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by jwright650
Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:38 pm
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: machine settings on welding procedure(WPS)
Replies: 12
Views: 2772

Re: machine settings on welding procedure(WPS)

Thanks for looking into this for me. As you found...CTWD is important.
by jwright650
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:22 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner bead pics
Replies: 24
Views: 3972

Re: Beginner bead pics

One more thing, be careful when terminating your arc. Snapping out too quickly leaves that cluster of porosity and the deep crater, both of which can be a problem if you are on a welding job for a customer or of someone's life depends on the weld. When you need to stop, carry a slightly longer arc ...
by jwright650
Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:00 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Weld through primer for stick welding?
Replies: 21
Views: 2379

Re: Weld through primer for stick welding?

Stick welding body panels? That should be a good test of your welding abilities. 8-)
by jwright650
Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:05 am
Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
Topic: Project ideas for show
Replies: 9
Views: 1982

Re: Project ideas for show

motox wrote:werk
the dice would be a nice challenge!
craig
I believe the challenge will come when trying to roll those dice....and.....I would love to see the table that they will get rolled on. :lol:
by jwright650
Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:03 am
Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
Topic: S10 Hitch
Replies: 44
Views: 6095

Re: S10 Hitch

Plus now that you have a hitch on your Chevy, every time you look in the rearview mirror you'll find a Ford trying to catch a ride home after a breakdown. I used to happen to me all the time, it's a curse. Len LOL :lol: That happened to me recently.... the curse of having a car trailer. I called it...
by jwright650
Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:59 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Spray transfer settings
Replies: 14
Views: 11681

Re: Spray transfer settings

Hi John, Thanks, It’s been great getting all the feedback. I am using 90/10 gas and looked up the settings on Lincoln & Miller’s welding calculators. Miller’s showed .035 - 400-420wps - 24-25v. - 98/2 gas Lincoln’s showed .035 - 390wps - 25v. - 90/10 gas my CTWD is 3/4 inch. So I understand now...
by jwright650
Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:52 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Linear feet for 1-pound flux wire
Replies: 26
Views: 8895

Re: Linear feet for 1-pound flux wire

Ive heard from others as well who own the Everlast Powermig that they ran the flux wire fine right out of the box. Thanks The smooth rollers work fine with the shorter whips. At my old place of employment they used really long whips and the Miller wire feeders had two drive rollers, they used one k...
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:01 pm
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Asking for some tips.(FLUX core-gas metal arc)
Replies: 5
Views: 852

Re: Asking for some tips.(FLUX core-was metal arc)

The picture that you posted shows a 4mm fillet weld on the "other" side of the joint...opposite side than the arrow is pointing to.
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:07 am
Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
Topic: Homemade steel sawhorses.
Replies: 11
Views: 2470

Re: Homemade steel sawhorses.

Nice John, and with the metal casters you won't fight a grounding issue. Those will come in handy for sure... I'm going to tack those casters to the top, and roll a big piece of pipe while I weld it. Ah...OK, I was going to suggest adding a piece of 3/4" roll bar to the center of the top of th...
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:53 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Linear feet for 1-pound flux wire
Replies: 26
Views: 8895

Re: Linear feet for 1-pound flux wire

Thats good info JW. Any special storage container I can buy for the wire? I bought a 10-pound roll and I know that will last me years. I mentioned storage per AWS D1.8 welding code and the limitations...this is not for porosity perse', but to limit hydrogen content through absorption from the atmos...
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:42 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Mig welding SS and beyond.
Replies: 13
Views: 1219

Re: Mig welding SS and beyond.

I was told that the weld will contaminate the SS and there will be cracks along the new welds in no time. Another part of the problem with this is that the SS and mild steel have two different expansion rate coefficients.One material expands with temperature at a different rate than the other which...
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:37 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Mig welding SS and beyond.
Replies: 13
Views: 1219

Re: Mig welding SS and beyond.

