dern
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 07:53 AM |
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Originally posted by wilkingjPS... It looks 10 times better than my welding. What Gas are you using?.
Thank you. I picked up a
couple of argon mix cylinders from halford for 7 quid each and haven't got through the first one yet. I did get a free co2 with the machine so
will try that sometime soon for a comparison.
All the best,
Mark
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James
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| posted on 13/10/04 at 10:38 AM |
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Pete,
I got it in the ear just the other day actually- weld spatter that is!
Had a lump land on my lower lip too couple of weeks ago.
All caused by tacking stuff together without a mask! 
Most painful bit though was a lump that went into my shoe- you certainly do a new and funky dance whilst trying to get that out I tell you!
Atb,
James
[Edited on 13/10/04 by James]
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blueshift
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| posted on 13/10/04 at 11:35 AM |
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I had a blob go down the back of my shoe while arc welding. not entirely sure how. neat little hole in my sock now. (I only have one sock)
What's the most interesting place you've had it? 
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dern
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| posted on 16/10/04 at 11:43 AM |
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gas
I just finished off my first bottle of argon and tried the free CO2 bottle that came with the machine. The difference is astounding. Suddenly the
thing spits intermittently while welding, it's all a bit frisky and my welds look like sh*t.
If you're just starting out learning to weld stick with argon mix, it makes your life so much easier imho.
Maybe when I'm accomplished enough I'll go back to trying CO2 but for now I can't see the point of making life even more difficult
for myself.
All the best,
Mark
PS. on technique... if I make a pass and it looks kind of thin in places or I've blown a hole I've got into the habit of staying on the
power and doubling back and filling in. It's difficult to explain but it feels like filling in with a pen... I'm almost stiring the weld
pool if you like and drawing around a hole which closes the hole up or fills in a thin bit. Everything gets pretty hot when I do this and I do get a
pretty substantial weld. Is this a good idea or should I let the join cool off and fill it in then? It strikes me if I do the former I'm not
laying on join over join but simply keeping the original weld pool going. Does that make sense and does it sound right?
[Edited on 16/10/04 by dern]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/10/04 at 11:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
My worst one was spatter in the ear, it fizzed for ages. I don't know how it got in there but it was scary and painful.
I fully sympathise, I've suffered exactly the same torture. It fizz's and burn in your ear for what seems like forever, and of course
there is no way of getting it out.
Something I have been caught out with was not through welding but angle grinding. The shower of sparks can travel big distances, in my case all the
way to a jam jar of thinners with some brushes in...
[Edited on 16/10/04 by MikeRJ]
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blueshift
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| posted on 16/10/04 at 01:19 PM |
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I've been doing some angle grinding before now and looked up to see a bundle of wire wool smouldering away..
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/10/04 at 01:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
if you havent got 9EW lens in you mask - get one
Mark, just popped into Machine Mart this morning and got a 9EW filter along with a head mounted mask. The difference compared to the 11EW is amazing,
I can actually see what the wire is pointing to before I squeeze the trigger (several of my welds have started somewhat of-course before
now!).
Is this filter quite safe for MIGing though? It's so much more transparent, and my eyes are one of the few bits of myself I tend to really
worry about
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Peteff
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| posted on 16/10/04 at 02:20 PM |
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If you can see a bright blob after you've stopped, like when you look at a lightbulb, you need to go up a grade but a 9 should be o.k. up to 150
amps unless you have sensitive eyes.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/10/04 at 02:29 PM |
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Cheers Pete, seems to be ok at the moment. I don't have to get so close to the action to see whats happening anyway, so I suppose that
compensates a great deal.
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