Welding Tips and Tricks

So, while I was grinding back an aluminium crossmember on a trailer, the clamp let go and it fell in front of my tig, snapping the gas spigot and cutting the hose on the torch lead, this is right beside the dinse connector on the machine.... can i fix this or is this a new hose??? Never messed with this side of things before.......

The connection can be repaired, but you'll obviously need to make sure the Dinse connector is reusable first. If you don't have a hose repair kit (many welding supply houses sell them) you might persuade a shop that makes Hydraulic hoses to crimp that back together for you. I am fortunate that there are a few nearby where I have had motorcycle brake lines made to suit, and I know that a welding gas hose would be just as easy. Its really about getting that connection crimped and that requires a special tool.

cj737 wrote:The connection can be repaired, but you'll obviously need to make sure the Dinse connector is reusable first. If you don't have a hose repair kit (many welding supply houses sell them) you might persuade a shop that makes Hydraulic hoses to crimp that back together for you. I am fortunate that there are a few nearby where I have had motorcycle brake lines made to suit, and I know that a welding gas hose would be just as easy. Its really about getting that connection crimped and that requires a special tool.

Awesome, shouldn’t be hard to get crimped, oil and gas town here, just wasn’t sure wether the the whole show was fuc#$@. Dinse connector didn’t get touched, just forward of it....... of course, I was planning on welding this crap tomorrow........

Most regulators cut the psi down to 50 or less. You might try cutting the hose back and using a regular hose clamp for a temp fix. ( if there’s enough hose to reach. )