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RE: New Welder - Roadracer_Al - 02-15-2016
I like your sharpener, nice lateral thinking.
I just remembered a thing called "chemical sharpener". I got some when I first started welding -- you get the tip hot, and dip it into the chem sharp powder and an exothermic chemical reaction takes place, eroding the tip into a point. Smells terrible, and probably isn't too smart to use indoors, but if I were 30 feet up a ladder, I'd use it.
RE: New Welder - pepi - 02-15-2016
Willie,
You say some funny stuff right there, the dremel tool look a like was handy for the purposes you state.. For me I need to grind 5 electrodes at once cause as a boot I dip the damn things consistently. I need the work area of the bench cause I always go and grind me a pound of tungsten.
The chain saw blade sharpener is a single use tool, smaller than a bench grinder and still have full usage of the bench grinder.
I still have this laying around if anyone cares to make an offer ... it is new . PM me
Greg
RE: New Welder - EdK - 02-15-2016
So I got stuff coming to make use of the welder but completely forgot about filler metal. What should I get for steel filler metal? I'm not even going to worry about aluminum for now.
Ed
RE: New Welder - f350ca - 02-15-2016
Coat hangers.
RE: New Welder - Highpower - 02-15-2016
(02-15-2016, 02:59 PM)pepi Wrote: For me I need to grind 5 electrodes at once cause as a boot I dip the damn things consistently.
Same here Greg. I don't do too bad with steel normally, but I swear my TIG torch is magnetically attracted to aluminum somehow. Jumps right up from the work and crawls up the electrode all by itself.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
RE: New Welder - pepi - 02-15-2016
I would suggest 1/16 (mig wire in a tube)...And get Acetone, to wipe the wielding area.
Tig loves clean, bright surfaces or joints, not as forgiving as stick, or mig wielding. Get the slag off the metal. Never use brake cleaner fumes are very toxic.
Cheers,
Greg
RE: New Welder - Highpower - 02-15-2016
(02-15-2016, 09:28 PM)f350ca Wrote: Coat hangers.
Oxy/Acetelyne after wire brushing them clean to remove the lacquer coating - sure. Been there done that. But for TIG?
I don't there there are much deoxidizers in coat hanger wire for some reason.
RE: New Welder - Highpower - 02-15-2016
(02-15-2016, 07:12 PM)EdK Wrote: What should I get for steel filler metal?
I agree with pepi. ER70S-2 is what you want.
RE: New Welder - Roadracer_Al - 02-15-2016
My local welding shop always seems to be out of what I'm looking for -- ER70S-2 or ER70-6 so I get the other. They say one flows better in the puddle due to more of some alloying agent, but honestly, I can't detect much of a difference.
Drycleaning coathangers are fine to get up to experiment with -- just make sure you get the paint off first. They're a little thicker in diameter than 1/16" TIG filler rod, so your puddle will be a little chunkier.
RE: New Welder - Mayhem - 02-16-2016
My coat hangers are plastic, although I do have some wooden ones...