Hey Rick... you were mentioning earlier that I should lower my cfh on my purge to about half of what I was using. Will the higher flow rate affect the weld? I figured the answer was no, and more gas might even help to keep the metal cooler. Is this not the case?

Thank you guys for the advice, and encouragement. I understand that it would be better to increase heat, and travel speed. I also understand that I should not push filler metal into the weld. And finally , I should allow the metal to cool between passes. I will adjust to these recomendations, and re...

Hello guys Tim here, Thanks for the replies. I have been busy putting in tremendous practice on this weld, and as you can see from the pictures I have made a huge improvement. So my school teaches us that there is a tolerance of 1/8th inch for reinforcement. With this in mind I finally submitted my ...

Greetings from Phoenix, Arizona. This is my first post, but I am an avid observer. I am currently practicing stainless pipe, so I can achieve a cert in stainless soon. So... this past week I have been working on the 1g rotated, 2inch schedule 160 pipe with purged root (of course). I was very proud o...

Hello, my name is Tim.
I am very greatful for this community as it has assisted me greatly in the progress of my combination welding program I am attending at Arizona Automotive Institute. I am as newb as it gets so please do not mind some of the questions I may ask in the future. Thanks Again.