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by goforthjp
Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:33 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Mig welding Trim setting
Replies: 3
Views: 992

Mig welding Trim setting

What the hell is Trim and what does it effect?
by goforthjp
Tue May 05, 2015 9:46 pm
Forum: Welding Certification - Stick/Arc Welding, Tig Welding, Mig Welding Certification tests - Welding Tests of all kinds
Topic: Whats a QC7
Replies: 5
Views: 2205

Whats a QC7

What do aspiring welders need to know about QC7's?
by goforthjp
Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:10 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Tig Welding Mild Steel Sheet Metal
Replies: 4
Views: 1814

Tig Welding Mild Steel Sheet Metal

Okay guys, how (if at all) can you get a good looking bead on 16-18 gauge mild steel sheet metal? Now granted I'm harder on myself than the hulk is on t-shirts when it comes to my welds, I just cant get a bead that satisfies me. I cant seem to get any kind of ripple definition at all, which i know d...
by goforthjp
Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:18 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Cast Iron
Replies: 5
Views: 615

Cast Iron

What causes a cast iron weld to crack right down the center?
by goforthjp
Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:25 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: mig welding stainless steel
Replies: 10
Views: 1847

Re: mig welding stainless steel

i'm going to strap it in but i have to weld fittings in it for the fuel lines and a filler neck so i don't think cracking will be an issue. I also thought about clear coating it to keep the welds from rusting. I appreciate the input guys.
by goforthjp
Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:54 pm
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: mig welding stainless steel
Replies: 10
Views: 1847

Re: mig welding stainless steel

I'm building a ratrod and i was going to use a keg for the fuel tank.
by goforthjp
Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:46 pm
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: mig welding stainless steel
Replies: 10
Views: 1847

mig welding stainless steel

Does anybody know if you can weld stainless with regular mild steel mig wire and strait co2? i don't have much to weld and don't want to invest in new gas and stainless wire.
by goforthjp
Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:58 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: New product idea
Replies: 5
Views: 1287

Re: New product idea

I have never seen this before, but it may already exist. Is there such a thing as a gas bottle regulator with a longer tube between the bottle shut off valve/outlet and the pressure regulator gauges? I am forever scraping my knuckles on the gauge glass side when I go to turn the gas off! Just an in...