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by ZTFab
Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:08 am
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

weldin mike 27 wrote:hey,

...and F#%^ like a P#$n Star..... :D No offense intended.

Mick
Well, I hope Jody doesn't try to make a video of that!! :lol:
by ZTFab
Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:01 pm
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

Hey Paul, Thanks for jumping in and posting some pics as well as good info. I will just go ahead and say that I am in awe of your work. I know what it takes as far as prep, planning, sequencing, visualizing where stops and starts will be, executing, etc . to get a finished product to look like your...
by ZTFab
Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:29 pm
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

Not really stressing over it, Mick. I just find it difficult to have a discussion when the facts are ignored. It's like everyone is raising their hand to be the kid in the classroom with the best answer but they're all failing to see the answer has already been written on the chalkboard. ...and yes,...
by ZTFab
Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:41 pm
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

just a thought but maybe he is using a stitch attachment to give a brief pause and then weld another puddle. I used this doing welds on thin material to avoid warping and keep the heat transfer low. The other possibility is to pulse the trigger and lay one bead on top of the other . just my 2 cents...
by ZTFab
Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:40 am
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

Where's Jody?

I was hoping he would have joined the discussion by now.

I see that he's commented on the video a couple of times.

....maybe he's busy eating that omelet he made with all those broken eggs? :lol:
by ZTFab
Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:33 am
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

Ok guys...I have to be honest with you.

Here is all you really need to make the MIG-like-TIG look.


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by ZTFab
Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:52 pm
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

I don't doubt it, Steve. It's the same thing on WeldingWeb where I have been a member for years and was a Moderator for some time. Either way, newbie or old timer I will never understand some people's need to make false statements or assumptions about a situation, especially when the facts have been...
by ZTFab
Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:22 pm
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

As would I, if that portion of the work were at my complete discretion. I get away with much, with little supervision, but my primary function is leak detection and ASME "R" stamp vessel repair. All TIG work, to code. When I rebuild auxillary structure, while it's still T&M work, it's...
by ZTFab
Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:12 pm
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

Jody, I am probably the least experienced weldor here, but I've read the threads and I think I can interpret what ZTfab is telling us while not really telling us how he does that stack of dimes look. I haven't yet gone out to the shop and fired up but I have a sneaking suspicion that the technique ...
by ZTFab
Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:30 pm
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

Thanks guys.

Otto Nobedder wrote:
My clients do not hold me to such exacting standards, so I run hotter and faster, always .035 E70-s6.

Steve S
Steve , my clients don't hold me to these standards. I hold myself to them.
by ZTFab
Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:40 pm
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

Here's one more.

This is on 3/16" Cold Rolled Steel. Open Corner Joint, .030" ER70S-6, C25 gas @ 18-20cfh, with my PowerMIG 200 on voltage Tap "C", wfs @ 270.

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by ZTFab
Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:14 pm
Forum: Video Discussion
Topic: Mig like Tig
Replies: 74
Views: 19855

Re: Mig like Tig

Hey everyone.... Hopefully I can dispel some of the myths and assumptions about this technique. For starters, it's just a technique. Much like walking the cup with TIG or using a lay-rod instead of a dip-move-dip...it's just a technique. I'm not saying that it's the best technique and it shouldn't b...