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I build a couple tanks a year and it's fun to see how they turn out.....This one was for my buddies motor home for shower water (Dirt bike guy) This one was for a diesel stationary power plant on my buddies ranch..  Miller Dynasty 350Twenty Six HammersThree Crow BarsBig Rock
Reply:Do you build from scratch or just a spec sheet? Or do your customers send you pre-cut parts for you to assemble?
Reply:WOW!!   Very nice!Nice weld.Shop rigs -Miller Syncrowave 250 DXMiller 252Home rigs -Esab Caddy c200iHitachi E71 GeneratorMetabo chop saw, grinders, etc Two catsUnhealthy addictions to surfing and demolition derby
Reply:Looks nice. What thickness are those?  What TIG machine did you use and what settings?Lincoln AC225 & MigPak 140, Lincoln Magnum SpoolGun, Miller Spectrum 375-X Plasma, Syncrowave 200 TIG, Millermatic 252 MIG, Miller Digital Elite, General 7x12" horiz/vert bandsaw, 3' box/pan brake, 20 ton press, milling machine, 12x28 lathe, etc.
Reply:now that is what you call tigging AL
Reply:Originally Posted by bluduk15Do you build from scratch or just a spec sheet? Or do your customers send you pre-cut parts for you to assemble?
Reply:Originally Posted by AquafireLooks nice. What thickness are those?  What TIG machine did you use and what settings?
Reply:Hey BC, I have done a couple of tanks in the past year, usually out of 1/8". One customer insisted on bringing his own material, as he could get it cheaper, but it was 3/16. I was welding it up and had a heck of a time with it. My machine was floored at 180 amps for most of it, and it seemed I could have used an extra 10-20 amps to make it a much easier weld. I was using 100% Argon, 3/32 ceriated tungsten at up to 180 amps. The machine is a Syncrowave 180SD (older version with no digital display). I notice that you are using what seems to be a lot fewer amps for most of your projects. Is this due to the more adjustable nature of your machine? Also, you seem to be using blended gases quite a bit. Would youmind giving a small disertation on whem to use the different blends?Thanks,
Reply:You do some nice work!Buy American, or don't whine when you end up on the bread line.
Reply:Originally Posted by walkerHey BC, I have done a couple of tanks in the past year, usually out of 1/8". One customer insisted on bringing his own material, as he could get it cheaper, but it was 3/16. I was welding it up and had a heck of a time with it. My machine was floored at 180 amps for most of it, and it seemed I could have used an extra 10-20 amps to make it a much easier weld. I was using 100% Argon, 3/32 ceriated tungsten at up to 180 amps. The machine is a Syncrowave 180SD (older version with no digital display). I notice that you are using what seems to be a lot fewer amps for most of your projects. Is this due to the more adjustable nature of your machine? Also, you seem to be using blended gases quite a bit. Would youmind giving a small disertation on whem to use the different blends?Thanks,
Reply:That simplifies it for me into something I can remember. Thanks a lot!