Tig 102

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

You know this is like GOLFING.... a golfer can hit a ball with a chunk of wood 'cause he's got the stroke.


The rest of us... not so much! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Golf is EASY...........TIG is f'ing DIFFICULT!

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Sieg

That is a "fine" 3.5" wheel......Harbor Freight fine.

I've found that if I'm wearing my TIG gloves I can hold light pressure on the tungsten with one hand and spin it with the other..........can't do it smoothly with bare hands.

Regarding both ends........To quote one of my past employee's frequent statement "now why didn't I think of that?"

the way that I F*** em up, they never fit back in the collet. LOL

I just grind all of them and have spares within reach. Be sure to wear a mask with that stuff Scott, tungsten dust is very bad for you.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

You know this is like GOLFING.... a golfer can hit a ball with a chunk of wood 'cause he's got the stroke.


The rest of us... not so much! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Greg, what causes the coloration? I noticed when I played with my gas flow (decrease with lense) I started seeing color change not only with Stainless but on chromoly too. Is it from gas cooling? Lack of perhaps?

[stephen wilson]

IIRC, color change relates to the material temperature when it loses shielding gas. I know 4130 turns purple when a bit too hot. You can watch the color "bloom" when shielding gas post-flow ends.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

Greg, what causes the coloration? I noticed when I played with my gas flow (decrease with lense) I started seeing color change not only with Stainless but on chromoly too. Is it from gas cooling? Lack of perhaps?

Sorry Vince I didn't see your post --- weird --- sometimes Lat G doesn't send an email with a post in a thread I'm following....



So when you say it changes color --- it depends on what color it's changing to. So the best way to answer is for you to have a reference to go to which shows various bad and good welds -- aluminum - chrome moly - and stainless steel.... so just scroll down and see and compare.



http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...-guide-graphic

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

.... so just scroll down and see and compare.

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...-guide-graphic

Hmmm.......all of those look familiar except the proper ones........

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Sorry Vince I didn't see your post --- weird --- sometimes Lat G doesn't send an email with a post in a thread I'm following....



So when you say it changes color --- it depends on what color it's changing to. So the best way to answer is for you to have a reference to go to which shows various bad and good welds -- aluminum - chrome moly - and stainless steel.... so just scroll down and see and compare.



http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...-guide-graphic

picture from the miller site

No problem, I know your a busy man.

I guess its normal.
my chromoly and stainless welds look similar.... rainbow-ish

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Hmmm.......all of those look familiar except the proper ones........

I hate that when it happens -- and sadly for me --- it happens A LOT!!!

OMG..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

picture from the miller site

No problem, I know your a busy man.

I guess its normal.
my chromoly and stainless welds look similar.... rainbow-ish

Yeah Vince -- I'm just swamped with work..... I think it took me 3 days to load the refer in the rig to go to Thunderhill this weekend (funny how "work" swells to fill the time allotted to it!).... oh yeah --- then I had to go run a few hundred rounds thru the new Wilson before the trip -- gotta make sure she's ready to run if she's needed.... Oh and then I had to order t shirts from Jody so I'm ready for SEMA....

[Vince@Meanstreets]

lol, like i said, your a busy guy.....only a hundred? going easy on it are you?

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

lol, like i said, your a busy guy.....only a hundred? going easy on it are you?

100.........It's a recoil thing.