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OK LET ME HAVE ITLOL FIRST 4 ON A TOWER/LAST ON A NEW MILL STOCK GANGWAY SIDE RAILwww.arctekmarine.com
Reply:Hello from the U.K.                        Pic's are great,lovely job.As a new man to tig can we have some details please, Thickness,amps,pulse or not,gas etc,  Thank you  Gordon.
Reply:Very nice.  Just curious on the first pic, how thick the tube might be weld it like you own it
Reply:Your welds look so awesome they make me feel like a complete hack (oh, wait - maybe that's because I really AM a complete hack!)I'd also like to know more technical details.  Alloy?  Filler?  Amps?  Pulser, pedal shots, or are you just that good without tricks?Obviously your hands are very steady.Reminds me of an old PK Ripper BMX frame (that's what started me off on this crazy journey so many years ago as a kid!)Awesome work!
Reply:Originally Posted by 510robYour welds look so awesome they make me feel like a complete hack (oh, wait - maybe that's because I really AM a complete hack!)I'd also like to know more technical details.  Alloy?  Filler?  Amps?  Pulser, pedal shots, or are you just that good without tricks?Obviously your hands are very steady.Reminds me of an old PK Ripper BMX frame (that's what started me off on this crazy journey so many years ago as a kid!)Awesome work!
Reply:Looks good to me.  I worked t a tower plant for years, but they were a bit more focused on quantity than quality.
Reply:hey guys. i own several machines. 2 dynasy dx 200's/ dynasty 300/millermatic 251/trailblazer 304 w coolmate 4 and hf 251..oh almost forgot.....my thermal arc 185..thats what did the welds pictured. amps are set at 130/145..i use 75/25 mix helium/argon helium is the 25%. i am set at 80/30 on freq/bal. i also use a on /off switch finger control. i pulse the weld myself. www.arctekmarine.com
Reply:oh almost forgot. for those of you using the dynasty. 90/40 on freq/bal....and gordon. pipe is sched 40 approx 1/8  up to 1/4 inch..hope this helpswww.arctekmarine.com
Reply:Originally Posted by arc-tek marineoh almost forgot. for those of you using the dynasty. 90/40 on freq/bal....and gordon. pipe is sched 40 approx 1/8  up to 1/4 inch..hope this helps
Reply:Also. The Dynasty Will Seem Hard To Start Using The Helium Mix. But It Will.www.arctekmarine.com
Reply:Thank you so much for the reply,                                                I am just starting to learn tig in my retirement, Got the Lincoln V205-t inverter,Will play with settings around your recomendations i'm quite sure the machine will be fine only let down by the nut behind the torch,   Many thanks once again.  Gordon.
Reply:Originally Posted by gordon stephensonThank you so much for the reply,                                                I am just starting to learn tig in my retirement, Got the Lincoln V205-t inverter,Will play with settings around your recomendations i'm quite sure the machine will be fine only let down by the nut behind the torch,   Many thanks once again.  Gordon.
Reply:Hobby guy question for clarification:Am I reading this right, you're doing those welds with an 'on / off button'? One hit per ripple, no pedal? If so, would anyone use this for bare alum? Like out of position, where a pedal won't work? Or would you use a east / west type variable control? I guess that some guys can use anything, anywhere. It's why I'm 61 and taking TIG classes. 9-11-2001......We Will Never ForgetRetired desk jockey. Hobby weldor with a little training. Craftsman O/A---Flat, Vert, Ovhd, Horz. Miller Syncrowave 250
Reply:Originally Posted by Craig in DenverHobby guy question for clarification:Am I reading this right, you're doing those welds with an 'on / off button'? One hit per ripple, no pedal?
Reply:The push button is handy at times because you can somewhat control your heat input by the amount of time you hold the button down, and the pause between bumps.Engloid:Well stated, another light went on. Sometime in the future, one of my goals is to learn; bzzzt... bzzzt... bzzzt... I'm pedal dependant at this time, but I've seen guys in class walking the cup, never plugging in the pedal (pipe, not alum).Thanks, CraigLast edited by Craig in Denver; 10-29-2008 at 11:15 PM.9-11-2001......We Will Never ForgetRetired desk jockey. Hobby weldor with a little training. Craftsman O/A---Flat, Vert, Ovhd, Horz. Miller Syncrowave 250
Reply:Originally Posted by EngloidThat is the most common technique for welding anodized aluminum.The push button is handy at times because you can somewhat control your heat input by the amount of time you hold the button down, and the pause between bumps.  That said, a person may use that technique sometime for regular aluminum.  It can be done, but isn't the best way to do it.
Reply:Great information for my "future" Aluminum welding.  As for now I am just trying to get consistant sitting at a bench welding coupons.  Question:  Don't you get corrosion at the point the anodizing is burnt off (especially in salt air)??Thanks,TimA rich man is not the one who has the most but instead one who needs theleast. Retired IUEC local 19AK Bush pilot,  Chaplain  CMA Chapt 26victor torchesMiller110v migDynasty 200dx (new in Dec 08)Hypertherm PM-45MM-252 (new 2/09)
Reply:Originally Posted by UltrachopGreat information for my "future" Aluminum welding.  As for now I am just trying to get consistant sitting at a bench welding coupons.  Question:  Don't you get corrosion at the point the anodizing is burnt off (especially in salt air)??Thanks,Tim
Reply:arc-tec,Nice looking beads.  Nice work overall.Did you ever build any towers for the old Northeast Yacht Sales (Ed Zuchowski)?  They later became Northeast Blackfin.I sold one of their 38' Combi's which had had the tower installed somewhere in CT. I think it was a '95 model year.  Tower would have been installed around Sept, 1994.Syncro 250 DX Dynasty 200 DXMM 251 w/30A SG XMT 304 w/714 Feeder & Optima PulserHH187Dialarc 250 AC/DCHypertherm PM 1250Smith, Harris, Victor O/ASmith and Thermco Gas MixersAccess to a full fab shop with CNC Plasma, Water Jet, etc.