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- by rahtreelimbs
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:32 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Need Advice On Welding Cast Iron !
- Replies: 2
- Views: 497
Need Advice On Welding Cast Iron !
I have am old cast iron chair that is used as a garden ornament. One of the legs had broken off and needs welded. Besides the typical cleaning and beveling what else needs done and what rod would be used?
- by rahtreelimbs
- Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:11 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Question On Mixing Helium With Argon!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2155
Re: Question On Mixing Helium With Argon!
Say you have your argon at 20 CFH......would setting your helium at 5 CFH give you 25%?
- by rahtreelimbs
- Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:27 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Question On Mixing Helium With Argon!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2155
Re: Question On Mixing Helium With Argon!
I take it that a bottle used for argon can be filled with helium with no problem?
- by rahtreelimbs
- Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:08 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Question On Mixing Helium With Argon!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2155
Question On Mixing Helium With Argon!
When using helium with argon for tig welding you need a Y valve with adjustment knobs. It is my understanding that you use roughly 75% argon and 25% helium. In order to get the proper balance do you use 2 gauges and set CFH accordingly to get the proper mix?
- by rahtreelimbs
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 2:15 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Filler Wire Choice?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 843
Filler Wire Choice?
When do use 4043 or 5356?
- by rahtreelimbs
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:06 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1717
Re: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
Thanx everyone!
- by rahtreelimbs
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:13 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1717
Re: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
MinnesotaDave wrote:
However, I would likely not have welded the entire corner anyway - looks unnecessary.
I agree.....just trying things out.
- by rahtreelimbs
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:22 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1717
Re: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
Oscar wrote:Are you talking about this blurry part?
Yep......my aluminum tig welding is so so at best......I royally sucked on that corner.......can't learn unless you try.
- by rahtreelimbs
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:34 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1717
Re: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
thespian wrote:I don't understand what you are talking about, sorry.rahtreelimbs wrote:Do you start at the inside or outside of the corner?
Do you start at the tight inside of the corner and work out or so you start away from the corner and work in.......hope that is better.
- by rahtreelimbs
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:44 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1717
Re: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
This is what I was working on. I do the occasional welding that is not at home I scored this bottle for $30 and decided to build this carrier. The carrier is aluminum and the guard for the gauges is stainless. The part that I had trouble with was at the base where the one inch tube meets. http://i51...
- by rahtreelimbs
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:26 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1717
Re: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
Do you start at the inside or outside of the corner?
- by rahtreelimbs
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:56 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1717
Tig Welding Aluminum Inside Corner?
Hope I explain this right. I am trying to figure out how to tig weld aluminum on an inside corner.......like welding inside the corner of a box. I just did this on a home project and it did not go so well. The welding went fine on other parts of the project so it comes down to me. Is there a certain...
- by rahtreelimbs
- Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:34 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Big gush of argon?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12296
Re: Big gush of argon?
I doubt surge wastes as much as the fixed 15 sec. postflow on some of the new machines. At least the surge is fixable.
- by rahtreelimbs
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:18 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Welding schools in the Atlanta, GA area
- Replies: 5
- Views: 950
- by rahtreelimbs
- Fri Jun 02, 2017 7:40 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Personal attacks- enough, already
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1292
Re: Personal attacks- enough, already
One of the reasons I like this site is the straight forwardness. Too many other sites have drama no need for it here.
- by rahtreelimbs
- Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:51 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Pepper On Rig Aluminum Welds?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 553
Pepper On Rig Aluminum Welds?
When tig welding aluminum....i sometimes get pepper on the welds. As long as you can wire brush the pepper off are the welds compromised?
- by rahtreelimbs
- Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:13 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Size Of Weldment On Aluminum?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 369
Size Of Weldment On Aluminum?
A few weeks ago I was welding on 1/4" aluminum. The parts were approximately 6 ft. long. Using my HTP Invertig I was using 220 amps with 3/32 tungsten (all i had). Fast forward to last night I was experimenting with 1/4" pieces 2" x 6" welding the 6" sides together. I was ab...
- by rahtreelimbs
- Tue Apr 11, 2017 10:29 pm
- Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
- Topic: Looking for cable cover/protector
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1129
Re: Looking for cable cover/protector
Check out REI. They sell 1" tubular webbing. I use it on all my rig torches.
- by rahtreelimbs
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:40 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Am I On To Something Here ???
- Replies: 10
- Views: 900
Re: Am I On To Something Here ???
1/4" butt joint with no gap and no bevel? Just curious as to why is all. I've seen the black deposit when a student doesn't wait for a clearly defined puddle and tries to add filler too early. Dave ......had this been a job for a customer I would have done the preparations you described above....
- by rahtreelimbs
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 2:34 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Am I On To Something Here ???
- Replies: 10
- Views: 900
- by rahtreelimbs
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 2:17 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Am I On To Something Here ???
- Replies: 10
- Views: 900
Am I On To Something Here ???
Did some goofing around with 1/8 " tungsten. I was surprised as I laid down some half decent welds. HTP Invertig 221 1/8" thoriated tungsten 15 CFH Balance 65 Frquency 60 HZ Amps 215 4043 and 5356 filler 1/4 aluminum angle.....quick wire brush cleanup. I know my spacing 2 questions..... Ho...
- by rahtreelimbs
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:56 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: OT: Any guitar players or musicians here?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3646
Re: OT: Any guitar players or musicians here?
Drummer here!
- by rahtreelimbs
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:12 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Let's see your TIG rod storage setup pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1598
Re: Let's see your TIG rod storage setup pics
Rich, I have no doubt you'll impress. My joke was poking fun at myself for being so (apparently) disorganized. I'm not so disorganized as it appears, because I'm working at least three projects at a time and still know where all my tools are, but to the untrained eye, I look like chaos personified....
- by rahtreelimbs
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:01 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Let's see your TIG rod storage setup pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1598
Re: Let's see your TIG rod storage setup pics
Steve......they are labeled although not all of them are used yet. I have so much crammed into my garage that keeping it clean is a necessity. Besides I don't like a dirty shop....trying to start up a small fabrication business I like people coming in to see things well organized.......gives them an...
- by rahtreelimbs
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:56 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: Let's see your TIG rod storage setup pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1598
Re: Let's see your TIG rod storage setup pics
I made these at a cost of about 2 to 3 dollars a piece. I cut my rods down to 18 inches.......i don't like welding with the long rods. I had a guy at work cut the holder out using a CBC machine......i then bent it up on the company brake. http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f354/rahtreelimbs/Mobile%20...
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