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by BeardedWelder
Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:04 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Possible TIG purchase in the future
Replies: 0
Views: 505

Possible TIG purchase in the future

I want some input from some people on this. Im mainly going to be doing small projects (stainless exhaust) maybe some Aluminum braces, nothing crazy hardcore. I'm looking at the Thermal Arc Fabricator 211i (the 3 in 1). I was initially looking at the 181i but had read that its only a DC setup where ...
by BeardedWelder
Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:25 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: No sizzles when Welding?
Replies: 6
Views: 4313

Re: No sizzles when Welding?

Yeah sorry, could have been more descriptive haha. I'm using a Lincoln 155 WeldPak (220V) 75-25 mix of 02/argon, .30 wire, welding 16-18 sheet for the car. The setting the panel "recommends" for voltage is "b" with a WS of 2.5 or "c" to 3.5. Doesnt happen all the time, ...
by BeardedWelder
Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:26 pm
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: No sizzles when Welding?
Replies: 6
Views: 4313

No sizzles when Welding?

I've had this happen on a few occasions and I'm not sure what it is. I'll be elding and it will either stop sizzling like bacon or it will just never sizzle at all and it will just make no real noise at all, and just kinda generate heat and lay down bead. Seems to penetrate still. IDK how to explain...
by BeardedWelder
Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:36 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: A little Mig Practice
Replies: 1
Views: 755

A little Mig Practice

I've been farting around with 18-16g mostly since I am doing a lot of repair work, but I dont have many hours of welding under my belt and with no training I've been teaching myself the ropes. This is a short vid of my messing around on some chopped steel just welding streait beads. The surface wasn...
by BeardedWelder
Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:26 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Greetings from Maine
Replies: 2
Views: 424

Greetings from Maine

Just dropping in to say hello. Hopefully I can pick some brains here and hone my green horn skills some from what I read on here! haha. I just got my welder a few weeks back (Lincoln Weldpak 155 (220v)) and have been spending a little time here and there trying to teach myself the basics. So far I'v...