan

Hi John, Thanks, It’s been great getting all the feedback. I am using 90/10 gas and looked up the settings on Lincoln & Miller’s welding calculators. Miller’s showed .035 - 400-420wps - 24-25v. - 98/2 gas Lincoln’s showed .035 - 390wps - 25v. - 90/10 gas my CTWD is 3/4 inch. So I understand now...

Hawk,
What were your settings?
-Jonathan

I'm wondering if anyone has done the experiment... The Ceramic/nickel expensive spatter-spray? How would that perform as a permanent corrosion inhibitor? Or, will it take paint? Steve S Steve, I can coat a piece with my ceramic anti spatter and set it outside for the next few months and find out. I...

GTAW

Some of their welds. Quite impressive given their arc hours.
-Jonathan

Here are some random pics of some of the Seniors.
-Jonathan

I had the opportunity to visit the Juniors and Seniors at Penta Career Center in Toledo, Ohio this past Friday. I have been talking with John Sliwinski (WTFH here) the Welding Instructor there for the past few months about welding in general and he mentioned how the students like to have visitors an...

I won't argue about 98/2 being a great choice. I would not have thought of it, since I don't use it. Jonathan, "bless your heart" has a very specific meaning here in the deep south... It translates to, "Forgive him his stupidity / brain damage / birth defects / general retardation. :...

Joe,
I would like to get some of these projects out of my garage so I can get back to the trikes. I will be getting tubing bent on Monday so that will be progress.
-Jonathan

bigworm40 wrote:Why can I weld like a champ uphill fcaw-g but not mig?

Bigworm40,
I think you need to explain that one a little better. I can weld GMAW-P better than FCAW but that is bacause I am more experienced in pulse. Could that be the case for yourself?
-Jonthan

John, Welcome to the forum! There are a few things that come to mind. First, those guides are recommended settings to get you started and in the correct current range not necessarily gospel. Also, I wouldn't be worried about 2 volt difference. Higher voltage will increase your arc length and make yo...

Welcome to the forum! Looks like a good little prject. I will propose another side of the tri-mix. Wanting to purchase a tri-mix (which in this case would be 90% helium, 7.5% argon, 2.5% co2) is great but the expense for the few inches of weld there is was out there. Steve, bless his heart ;) , gets...

Fibermetal has a like of lightweight helmets that are competitive with Jackson Shadows but stiffer and with sweet headgear. Jackson headgear isn't what It used to be IMHO. I am 50 years old. Always used 11 for MIG, 12 for big sticks. Had 20/13 in one eye and 20/15 in the other, last test about ten ...

Uncledirty,
Welcome to the forum. Your machines are almost as old as me You have two great machines there. Hope to see your projects/welds here soon!
-Jonathan

Joe, Welcome to the forum. I am in the process of building 3 drift trikes. Eventually I will have the progress shots here on the forum to follow along with. I am not disagreeing with everyone on not buying a multi-process machine but if cash is strapped and you don't see yourself putting a lot of mi...