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Playing with stainless
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:12 pm
by mcoe
I played with pulse settings on my machine for the first time and my first time welding stainless. Jonathan and I already established the fact that they are cold but with pulse I was maxed out. What can I do better. I was running a 3/32" 2% lanth tungsten, 1/16" 308 stainless filler and 1/4" thick unknown stainless flat bar. (309 filler didn't have the coloring)
Re: Playing with stainless
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:54 pm
by angus
turn off the pulse.
Re: Playing with stainless
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:47 pm
by Superiorwelding
Matt,
I might have told you this through text already but I think your settings would work better with thinner material. Overall it looks good though.
-Jonathan
Re: Playing with stainless
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:49 pm
by mcoe
Yeah I honestly do not recall where I got this piece of stainless from but I will never use it for anything so I decided to play around on it.
Re: Playing with stainless
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:52 pm
by Superiorwelding
Do me a favor, run on the same plate beside those beads without the pulse and let's see the difference when you get the chance.
-Jonathan
Re: Playing with stainless
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:55 pm
by mcoe
I did today I maxed out at 200 amps and the first one turned out nice other than a little crooked from me shivering but after that they were gray and I could tell a little hot. What do I need to do different?
Re: Playing with stainless
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:10 am
by Superiorwelding
Matt,
You are doing the same thing that I do. Don't have the patience to wait and let the plate cool down before the next pass.
-Jonathan
Re: Playing with stainless
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:12 am
by mcoe
You know me well!
I have a problem with patience