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Hello, EveryoneI just wanted to share some pictures with you. The system is a Lincoln Electric Precision TIG 225 with a matching Cool Arc 40 water cooler. I LOVE this system!The part is about 6 ft in length and consists of food grade stainless steel, 3/32 thickness.Anyway, I gotta get back to work. Attached ImagesLast edited by MicroZone; 08-31-2007 at 02:47 AM.Reason: Update pictures...Beauty in the Bead!
Reply:Yowsa!! that looks painful. Stitches?Your welds look great. It appears you just fused the metals together. Is that correct?How is a pulse weld done with TIG? Does the puls refer to the arc settings, or a method you use with the torch? Thanks-
Reply:Really nice machine, nice work too.DavidReal world weldin. When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:ouch. "Ask not for whom the bone bones, it bones for thee" - Bender
Reply:Looks good, the welds look nice.
Reply:Thank you for the comments.In regards to the cut, the picture was taken five (5) days after the incident. I really wish I would have gone to the emergency room...but I was very stubborn...or perhaps just plan stupid! Let me just say this, I am MUCH more careful around these parts now.These parts are fused together...I used the built-in pulse setting on the machine, set to about half way. The pulse feature takes some getting used to, but the results are usually rewarding, (visually speaking). Something I forgot to mention was that this machine uses Mirco-Start II Technology which is great for starting, welding through the weld cycle, and when ramping down. The pulse portion is actually called the "Set It/ See It" Pulse Control feature.If anyone is interested, I could video tape the pulse-fusion process for your review. It is quite neat...once you get used to the strobe light effect. All in all, this has been a nice project to work on. I have attached a few more pictures.Let me know if there are any pictures in particular you would like to see.ASOD Attached ImagesBeauty in the Bead!
Reply:The pulse is nice when you are learning tig because you can time your dips to the pulse. You do some nice welding! How is that cooler? Is it movable? I'm suprised Lincoln wouldn't make a cart to accomodate the cooler to make moving the units around easier...Fire!, Fire! Oh wait, that's my torch...Lincoln PT-225 TIGLincoln 175 MIG
Reply:Looks to me like the cooler lays on top like a saddle and gives you a handle. I studied that first pic myself for a while and concluded he didn't have it in place for the pic. But that's just my guess...Jason
Reply:Out of the first four pics, the last two are pretty ugly! That is a very nice power supply and cooler, nice welding also.Looks like you'll be having some fun with the pulse settings.Checked the owners manual, and see that for pulsing you set the peak current and pulse frequency. The background current is preset at 50% of peak, and the peak and backgound times are each preset at 50% of whatever the frequency gives you.It would be a little more fun if you could adjust each of the peak and backgound amperages and times independently, but you'll be able to make some nice ripples as it is.
Reply:Originally Posted by pulserOut of the first four pics, the last two are pretty ugly! It would be a little more fun if you could adjust each of the peak and background amperages and times independently, but you'll be able to make some nice ripples as it is.
Reply:Before I purchased the unit, I was told by the salesman that there was a vertical or horizontal mounting bracket available to unite these two units together.Well...needless to say, the horizontal mount, which is the one I wanted was not an option through Lincoln Electric. The vertical was available, only if I switched out the single cylinder rack to the double cylinder rack. I decided to save the time and money. Now its home is located next to the power unit. In the near future, I plan to custom make one and will post this project in the future when completed.Thanks again for the positive comments!More pictures have been posted...these are of the lap joints after pulse-fused. Some people consider this type of weld to be challenging.ASOD Attached ImagesBeauty in the Bead!
Reply:Very nice welding there ASOD! Me likes! Why do you choose to not use filler - just curious...Last edited by Vipernut; 08-31-2007 at 11:16 PM.Fire!, Fire! Oh wait, that's my torch...Lincoln PT-225 TIGLincoln 175 MIG
Reply:Nice work!How many of "things" did you make! ? Looks like quite the pile!Me!
Reply:I have a PO for 1,000...which was issued July 2007. I have 834 left to complete before another - larger PO is issued.I don't know if you can tell by the pictures, but these units are very challenging to weld, (i.e., inside radius's, etc.) Each part takes approximately 25 to 30 minutes to weld. On a good day I can weld three (3) in one hour. Even fuse welding these is an extreme challenge but very do able once you get a good pattern down. These parts weld together really nice utilizing the pulse technique.I will try to post some pictures detailing the different joints and a video showing a joint being pulse welded.ASODBeauty in the Bead!
Reply:Very nice... I have the same welder, and am loving it. The only problem I have is toasting my air-cooled torches. I have done it twice now . Everything is fine until I go to sharpen/clean/change the tungsten and the torch threads are all fused/melted together. I am using some copper antisieze now, and seems to be working better. I should have went watercooled right away, but my LWS said the PrecisionTIG 225 wouldn't give me any trouble with air cooled because the duty cycle is quite low at the high end. They were wrong, and I would be better off now if I had bought the cooler right away. I have been surprising myself at how beautiful my aluminum welds are now with this new machine. Next challenge is to pry the camera away from the admiral, and get her to show me how to use it. One thing that confuses me is that was talking to my LWS about buying the lincoln cooler, and he was expaining to me how it can sit upright, or laying down. How does that work with the resevoir and the pump? It must have two pick-ups in the tank I guess? -Ryan McEachern
Reply:ASOD, I just wanted to compliment you on your work, looks very nice. How is the top end on the 225? Have you run it much on Al and if so, what are your thoughts about both quality and material capability? I might have to go get me one of these 225s.Thanks.Ryan, another BC'er eh, what part of the province are you in?
Reply:Coalsmoke,I really like this machine. I like it even better than the Miller Dynasty's or even the Miller Syncrowave. This welder is listed as a 225 but will put out 230 for an extended amount of time...I haven't personally tested to verify how long it will go before overheating, but did run a 15 inch weld at 230 amps with no problems. It does a GREAT job on 'thin' gauge aluminum! I haven't tried anything over 1/4 inch...yet.Again, I am very pleased with my decision of purchasing this machine and plan to buy another one in the near future.ASODBeauty in the Bead!
Reply:if You have a video of the pulse, It'd be great to see. Thanks.
Reply:ASOD, If you don't mind me askin', what did you pay for the whole set up? That is one of the units, that I've been thinking about getting. Thanks!Daryle.
Reply:That looks like a major ouch on yer paw.Ideas Without Action are Folly
Reply:Could we please take the text size down a few feet???Thank You!...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterCould we please take the text size down a few feet???Thank You!...zap!
Reply:Originally Posted by ASODIs this better?In regards to the Lincoln Precision 225 with Cool Arc 40 Water Cooler and Piranha II tungsten sharpener...I purchased this unit after comparing it to a Miller Dynasty 200DX. I originally wanted the Miller, but was completely impressed with this one instead. The price was one of the motivating factors as well as the performance. I needed a system which could hold up to a large amount of welding, without shutting down to cool off. But most importantly, I needed a system which had the ability to make beautiful beads.I am in the process of making a video showing the pulse method and a few other options the machine does.Does anyone else use or own a Piranha tungsten sharpener?ASOD
Reply:What was wrong with the board settings...they work for everyone else !?Anything worth doing is worth doing RIGHTYeah, I think they are Great! Oh wait, wrong tiger quote, HooHooHooHooHoo!First night on a tig machine at school...how come mine don't look like that? City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny |
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