Thx ace, will try that. I had a bit of success with the short stitches. Thx for the tips mate! Will be bothering you again in a few days probably, hehe! I’ll post some vids of the prject i’m working on so you can see some progress! Thx again mate!
Supa, I don’t stick weld mate. If the principles are the same as mig, on thin guage do short stitches, so it doesnt get chance to get too hot. Do a run from right to left for 2 secs. Then do another run that finnishes at the beginning of the first run and so on. this way you don’t push the heat in the same direction, the material at the start of the run should have cooled. Another thing you could try is turn up the amps, but move faster. Good luck
hey ace! thanks for the quick response! Actually i’m using a basic DC inverter machine, MMA. So it kind of complicates things. I’m currently using a 2mm electrode (not TIG), the problem i’m getting is that for longer welds after about 4 – 5 secs into the weld it starts overheating the metal and almost burns a hole through, then i have to wait till it cools off.. any suggestions?
Hi Supa, If your tig welding, 1.6mm is perfect. You will probably be running your plant between 40-60amps( unless your welding Ali, then it would be more)which is well within the melting range of a 1.6mm trode. You can find electrode colour charts on the web that will tell you what colour and diam trode you need and for what material your welding. Thanks for looking. I hope this helps. Good luck
Great results! I’m currently practicing at home with whatever i can find, i have a lot of square 1.5mm tubing, what size electrode should i use in your opinion?
Yes it can. If you apply the sameheat to the opposite side of the weld, it will shrink it back to its original shape. you can do this by applying weld to the opposite side then grinding the weld off if needbe. I hope this helps. Regards Mark
im trying to have a grind rail for skateboarding made out of 3/8″ steel an 1/2″ in plate for the feet the guy didnt clamp it down and the plate warped can it be fixed
August 30th, 2009
Looks like you might weld for a living!! LOL!
August 30th, 2009
Cheers ed, your too kind
August 30th, 2009
Beautiful weld!
August 30th, 2009
Thankyou for your kind words.
August 30th, 2009
the best mig weld on any youtube vid i have seen on here so far
August 30th, 2009
Thx ace, will try that. I had a bit of success with the short stitches. Thx for the tips mate! Will be bothering you again in a few days probably, hehe! I’ll post some vids of the prject i’m working on so you can see some progress! Thx again mate!
August 30th, 2009
Supa, I don’t stick weld mate. If the principles are the same as mig, on thin guage do short stitches, so it doesnt get chance to get too hot. Do a run from right to left for 2 secs. Then do another run that finnishes at the beginning of the first run and so on. this way you don’t push the heat in the same direction, the material at the start of the run should have cooled. Another thing you could try is turn up the amps, but move faster. Good luck
August 30th, 2009
hey ace! thanks for the quick response! Actually i’m using a basic DC inverter machine, MMA. So it kind of complicates things. I’m currently using a 2mm electrode (not TIG), the problem i’m getting is that for longer welds after about 4 – 5 secs into the weld it starts overheating the metal and almost burns a hole through, then i have to wait till it cools off.. any suggestions?
August 30th, 2009
Hi Supa, If your tig welding, 1.6mm is perfect. You will probably be running your plant between 40-60amps( unless your welding Ali, then it would be more)which is well within the melting range of a 1.6mm trode. You can find electrode colour charts on the web that will tell you what colour and diam trode you need and for what material your welding. Thanks for looking. I hope this helps. Good luck
August 30th, 2009
Great results! I’m currently practicing at home with whatever i can find, i have a lot of square 1.5mm tubing, what size electrode should i use in your opinion?
August 30th, 2009
Yes it can. If you apply the sameheat to the opposite side of the weld, it will shrink it back to its original shape. you can do this by applying weld to the opposite side then grinding the weld off if needbe. I hope this helps. Regards Mark
August 30th, 2009
im trying to have a grind rail for skateboarding made out of 3/8″ steel an 1/2″ in plate for the feet the guy didnt clamp it down and the plate warped can it be fixed
August 30th, 2009
Its anti spatter. It stops the little blobs of weld you see as sparks sticking to the job.
August 30th, 2009
What is that spray for?