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Old 08-10-2010, 06:22 PM   #41
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It's definitely a skill that requires practice. You should have a chart for metal thickness, gas type and wire speeds on your unit that you can use for a guide in different cases at least.
It does. It suggests 17.0 for the heat and a wire speed of 305 with the .030 wire I'm using. I used 17 for the heat but the chart always has too much wire speed for me so I lowered it to 270.
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Old 08-10-2010, 09:55 PM   #43
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I'm guessing that's your weld? Looks pretty damn nice for day 2.

We're gonna have a bunch of welders. Aaron and I want to get a Tig, Plasma cutter, pipe bender, cold cut saw . . . and a mill.

Eventually.
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Old 08-10-2010, 10:30 PM   #45
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That weld really does look nice, I'm impressed.
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That looks really good for no gas, how much did you clean up the splatter?
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Ben, I want to make love to your avatar.
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That looks really good for no gas, how much did you clean up the splatter?
For about 5 seconds with a hand held wire brush.
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Ben, I want to make love to your avatar.
It's pretty awesome isn't it?

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