Hi guys, Have a TUNGSTEN GRINDING "WAND" that is 8.750" long. No markings, it is aluminum with a brass Colet. Bought on eBay too far back to remember. I know...
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Cindy and James
jaallcorn
Aug 22, 2010 6:34 pm
Don't know about anyone else, but I grind my tungsten by chucking up in a cordless drill and grinding on a cheap 6" grinder that I don't use for anything else....
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wreck7s
Aug 25, 2010 1:31 am
Can anyone here explain to me what a R1 certification consists of? Google search doesn't tell me much and people I ask kind of hee and haw around it. I'm kind...
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Ken
av8or_cfi
Aug 25, 2010 1:55 am
What country? What Specification? Ken I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one....
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magician
magician213
Aug 25, 2010 12:02 pm
An "R" stamp is an ASME repair procedure for boiler and pressure vessles. The biggest company that issues the stamp is Hartford. I will look further into the ...
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wreck7s
Aug 25, 2010 9:05 pm
It's a job posting in VA. The ad says: Must be ASME certified (got that)or be able to pass R1 certification. Rex...
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Ken
av8or_cfi
Sep 1, 2010 1:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR6K90cR8Lg -- Ken I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one....
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Ken
av8or_cfi
Sep 4, 2010 6:19 pm
... Subject: Re: Weld King? Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:21:21 -0000 From: goatiegirl1028 <evie@...> To: It's not a "company" like you think. It's...
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brian m
bricon1ca
Sep 20, 2010 2:15 am
Hi folks, New to the group and hope to learn some good stuff! I'm just a casual hobby welder - got into it because of an old sports car restoration hobby years...
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Jerry Smith
anvilsandink...
Sep 20, 2010 3:49 am
Brian, Can you tell me how many inches of wire per second or minute this is putting out? I have a Lincoln 120VAC Mig unit and it took a little getting used...
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magician
magician213
Sep 20, 2010 12:22 pm
well.... if the setting is set to "0", there should be "0" inches of wire feeding. Most lower end GMAW machines tend to skimp on one thing or another, ...
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brian m
bricon1ca
Sep 20, 2010 5:32 pm
... Hi Jerry, I just did a couple of tests an find that when set at zero speed, I get 12" of wire out of the gun in ten seconds. ie 1.2 inches/sec. Did two...
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metlcre8tor
Sep 20, 2010 5:53 pm
Brian, First: what brand and model is your MIG? Second: As Jerry Smith asked, how many inches per second does it feed at the "1" setting? Just because it says...
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Duane
ddgish
Sep 20, 2010 6:03 pm
Brian, I got started in this hobby with a 110 mig welder as well. If I understand correctly, you are using flux core with gas. That seems like an unusual...
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brian m
bricon1ca
Sep 20, 2010 6:03 pm
... Further to my message above here are a few more readings I got, speed dial at 0 ...........1.2 inches per second 1 ...........1.65 2 ...........2.4 5...
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magician
magician213
Sep 20, 2010 6:19 pm
good point about polarity. FCAW wire, self shielding, should be DCEN. FCAW wire that is dual shield (needing CO2 as well) are DCEP. Make sure you are on...
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brian m
bricon1ca
Sep 20, 2010 7:34 pm
Hi Duane, No, I guess I wasn't clear! The unit came with flux wire and it is what I have mostly used, but I also bought solid wire / gas flow meter / gas...
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sarah shevett
sshevett
Sep 20, 2010 8:05 pm
Hello Just to add my 2c, I just did a little test with my machine to compare. It's a Lincoln 135-sp .035 FC wire set at 1, I get 1/2" per second. My machine...
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Jerry Smith
anvilsandink...
Sep 20, 2010 9:16 pm
Brian, I would take it to a repair center for that brand of MIG unit. About 13 or 14 years ago went to the Burlington area many times, for Lee Valley and Busy...
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brian m
bricon1ca
Sep 20, 2010 11:28 pm
... Hi Sarah, That's interesting - thanks. Just t be sure that I understand, when you say that you run at 2.5 - 3, do you mean actual inches per second, or...
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rkevis
Sep 21, 2010 2:19 am
I have a Miller XMT , a Powcon 300ST several feeders including a Miller XR . Can Aluminum be welded with out AC, or do I need an AC or pulse mig ?...
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magician
magician213
Sep 21, 2010 3:36 am
GTAW is an AC funftion, unless you are really good with helium and DCEN. GMAW on the other hand can spool aluminum wire, argon or argon helium with DCEP. Use...
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ekdadlec
Sep 21, 2010 10:29 am
Brian, You may want to join this group also: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cheapfcaw/ It's geared towards the cheaper flux core welders. Ed...
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magician
magician213
Sep 21, 2010 2:57 pm
as they say...practice makes perfect.... ________________________________ From: ekdadlec <ekadlec@...> To: welding_group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue,...
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wreck7s
Sep 21, 2010 9:00 pm
I would turn your maching to the highest temp setting and start working back. See if it will burn the wire or not. I usually run mine at the highest heat. Is...
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brian m
bricon1ca
Sep 22, 2010 3:44 pm
... Thanks Rex, Yes, polarity is set correctly, and I just had the machine in to an authorized repair centre to check it all out as I was concerned that maybe...
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C. Frederick
cjcwi57
Sep 23, 2010 2:41 am
Don't make it harder than it needs to be. Each process application has a welding procedure with specific parameters that been proven to work. Pursue the...
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wreck7s
Sep 23, 2010 9:21 pm
I think he said he was using flux core and not solid wire. You can't short circut flux core. It's more of a globular transfer. 110 volt machines aren't capable...
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magician
magician213
Sep 24, 2010 1:49 am
wayyyyy tooo much confusion.... that little 110 welder cant punch out anywhere near 250 ipm.... let alone provide the amps/volts needed to provide a good ...
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i_am_rjs
Sep 24, 2010 8:13 pm
Can you give us a manufacture / part# / source on the .o24 flux core wire? Regards, Bob ... I would go...
