Adding some custom Aluminum Railing to this Bad lil unit today. What are you guys up to today? Post some pics, have a great weekend guys.
September 02
Need some help here. I got a .45lb spool of Stoody 101HG and I’ve been having trouble with the welds being really rough and also just not setting out well. Now I will say I noticed that the paperwork calls for 98/2 and all I have is either 100% Argon or 75/25. Unfortunately i had someone pick this up for me so they didn’t know. With preheat I can make them okayish. Is the gas the main culprit or am I just bad at it?
October 18
I'm doing some 1/8" 5052 & 6061 aluminum but welds and they are cracking at the beginning of the weld. I've been able to minimize the cracking, but not eliminate it. I know the cracking is caused by heat/cooling cycle, but I could use any help I can get to eliminate this problem.
September 06
00:42
Cutting some .125 Aluminum with Nitrogen instead of shop air. Makes a huge difference in cut quality
August 17
Anybody know anything about rapid arc? Using a Lincoln power wave s500 I'm working in manufacturing so quality is important, until it slows down production. I've been going through different trim and ultimarc settings generally around 1.03-1.06 and the ultimarc I kinda am all over the place -2.0-+10.0 wire speed generally around 485-500 Ipm on 1/4"-3/8 carbon. I feel like some robots in the shop are making the power fluctuate which is extremely frustrating. Complained about it but ya'kno how that goes. I run miles of flat fillet welds and horizontal lap joints every week as fast as I can while trying to make it look good. The minimum weld size is 1/4. Any tips on how to deal with the fluctuating power that is probably not ever going to change? Any tips on better settings for this fast paced environment to get pretty welds fast? for pmig and/or rapid arc. Pics for critique and suggestions. Have a couple videos but it won't let me attach.
September 09
Welded some of the parts I plasma cut with Nitrogen today. A game changer!!!
Minimal prep, and welds really nicely. Basically prep it like you would a laser cut part, de burr the edges, acetone wipe and go.
August 21
00:14
If you don't know what you are doing you can always compensate with too many trucks :)
August 15
00:57
Robots are going to take our jobs 😂 The table is more useful than the robot. Older employees said the robot was a piece of junk. It's just collecting dust in the shop. An expensive paper weight.
July 20
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Finally took time to get my spool gun installed. Only downside is (provided I installed correctly, I went by Lincoln’s directions and even they stated this) it seems the wire feed on the front of the machine has no effect on the spool gun and the only WFS adjustment is a numberless dial on the back of the gun. But hoping to run some test beads in a couple of minutes!
Edit: attached are the first beads I’ve run with it. Never touched a spool gun before and this is on just some old scrap 1/4 aluminum plate a customer had me remove and I kept. Running about 10cfh on argon, E setting on my machine (A-G settings) and no clue on wire feed. Machine called for 400 for .035 4043 on 3/16 so I just guesstimated it and dialed it down a bit. Any advice?
July 31
Anyone else using a Miller Digital Infinity? Pretty good helmet, nice and light, decent headgear, but I've been getting flashed lately. Despite having the sensitivity up at 9 and running high current spray transfer mig (obvs insanely bright), the helmet still wants to cut in and out while I'm welding. Not sure what the issue is or if anyone has had problems with this helmet.