davie h
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| posted on 5/1/09 at 09:55 PM |
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mig welding ally
thought i would give it a try got some wire and a botlle of argon from machine mart (vat free on sunday)
first attempt
and then played with the wire speed and power which gave this
what do you think
Davie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24179682@N04/?saved=1
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blakep82
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| posted on 5/1/09 at 10:01 PM |
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not bad. not the prettiest of welds i'm sure you'll agree, but looks like a bit more practice and it could be pretty good
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Howlor
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| posted on 5/1/09 at 10:05 PM |
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Looks pretty good for mig and a first attempt. Is it the same technique as mild steel?
I don't think you'd trust yourself to weld the wings on a 747 just yet!
Steve
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davie h
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| posted on 5/1/09 at 10:12 PM |
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i had to move a lot faster when welding the ally than welding steel. my son sleeps above the garage so had to give up for the night so with a bit more
practice and a few more tweeks of wire speed and power setting hopefully it will get better. hope to cut and shut my zetec sump.
Davie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24179682@N04/?saved=1
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jacko
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| posted on 5/1/09 at 10:16 PM |
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Up the power and wire speed it needs to be higher then steel
Jacko
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davie h
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| posted on 5/1/09 at 10:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Up the power and wire speed it needs to be higher then steel
Jacko
think i have the power right but gave up for the night for the next try i was going to up the wire speed a bit
Davie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24179682@N04/?saved=1
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BenB
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| posted on 6/1/09 at 09:57 AM |
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Ooooh- that looks quite tidy actually. Might give it a go for tack welding my airbox together!!
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davie h
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| posted on 6/1/09 at 11:41 AM |
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it looks better up close than the pic shows and for less than £20 worth a try
Davie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24179682@N04/?saved=1
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