Otto Nobedder wrote:Sid,

I HAVE welded for beer (minor repairs for friends)

I'll agree with Jonathan, the stupid question is the one you don't ask, but I've been guilty of the occassional "stupid answer"...

Steve S

thank you

I subscribe to many welding sights and I notice that everyone posts their work. I love that. my tig beads are pretty descent, I just don't get how people can get that gold color on mild steel. ive tried silicon bronze, aluminum bronze. ive tried dc ac high balance low balance low amps, correct amps...

Superiorwelding wrote:Welcome. The only stupid question is the one you don't ask.
-Jonathan

well thanks man

hi my name is Sid, im in the used car business and have a service shop. I weld strictly for beer. I grew up in a body shop and welding has always intrigued me, especially tig. all my toys have to do with fabricating. that whole beer thing was just a joke. I take it very seriously. any way I you have...

I subscribe to many welding sights and I notice that everyone posts their work. I love that. my tig beads are pretty descent, I just don't get how people can get that gold color on mild steel. ive tried silicon bronze, aluminum bronze. ive tried dc ac high balance low balance low amps, correct amps ...

kermdawg wrote:Never brazed with a tig torch but have you considered oxyacetylene?

edit-Love your qoute by the way

never have. I just wanted to try the way jody did it in his lamp post video. now that I cant do it, it keeps me up at night. iwas thinking maybe ill have to preheat my work piece.

Since we don't have a specific forum for brazing processes, I'll move this over to "general shop talk", which everyone active here visits. (The "how to use the forum" section is intended for instructions on things like posting pictures, linking videos, etc.) I do a lot of silver...

really interested in brazing to get the color. tried a/c and d/c tried silicon bronze tried aluminum bronze all im getting in horrible beads and tons of porosity please help Do you have a pic of your beads?? Define horrible?? ~John the bead is very lumpy and there is a lot of porosity also the fill...

really interested in brazing to get the color.
tried a/c and d/c
tried silicon bronze
tried aluminum bronze
all im getting in horrible beads
and tons of porosity
please help

TRIED BRAZING WITH SILICON BRONZE, IM NOT QUITE GETTING THAT COLOR. IF I GO TO HOT IT TURNS GRAY, IF TURN THE AMPS TO LOW IT CLUMPS UP. IM ON 1/8 MILD STEEL 3/32 SILICON FILLER ROD. NO PULSE 65 AMPS TOO HOT, 40 TOO COLD.
SINCE I CANT MAKE IT WORK, I REALLY WANT IT NOW. PLEASE HELP