Anything welding

That's a lot of spatter too... What's your arc length like?

 

The more I weld out here at the plants, the more I realize how many different rods there are and how much more learning I have to do.

 

Does anyone know a legitimately knowledgable laser cutter technician that works on LVD CO2 lasers? My laser used to cut great, but lately it has been decreasing in quality. I can't find anyone that knows what is going on and it's irritating me.

 

you guys ever weld titanium?

 

I did back a few years ago !! No doubt more then a few years maybe 20

I have not really followed any advancements but it used to be a major problem keeping the weld puddle in gas coverage as it cooled.

You always did get lots of splatter with 6010

Your not trying to whip in vertical are you ??

Thing is we all find what works best for us.

Being comfortable !!

Being able to see the joint your welding

 

Ok, thanks for the tips.

The teacher told us to leave it at 88 amps, he said when we run it more and get used to it to vary the amps and find where we weld best at.

I did run a few beads at 86 amps and I didn't notice a difference.

Arc length was to long for the first 5-6 passes, I'm getting better at keeping a consistent and correct arc length.

There are quite a few electrodes that our book lists that I'd never heard of and even a few that my teacher hadn't seen in his 42 year welding career.

I'm interested in this as well, been thinking of a titanium tube for a suppressor build.

Yes, the only way my teacher will let us run 6010 is whip and pause.

Yeah, some more practice and I'll get it, it's just a little frustrating.

The teacher stresses comfort, I'm pretty comfortable until I get to the last 2" of the plate, then it's a little bit high, so I lowered the bar.

I do need to find a better position so I can see my puddle and joint better.

 

You do whip 6010 vertical. Not downhill but uphill yes.


And yea your teacher says comfort is key and blah blah blah(been there done that in school) but in the real world you're often welding uncomfortable and in awkward positions. So if I was you, I'd actually make it more difficult to weld so when you get a job or something, you're prepared for it.

Just my .02 after going from school to workforce.

 

That is where terms mean different things to different people .

One might be forced into a uncomfortable position to be able to see but for sure your welding is going to suffer

 

flux core weave game strong !

 

Got past vertical 6010 last week, then did overhead, passed flat 7018 with only 5 beads, vertical 7018 was kind of a pain, and now I'm on overhead.

Finally got the blue star 2E running today to repair a disc, it welded great until I had 2 beads left that I wanted to run (mainly for looks) and then it would only run at half choke so I need to figure out why I'm having issues with fuel delivery.
Also today was the first time I've welded with a 7018 AC rod, with a DC machine.

 

Fuel filter full of dirt or water from this sitting so long??

A Miller Bluestar 2E very seldom is any of those

 

little flux action from today. Vert up of course.

 

Probably dirt in the tank or filter, it's been sitting for a few years (been many years since it was used, and until a few months ago it was started and run every few months), but I ran 1.5 tanks of gas through it Saturday, it still has about a half tank but the fuel can that was used to fill it had dirt in the outside.

Gonna check for a filter ( none visable at a glance, and I haven't had time to get involved with it), and probably add one just below the tank.

 

Not sure how I chopped off the rest of my post.

I started to say I don`t see many of those.

Water in the carb is not uncommon . Varnish from the gas drying in the carb can make a mess

There should be a fuel filter unless someone thought it was not needed

 

Finally got some time today and pulled the tank and cover off of it, no filter, gas flows great out of the tank, no gas in the bowl on the carb.

If I mounted the fuel tank higher could I remove the fuel pump and use the machine with just gravity flow? If I have to replace the pump I'd rather go electric, but I don't know if I can find one with low enough PSI, and I don't think the carb is set up for a return line.

 

Pulled the trigger on a 40" press brake kit. The frame is going to be built from I beam with 1/4" plate reinforcements (purple outline in the cad drawing) and powered by two 20 ton air/hydro bottle jacks.

 

Is that the SWAG brake kit?

 

Yes it is..
I already have their 20" finger brake, but I want a wider capacity.

 

Sorry for the novice question, but it needs to be asked. I have experience with oxy/acetylene torches both from using my Uncle's and setups at work. Because of that, I've never gone through the experience of getting the cylinders filled/exchanged. Google searching makes the process sound a little complicated, depending on who "owns" the tanks. I was recently given two oxy and one acetylene tank. One of the oxy tanks has "Praxair" stamped on the collar, the other "Silver State Supply". The acetylene tank has a Praxair sticker. Do I have to take these back to Praxair to have them refilled or exchanged? Can I just take them to Airgas or some other industrial supply and have them filled?

 

You are going to need an account with your local welding supply house. Once you have an account, all you do is switch tanks out. You own your tanks, so you will be swapping with the welding supply house. Your empty for their full can. They may want to bill you for a hydro test, usually around $10. You will have to pay for the gas that is in the new can.

The welding supply house doesn't care who's name is on the can. You will see all sorts of different companies on the bottles.