Welcome
You certainly seem to have some nice gear.

Been many times in the "black country" when the foundries still were trying to give that name justice

Try and taper off slower and add some extra filler. The more metal you have in the puddle the more it will shrink.

Have you watched where they pour metal in a foundry? You would be amazed how much metal they need to put in extra when the gate starts to cool off.

I'm sure you would.
Have been there 7-8 times and I love that country.

They have drive through bottle shops too.

Still seems quite high with 50 amps. You can pull nearly 3,7 kW from 16A @230 V it would be 5,5 kW from 50 A @ 110 V.

He's probably using the "Friday Afternoon Hammer" by now

Welcome

Braehill wrote:Thanks for that mental picture. Now I have to go scrub out my mind's eye.

That doesnt touch me at all. Am I insane or is it just a benefit of not being fluent in english.

Are you running 110V when in need of 50 amp breaker?

I run a 200 machine on 16 amps @ 230 V, which is what the spec for the welder says. I know our power grid is way different from yours but it looks luke a big difference.

You forgot Ouzo
Good to hear thr eye thing is a myth then.

I was served sheep brain in Australia once...

Taz, is it true in Greece the guest of honor gets to eat the eyes?

I was told that in Greece many years ago

Aussie barbie and a cold XXXX, hard to beat

Nice!
Looks like you have the precision too cut small and highly detailed parts.

Hi and welcome

What material are you trying to weld and what issues do you face?

It doesnt look like you have cleaned the mill scale off that rod.
You can weld it but it will be better if you clean it with a flap wheel first.

Jeff, do you back purge those kegs when welding the fittings?

"as soon as you are sure your right you are almost assuredly not". Welcome, I find your statement very accurate when it comes to aluminum :? To post a new topic go to the subforum you think fits best and hit the new topic button just above the thick blue line. In your case I guess the gen...

Have not seen them that heavy before, looks good.

Friend of mine made a nice copper rose for last Valentines day. Posted it on facebook saying it was for a special person. Got a dilemma when there were several ladies thinking it was for them

Sheet is 1,5 mm
Using a pedal, max 45 amps
1,6 mm 2% thoriated
Gaslens with #4 cup
1 mm 316 filler.

I start with the arc focused on the fitting. When it gets wet, angle down and start adding filler when sheet and fitting start to fuse together.

More tank work tonight. Welded a 316 1/4" BSP fitting.

No worries mate, I just kept mine in a single project thread to find it easier. Dont mind at all if anybody posts anything else. Thanks for the stool comnent. As I use to say, if I can do it so can you. Just some planning, patience and simple tools needed. Even made this with a broken toe, steel toe...

dirtmidget33 wrote:
On side note was surprised how many of you TIG with ER70S-6

I dont even know where to get S2 rods here. None of the places I normally buy from has it listed. Maybe if one ask for it.

1070
2,4mm

4043
0,9mm (mig)
1,6mm
2,4mm

5356
1,6mm
2,4mm

ER70S-6
0,6mm (mig)
0,8mm (mig)
1,6mm
2mm

316L
0,8mm
1mm
1,6mm
2mm

Silicon bronze CuSi3
1,6mm

I have only welded that thin with a pedal but this is how I would do it with only s torch switch. You are talking about butt welds, right? Start with some straight strips put together with 0-gap. Start without filler and try to find correct amps at a comfortable weld speed were they fuse completely....

Dave..its way more fun when the tip of the rod is redhot too :lol: I wonder if I am the only one here that thinks this...when I am MIG welding and the errant spark flys onto the top of my head and burns my scalp...I smell like I would taste pretty good cooked up 8-) better yet on the smoker :lol: S...

My main problem doing inverted alu mig was not using a spool gun. I had 2/3:d of a 10 lbs roll of wire lying on the floor wgen finished. The short moments when I got the wire running welding went well. Thats why I cant give any good advice other than what John said. Take a sheet and try, then start ...

Cant give any advice than to be extra careful. The surface tension of alu oxide is quite high. So when overheating too much a larger amount can suddenly drop on you. When it drops into your sleeve it will hurt a little until it burns through the fabric and falls on your shoes. When laces have been b...

I posted some about the different Evo blades in this post a while ago
http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/v ... 368#p44364