Beatiful work.

I might have a pattern on pdf. If anyone is interested I can post it.

You guys has to be the most polite bunch on the internet

That is some very nice examples Rick. Laywire or dipping?
You're right, the crawl before you walk thing I need to work a lot more with the basics to even get close to that.

Need to refill my tank tomorrow, then back to it again

If you could melt all chips from drilling the holes into new steel that would be enough for a decent sized table

Very nice build

If you play with low pps you might want to increase the delay time on your helmet. Can be disturbing if the lens switches with the pulses.

No offence taken. I appreciate all comments that will help to improve. I know I move faster than I can handle but any suggestions about the basic welding technique is much appreciated. I have done laywire too and sometimes it works better but not always. Marcus ,did try some pulsing too but havent f...

Thank you Mr Moose, some very good advices in your post. You are spot on in everything you write. I'm welding with a lot more amps now than when I first started with tig. I know fusion welding without filler is a good practise sometimes. I've been fusion welding 1 mm cold rolled at 75 amps, move ver...

Damn, I knew there was something wrong in that picture
Tig finger was in my pocket....

Run the material thru an alkalene (spelling ?) washer (regular dish washer)

The lubricants and cooling fluids I assume have been used have a tendency to stick on ali.

And I was thinking I was moving really fast this time :mrgreen: Will make a run without filler to see the difference in appearance. I van move a lot faster then. Im not in the state were I can feed a whole rod thru yet, which of course make me stay longer in some areas. This thin rod is trickier too.

Did some more tries yesterday. Switched to gas lens and #8 cup (9-torch) Gas at 10 cfh Add a chunk of steel, with a thin copper sheet to avoid sticking, as heat sink under the outside corner. Using 1mm 316 filler instead of the 1,6mm, moving a lot faster now Scotch brite and acetone on every piece S...

Thanks all, I'll test some more. I'll try a heat sink. I have gas lenses for the 9 torch but I wanted the largest cup I could get to maximise coverage. Without the scotch brite it gets dull. Square foot, well you might have small feet, the disc is 19 mm. ;) Ricks comment is right, it was too cold. I...

Nice cart, like the sliding plate for the cooler

The Norton stripper discs are great, I have both the blue and orange ones.
Once tried the Norton discs you dont want to go back to Dronco. Specially not cutting discs.

It is usually some zinc in the mag alloys so you will have yellow-greenish smoke.

Have been practicing on some stainless sheet to get good gas coverage and reduce heat input. I have never been able to get that blue or gold color on my welds before so I decided to try to get there. Sheet is 1,5 mm (16-17 gauge) Filler used on all pictures, 1,6mm (1/16") 316 1,6mm 2% Thoriated...

So what was the problem?
Mag usually welds ok with 5356
Unless you try to gasweld

I was trying to weld 4mm aluminum and had major problems getting the filler to fuse wirhout melting the base metal.

Turned out that it was 316 filler, not 4043 as the box was marked.
I should have noticed the weight diff....

Hey, have you been into my computer?
Almost as one I have started to design.
I also plan to use a mag drill.
Can rent one for about 45 euros/day.

Look forward to see it being built

Can walk it or carry it around but it wont move during grinding.
Made of 1" black pipes

Cool and very functional!

But why remove the front window? It looked like an older welding helmet on the first two pictures

Welcome A cart is always a good project to start learning a new welder. Do your homework and plan what you want to have on your cart, then you can start thinking of the design. The more time you spend planning the less time you will spend rebuilding it later, guess how I know that ;) Welder, gas tan...

Braehill wrote:I've heard it said that some helmets don't like low amperage welds with an inverter's soft arc, but never heard of a Speedglas or Miller Elite being amongst them.

Len

My Esab helmet can suddenly go bright if welding below 20 amps

I just tested the battery and it's putting out 11.3 volts (it's rated at 12 volts) so it appears the battery is still good... You need to put some load to it when measuring, like a small 12V light bulb. A bad battery can still hold its voltage with the small current that goes through a voltmeter bu...

Hehe, yeah you're right welding is only about materials.

I got a new pair Peltor hearing caps, said thanks to my wife and added now I can use one pair in here

Good idea but be careful when shutting of your welder if the cooler isnt connected.
There are female versions of that connector you should have used. At least put a cover on hinges that fall down when not plugged in. Just a friendly piece of advice