Ask your WELDING questions here.

I hang out here because some snake oil salesmen selling cheap China welders ruined welding web.. It gets old. Back to welding instead of politics? Thank you

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I would have thought taking away US jobs so fat cats can enjoy even greater profits, is perhaps something of far greater importance than politricks?

Welding? Oh yeah...I remember that....





It's what we do for fun and recreation...or a living...or Both, depends on who you are.

Beautiful

Looks like you've done that a few times

That is art, not work. Pictures of welding perfection.
I am guessing that not many professional welders can do that.
Just like some people are born with musical talent and play many instruments beautifully, while the rest of us have a hard time playing a stereo...

But this thread is about asking welding questions so my questions is:

HOW'D YOU LEARN TO DO THAT????????

Is that a brazed joint? The lower one of course. I can't tell if the surface of the tube was turned or milled.

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anyone have any jigs or tips for accurate 90 degree angles?

angle welding clamps look nice but are pretty expensive: http://www.amazon.com/Bessey-WSM-9-7-Inch-Welders-Angle/dp/B0006694FA

I found one tip online of someone using a three axis bracket, like a simpson strong tie or similar, that looked like it may work with some clamping.

Single pass...100% penetration joint in 316L Stainless....bottom is machined part of the housing.


It is one of these pumps

Lots of years under the helmet...I was just trying to get the thread back on topic and off the political BS and petty purse fighting...:)

Sadly an almost complete lack of interest in politics has allowed crooks into positions of power, and all the pretty welds in the world, are not going to stop these people screwing pretty much everything and everyone over in pursuit of ever more money and power.............

Thanks NA. From that shot the mill marks are visible on the lower diameter.
Really nice looking welds. Is that back purged, with no filler?

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.030 wire...small vgroove..thru chuck purge using a T-200 turntable, w older Dynasty300.

<BR>Turntable or no, that's some good work.

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I'm guessing you back-gas that. Even with back gas, I have a lot of problems with oxidation on stainless. Can you tell me what kind of cup and flow rate you use?

#8 cup, 1/16 Gas lens, Series20 torch, Argon @ 15 CFH
Inside is full closed purge @ 5 CFH.

no good tricks of the trade for the noob?

Those clamps usually work pretty well. If you're going to build something rectangular you'll want to tack up each corner first and measure in both diagonals to be sure they are equal before making your final weld. The more accuracy that is required, the more tacks you will have to do.

It's going to move when you weld so get it close, weld and then bang it true.

That's whay we have hammers.

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I am a newbie but that is amazing.