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I just used dc and about 70-80 amps with a foot pedal.
Romex copper wire 14awg!

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Simclardy wrote:I just used dc and about 70-80 amps with a foot pedal.
Romex copper wire 14awg!
Those look nice! :)
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i always wanted to try copper. what was your prep on the tubing?
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motox wrote:i always wanted to try copper. what was your prep on the tubing?
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Not much. Deburr and wire brush, wipe it and go to town. It gets hot so i cooled it in a bucket every now and then and brush again. It's actually not that hard. It wets out nice, unlike brass/bronze.


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They poured the basement walls at my house on wednesday and as a favour i repaired their chute. It had a nice layer of concrete i had to chip off.
The braided stainless wire wheel worked well to remove the encrusted concrete.
Over all it welded better than i expected.ImageImageImageImage

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Simclardy wrote:They poured the basement walls at my house on wednesday and as a favour i repaired their chute. It had a nice layer of concrete i had to chip off.
The braided stainless wire wheel worked well to remove the encrusted concrete.
Over all it welded better than i expected.[img]https://uploads.tapatalk-
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Good job!
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When you can tell your wife your hobby saved you money,,,,,, priceless.
I have more questions than answers

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Poland308 wrote:When you can tell your wife your hobby saved you money,,,,,, priceless.
Lol

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A recent stainless job
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LtBadd wrote:A recent stainless job
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very nice !
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Richard,
Those look good. Doing those at home, or on the job?
No sense dying with unused welding rod, so light 'em up!
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Simclardy wrote: It wets out nice, unlike brass/bronze.

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TIG'd a small brass fitting today. I absolutely hated it, lol.
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tweake wrote:
LtBadd wrote:A recent stainless job
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very nice !
Indeed, very nice work indeed Richard! 8-)
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Thanks, these were done in my garage shop
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LtBadd wrote:Thanks, these were done in my garage shop
Nice work! What amperage did you need?

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I had my machine set on 150 amps with 300pps, 60% peak and 15% background, so not really sure what the weld amps would be, didn't need full pedal, used .045 filler with #8 cup and gas lens
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LtBadd wrote:I had my machine set on 150 amps with 300pps, 60% peak and 15% background, so not really sure what the weld amps would be, didn't need full pedal, used .045 filler with #8 cup and gas lens
Thanks

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I welded some black locust sil plates with a mortise and tenon. Milled with my Alaskan. ImageImageImageImage

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i'd bet those beams weigh in at 1 - 380. Definitely hold the house down during a wind storm.
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Nice Simclardy, do you guys have black locust up there? I know there's a lot down in West Virginia, but didn't realize it was up in your parts as well. I guess you've eaten enough sawdust running your Alaskan today... :lol:
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BillE.Dee wrote:i'd bet those beams weigh in at 1 - 380. Definitely hold the house down during a wind storm.
They are heavy!

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TraditionalToolworks wrote:Nice Simclardy, do you guys have black locust up there? I know there's a lot down in West Virginia, but didn't realize it was up in your parts as well. I guess you've eaten enough sawdust running your Alaskan today... [emoji38]
We have them! They are considered non native/ invasive. But for sil plates they are wonderful. The sawdust smells like cow crap. And yes i have been eating it! Lol

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LtBadd wrote:A recent stainless job
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very nice ,, Richard. Are they some type of door latch/striker ??
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BillE.Dee wrote: very nice ,, Richard. Are they some type of door latch/striker ??
Thanks Bill

No, all I know is it's called a Connecting Elevator Bracket
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