I was going to mention the self-shield SS FCAW wire, but I stopped to read the thread first...LOL(it was already suggested)
Post back when you get it welded up and let us know how things turned out.
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:31 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Linear feet for 1-pound flux wire
Replies: 26
Views: 8895

Re: Linear feet for 1-pound flux wire

re shelf life of FCAW wire: Yes, depending on how the wire is stored...it can pick up moisture over time and create a mystery porosity problem that rears it's ugly head without any other thing changing and will make you scratch your head trying to figure out what went wrong. This includes self-shiel...
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:15 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Linear feet for 1-pound flux wire
Replies: 26
Views: 8895

Re: Linear feet for 1-pound flux wire

If you are trying to estimate the amount of wire required from the wire mfg's data sheets and deposition rates, keep in mind that actual deposited material is less than raw material used...with FCAW it's around 85-87%. Part of the weight is flux that is burned, part is turned into slag, part of it i...
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:58 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner bead pics
Replies: 24
Views: 3972

Re: Beginner bead pics

One more thing, be careful when terminating your arc. Snapping out too quickly leaves that cluster of porosity and the deep crater, both of which can be a problem if you are on a welding job for a customer or of someone's life depends on the weld. When you need to stop, carry a slightly longer arc f...
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:49 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Beginner bead pics
Replies: 24
Views: 3972

Re: Beginner bead pics

Aside of the polarity issues, Just briefly glancing at the pics, it seems that you are rushing the puddle along(travelling too fast for the machine setting). Get your puddle started and travel along only as quickly as the puddle builds behind the rod. Try to maintain the same size puddle as you go.....
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:35 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Fcaw-g vs mig uphill
Replies: 7
Views: 1287

Re: Fcaw-g vs mig uphill

bigworm40 wrote:Why can I weld like a champ uphill fcaw-g but not mig?
:idea: Gravity
by jwright650
Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:32 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Spray transfer settings
Replies: 14
Views: 11681

Re: Spray transfer settings

Hi, I am starting to use Axial Spray transfer and have a couple questions that hopefully the good folks here can shed some light on. I am using a PowerMig 256 with .035 wire and 90/10 gas with 35-40CFH. When I look up the settings on Lincoln and Millers apps they point @ 400wfs and 25volts. In orde...
by jwright650
Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:15 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: What the hell were you thinking?
Replies: 126
Views: 15370

Re: What the hell were you thinking?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/4064433967_37d3032654.jpg I am comforted by the fact that they took time to grind the mill scale off of the materials before attempting to .....uh..."weld" it, otherwise the filler wire would have not even stuck to the material. What I'm scared of is th...
by jwright650
Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:55 am
Forum: Welding Certification - Stick/Arc Welding, Tig Welding, Mig Welding Certification tests - Welding Tests of all kinds
Topic: 3G Flux Core, 1" plate test
Replies: 32
Views: 8923

Re: 3G Flux Core, 1" plate test

the two short stringers, that is where I filled in two low spots. As an inspector...I realize that these things happen...you realize that you have a low spot and you fill it in. Good Job!...now before you call me over to inspect the cap, take care of the extra reinforcement(any high places more tha...
by jwright650
Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:21 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Hardfacing/surfacing
Replies: 21
Views: 6125

Re: Hardfacing/surfacing

I'm having trouble with this hardfacing stuff and was wondering if anyone might give me a little help. I'm using Lincoln Electric Wearshield 60 rods and no matter how high I turn the amps the bead just sits on top of the build up and won't spread out. Plus when I turn it as high as the welder will ...
by jwright650
Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:10 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: Critique my welds please
Replies: 23
Views: 4065

Re: Critique my welds please

I agree with Mike...however after placing one weld you can stop short of the tack, grind the tack thin, and also the crater where you stopped, start welding in the crater, and go backwards briefly, just as the puddle forms, and then progress in the regular travel direction, run right over the tack t...
by jwright650
Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:00 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: machine settings on welding procedure(WPS)
Replies: 12
Views: 2772

Re: machine settings on welding procedure(WPS)

Superiorwelding wrote:I will give it a shot if I can get some free time today but I have 90/10 gas.
-Jonathan
Actually I used the numbers given from Lincoln where they used 90/10. I assumed the 5% wouldn't throw me out of the essential variable tolerances given D1.1
by jwright650
Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:30 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: machine settings on welding procedure(WPS)
Replies: 12
Views: 2772

Re: machine settings on welding procedure(WPS)

Formatted the voltage column to 1 decimal place vs 2
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