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by qwerty12
Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:32 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Welding thin metal
Replies: 40
Views: 6952

Re: Welding thin metal

Thanks Mike.

I been playing some time and best results I got when I bend 2 sides of weld and hamer it so on weld placce metal is thicker.
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it welds ok buth when i make hole game is ower. Cant weld hole it gets just biger.

How to fix holes?
by qwerty12
Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:41 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Welding thin metal
Replies: 40
Views: 6952

Re: Welding thin metal

Welding mike sorry buth your link does not works it opens empty page.

And If I understood you it is better to use weld like on the uper image
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the lower image wil burn trought ?
by qwerty12
Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:33 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Welding thin metal
Replies: 40
Views: 6952

Re: Welding thin metal

@Alexa we misunderstood. I will have both stright and circular welds....so please make a paint of your idea. Exhaust will be welded on these red lines:

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by qwerty12
Sat Mar 16, 2013 5:31 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Welding thin metal
Replies: 40
Views: 6952

Re: Welding thin metal

Did you mean something like this?
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by qwerty12
Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:58 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Welding thin metal
Replies: 40
Views: 6952

Re: Welding thin metal

Thanks to everybody. @Otto please make some pictures @Alexa...my english is bad so I donk know did I understood you. In your text do you say that I should use some metal pipe inside of my new exhaust pipe chamber, than weld it and than remowe it? Like on this picture http://s21.postimage.org/j2qwv63...
by qwerty12
Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Welding thin metal
Replies: 40
Views: 6952

Re: Welding thin metal

Please explain me this little more: "My suggestion would be to make backing sleeves of the same pipe for each joint. A short ring of the pipe, with a piece cut out so it will just slip inside. This will be easier to weld without blowing through, and will be less of an obstruction to flow than t...
by qwerty12
Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:28 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Measuring welder amperage
Replies: 4
Views: 13157

Re: Measuring welder amperage

I save only standard multimeter and it has only DC amperage measuring.

Can I do it with that multimeter?
by qwerty12
Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:31 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Measuring welder amperage
Replies: 4
Views: 13157

Measuring welder amperage

Is there a way to measure welder amperage with multimeter, and if so how to do it?
by qwerty12
Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:46 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Welding thin metal
Replies: 40
Views: 6952

Welding thin metal

Hello to All :) I hawe telwin nordica 4.181 welder (btw is it good or bad one?) Its an classic AC welding device, amperage 55 to 160A. My problem: Wanna make costum exhaust for my 2t bike. And I am a welding beginer :oops: ... So I need as much tips you can give :D Metal is about 1mm thick. When I g...