Advice on dime stacking - Page 2

exnailpounder · Thu Dec 29, 2016 3:50 pm

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This is my "brush up" pad. I don't get to play with aluminum too often so I play around on the back of this diamond plate trying different tungsten grinds, different tungstens, different settings on the machine. When you pay for the bells and whistles, you might as well at least try them. I still can't get rid of the sandy finish of that 4043 rod no matter what I do. Going to get some 4943 and see if it goes away.

motox · Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:39 pm

jeff
get some new 4043 maybe you have a bad batch.
craig

exnailpounder · Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:42 pm

motox wrote:jeff
get some new 4043 maybe you have a bad batch.
craig

I believe I do. I have tried balancing it out, speeding up my travel, using less heat, you name it. From what I hear that 4943 is better but my LWS doesn't have it. Maybe time to roadtrip to HTP/USAweld

Rcc · Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:47 pm

exnailpounder wrote:
motox wrote:jeff
get some new 4043 maybe you have a bad batch.
craig
I believe I do. I have tried balancing it out, speeding up my travel, using less heat, you name it. From what I hear that 4943 is better but my LWS doesn't have it. Maybe time to roadtrip to HTP/USAweld

What you have your balence at? I have a dynasty have it 67-68%. Try some more heat

exnailpounder · Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:11 pm

I have been hovering my balance around 75. It seems like I get less of it when I go up to about 78 on the penetration side. I have tried more heat, less heat...it has to be the rods or the torch nut

LtBadd · Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:22 pm

exnailpounder wrote:I have been hovering my balance around 75. It seems like I get less of it when I go up to about 78 on the penetration side. I have tried more heat, less heat...it has to be the rods or the torch nut

Jeff are you sure of the base material alloy?

exnailpounder · Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:16 pm

LtBadd wrote:
exnailpounder wrote:I have been hovering my balance around 75. It seems like I get less of it when I go up to about 78 on the penetration side. I have tried more heat, less heat...it has to be the rods or the torch nut
Jeff are you sure of the base material alloy?

I get the same thing no matter what alloy I use. I have a couple 6061 small plates that I rip pieces out of and it does the same. I just found some 1/16" 4043 rods on a shelf I forgot I had...gonna try them. Last time I used them was when we were doing beer cans. I 'll see what happens tomorrow.