Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 955433)
got more pics/info on this process? Beats what I did in my door cards x 100.
I would be happy to explain the set-by-step if you would like.... |
do it! I dare you!
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Some .25" steel tig
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1354849205 Some stainless http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...16105DA9E0.jpg My welding is getting better, but not where I want it yet. |
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Originally Posted by Boost_addict
(Post 956673)
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1354851490 My welding is getting better, but not where I want it yet. |
lolol please, you still hit dat pipe nga
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I have officially welded 2 pieces of metal together. I learned that turning up how much argon your torch outputs helps a ton.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1354997364 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1354997364 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1354997364 |
lars is all growed up.
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Do you have a flow meter? How much argon are you moving?
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Originally Posted by vehicular
(Post 957080)
Do you have a flow meter? How much argon are you moving?
Also for filler rods should I be using he same thickness as the tungsten electrodes I am using? |
I like to use as small a filler rod as I can for a given weld puddle size which usually depends on how close the fit is. For stainless stuff I'll use MIG wire when I can.
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I need a tig welder so bad.
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the filler rod size depends on the amount of weld your looking to fill. if there a large gap or large fillit needed ill use a larger wire.. if its something like FMIC pipes and the gaps are small, ill use a smaller wire.
make sure you metals are cleaned.. i have wire brushes only for aluminum, steel or stainless. i do not mix.. same for the tig wire.. i have a scuff i use to clean it also.. always use equal or better metal as your welding wire for best results too! |
I do a lot of pulse fusion for exhaust and IC work.
Dann |
Originally Posted by zipstrips
(Post 957158)
the filler rod size depends on the amount of weld your looking to fill. if there a large gap or large fillit needed ill use a larger wire.. if its something like FMIC pipes and the gaps are small, ill use a smaller wire.
make sure you metals are cleaned.. i have wire brushes only for aluminum, steel or stainless. i do not mix.. same for the tig wire.. i have a scuff i use to clean it also.. always use equal or better metal as your welding wire for best results too! so much this. we were welding some IC end tanks on friday, and despite wiping everything down, there was this one spot that must have remained contaminated, and it was absolutely shocking how badly that spot rejected any type of weld. it would either burn through, bird crap, or do all kinds of other assery but not bond together cleanly |
Originally Posted by shuiend
(Post 957032)
I have officially welded 2 pieces of metal together. I learned that turning up how much argon your torch outputs helps a ton.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1354997364 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1354997364 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1354997364 If you read that a few times and google the terms you don't know you'll have kick ass welds, they're not too bad for a beginner as it is. And. Make sure you post your new welds after practice. Hope this helped, wish someone said it to me. |
From all this talk about cleaning parts and not using the same brush/wheel on everything, I may try that.
I have one wire wheel and one grinding wheel that is used on everything. Removing the green paint on mild weld elbows, buffing stainless so it's shiny, deburring chop saw cuts, grinding electrodes, etc. Needing an assortment of wheels & brushes will be a pain in the ass. |
Originally Posted by TurboTim
(Post 957826)
Needing an assortment of wheels & brushes will be a pain in the ass.
GET IT?! HAHAHAHAHAHA :party: |
Originally Posted by TurboTim
(Post 957826)
From all this talk about cleaning parts and not using the same brush/wheel on everything, I may try that.
I have one wire wheel and one grinding wheel that is used on everything. Removing the green paint on mild weld elbows, buffing stainless so it's shiny, deburring chop saw cuts, grinding electrodes, etc. Needing an assortment of wheels & brushes will be a pain in the ass. Easy way to do this is, get the diamond wheel from HF for tungsten and when you grind you tungsten put it in a hand drill so you can get it perfectly round and dont burn your hands/risk getting your glove caught in the grinder. Thats the one thats the big deal for contamination if you never do aluminum. Its not a huge deal to use a carbon steel contaminated brush on stainless, you'll just make some fireworks when you weld and random areas will rust, stainless onto carbon is perfectly fine. I just buy a crap load of HF stainless steel brush cups for the drill/angle grinder and get the multi pack of hand brushes when they're on sale. |
Originally Posted by TurboTim
(Post 957826)
From all this talk about cleaning parts and not using the same brush/wheel on everything, I may try that.
I have one wire wheel and one grinding wheel that is used on everything. Removing the green paint on mild weld elbows, buffing stainless so it's shiny, deburring chop saw cuts, grinding electrodes, etc. Needing an assortment of wheels & brushes will be a pain in the ass. |
Originally Posted by Boost_addict
(Post 957844)
I personally couldn't believe how nice my welds were when I started using a tungsten specific wheel, a huge difference. If you don't want to get a dedicated wheel, try getting some chemical sharpener, it's extremely cool stuff if you've never seen it before.
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