Has anyone used a brand of Dual Shield (FCAW) Electrode call "Diamond Spark" I heard a sales man came to the shop and had an employee test it. Salesman said that you did not have to chip off the slag because it would rise to the top after each pass over. No slag inclusion. It was cheaper than the Lincoln electrode and rated for structural AWS D 1.8 I did research and it is a German company.
March 21
👋 Hello, I’ve been welding for about 11 years. From pipeline to shops I’ve bounced around a lot chasing that pot of gold. I want to start up with aluminum, and that’s the main reason why I’m here. Didn’t go to welding school, weldingtipsandtricks on YouTube years ago got me into my first spot.
March 25
Had to fit and weld a 30 foot handrail with 45 degree cuts and angles. No table long enough so I had to work on the ground. Used band saw and chop saw to make cuts. Foreman did not even know how to fit it up. 😂
March 26
How would you guys go about welding the center of this? 😅
It’s schedule 40- 1.5” pipe (aluminum)
March 26
Team finished the 50 foot bridge section at my job. Very cool seeing how they moved it. My first time being a part of a project this big. Can't wait to see what kind of truck that will move it.
February 01
This is the housing of the boilers I am welding, I guess it’s a lot smaller than some other guys here are producing! ✌️
February 09
I wanted to share a very advanced technique I have been working on since I started tig welding.
Not everyone can do it, takes alot of focus to perfect.
I was working on a $1500 Gearbox and snapped a hex bit off flush in a fastener. Rather than scrap it.
Light up on it, let it heat cycle. About heat cycle number 3 let it start to puddle nice tight arc. Here's where things get real. Slam the pedal to the floor and simultaneously bury your tungsten in the bit. Immediately let off. Even if this doesn't work trust me you will find satisfaction. It just feels so right.
Loosen the collet body leaving the tungsten behind. Let things cool off and pull her out.
It's taken years of practice, lots of tungsten, trust me you too can do it!
I like to call this hail mary, sink or swim.
February 21
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Oil to water heat exchanger.
Got a chance to weld on these 3/4 s.s tube ends to this carbon head plate. It was so dirty oil keep coming out, after stoping oil and Welding I found every time I would weld on a thin spot the weld would pop,
Pretty frustrating, I used the CK machine with a pluse tig feature it helped a lot but, in the end it was the tube expander that did the trick.