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Hey all, Has anyone ever had a run-in with this 320SP? To be long and short to start with the claim is you can run 3/64" diameter 5356 wire and weld .040 thick aluminum and have a bead that looks like you just ran it with a TIG. I'm planning of rigging it with a 35ft Python. Since it is such a rare (and expensive) machine I just wanted to see if anyone had seen one in action. Cheers!
Reply:Here's the brochure link if anyone is curious. I've been looking into Thermal Arc alot lately and when it comes to inverter welders they really know what they are doing. For a guy that does alot of aluminum and doesnt have anyone screwing up his settings this would to seem to be every mans aluminum welding dream http://www.thermadyne.com/IM_Uploads...55_84-2700.pdf
Reply:Hello,Here are a couple of pictures of welds done with the Lorch equivilient. I work for Lorch in the UK by the way.Its just as good on Aluminium Attached Images
Reply:I don't know much about much, but that looks like spray ss rather than aluminum
Reply:Originally Posted by Fred sI don't know much about much, but that looks like spray ss rather than aluminum
Reply:Hi, I also considered the 320SP when I was looking at pulse-MIG machines, and I had a hard time finding any third-party info about it. I ended up getting the Lincoln Power Wave C300, which is very similar but considerably less expensive. The C300 also has the "TIG-like" pulse setting for aluminum (they call it Pulse-on-Pulse) but it seems that the 320SP can use that mode for other metals as well. I don't have a push-pull gun but I have tried the Pulse-on-Pulse using 5356 wire in a regular gun and it seems to work as advertised. The pulse frequency is variable, which will give you wider or more narrowly-spaced ripples. Good luck with your search- if you find out more info or end up getting a 320SP, post back with your results; I'd like to hear more about it, and I'm sure others would as well.JohnA few weldersA lot of hammersA whole lot of C-clamps
Reply:Originally Posted by Fred sI don't know much about much, but that looks like spray ss rather than aluminum
Reply:Originally Posted by Matt1978Hi Fred,Your right about the material, it is 316 Stainless Steel, but not welded with Spray. It was welded with Pulse or actually SpeedPulse and the tig like weld was done with TwinPulse.The tig effect could also be achieved with the Thermal Arc 320 SP on Aluminum
Reply:Sorry for the late reply (I dont frequent this forum as much as the European ones ) Here is some 2mm Alu, welded with 1.2mm 5356 Wire and 100% Ar sheilding gas.The process is Speed-TwinPulse. Not using a Spool Gun, but a 4 meter gas-cooled Binzel torch.Also sorry for the references in Metric and not Imperial Attached Images
Reply:As a a former C-300 power-wave owner, The Lorch/Thermal is a great machine... Both are really...I would prefer to see how the machines do on thin outside corner beads (aluminum), as that one seems way tougher to pull off then then a fillet weld. Hobart 210/ Passport (120 volt input too) / MM-350P/ Lincoln PM-300-350-etc.. (Others too) all do nice welds if the operator is decent, and they have the parameters right.. Nice weld just the same.. I would like a view of the back side of the plate for a bit more info..Esab/Lorch ET-220iEsab 160i caddyThermal LM-200 Lincoln feedersThermal Pee-Wee 85sThermal 60i- 3phase /RPC powered (Beast)Thermal Drag-gun 35CINE 1500 Klutch 140i |
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