Take a look at Greenlee knock-out punches. Pricey but the best you can get.

www.greenlee.com

My manual (Parweld) states the machine should be opened regulary and cleaned carefully with air. Opened mine today while searching for another noise I then found to come from the regulator :lol: Loose connectors is a probable cause in most electric applications. Always worth checking before calling ...

Open the machine and check all connectors you can find between and including mains in and power out. Be carefull around the PCB's though, and disconnect main first....

subwayrocket wrote:.Which one is the power in ?.

The one you have taken off.

Poland308 wrote:Try your torch without running the coolant through it.

Dont!

My own experience, 5 sec welding without coolant was enough to melt water return...

I use a roloc-scotchbrite-type pad on a die grinder for a smooth satin finnish. Both on the welds and material.

Can take some photos later if interesting

Look on the sales material if they mention B10 or B50 values (might be L10 in the states). Thats a value of how long they are expected to run before 10% vs 50% need major engine rework. Some says that means either drop the oil pan or remove the heads.

Otto Nobedder wrote: I'm not sure that option is available for smart-phone users.

Steve S

It is (Im not using tapatalk )

Youre right Oscar. Neoprene is synthethic rubber, CR. Teflon is PTFE.

I've never measured the pressure in the hose but if it is 50 psi between regulator and the closed solenoid it means you have more than 3 times more gas than the empty volume of the hose.

Still sounds like post flow would be what consumes most at short runs

You can straighten that mig wire to make it feed easier.

There are many ways to do it but I take a piece of brake line bend it to a S-curve. Just tight enough so you can squeeze the wire through. Chuck it in a cordless drill, spin it and pull through the pipe. Will come out nearly dead straight.

Can it be aluminum?
The weight difference would be significant.
Grind some chips off with a carbide burr and try to set it on fire.
Mag would burn with the help of a propane torch. Protect eyes with a weld lens and dont ever try to put out the flames with water.

I'm sure whoever came up with this system has gotten shocked far too many times. Len No, it was more likely the lawyer or financial director in the company first making them :mrgreen: Here's a shot of a 9 and 26. IMG_20150823_135.jpg I usually hang the cable around my neck to unload the wrist and l...

As the others said. Increase sensitivity but you might also gain some by increasing delay time. That will keep lens dark longer so it might not flash.

I get this often on low amp stainless welding and above have helped.

Cant say its the best but its still made in Sweden so the next I buy will be an Elga/Gasiq again

The best saving on Argon I did so far was changing supplier. Down by 40%...
Being a small customer to the big names is usually not a good deal.

Hej Thomas. I have changed to Elga regulator and I think the cinsumption went down. Difficult to compare when not welding every day and taking purge gas from the same bottle when needed. However, the better regulators output a more even flow which in time will save you some. If the also reduce the s...

Superior welding challenged me to do an aluminum welding drill by starting with a plate and just lay bead after bead. My practise plate have been built up 35 mm and it have certainly improved my alu weld. I can recomend this drill to learn how to manipulate the pool with heat, filler rod and torch m...

CornerStone wrote:should I rig up a secondary purge and diffuser ?

That has crossed my mind too and I intend to try it next time I get into a similar position.

If you try it please tell how it went.

You set the polarity on the panel with thr tig button. Put the clamp in neg pole and you should be fine as long as DC- is lit at the panel.

Have the same setup. It sucks getting older and eyes following...

I will put another light at the chin as I often find the top light getting blocked.

You say you think its aluminum. No offense but have you put a magnet on it?

Have a look at LOCTITE 3479
Epoxi for metallic repair that looks like aluminum.

Elliotaw wrote:
I'm not an aussie, I just emigrated here....

Didnt they all?

Isnt everybody on the wrong side of rhe pond for you Aussies ?

There is a great conversion tool for free at joshmadison.com

I visited Peter Tomasini recently and borrowed some really soft pliable wire that he suggested trying. The result... doesnt work. What I get is a bubbling weld pool. The same as I have experienced over the 20 odd years of welding. Peter gas weld almost anything he does with sheet metal so there is ...