v8killaz

2" alum. talk about heat

beetledeuce

Just finished this off

lostforawhile

every time I look at the worst fabrication thread I have to come here to unsee what I've seen there

Alex L.

Awesome work guys!

AaronLarsen

beetledeuce

Now that is some stunning aluminium work!

rvs51

That aluminum makes me jealous. I haven't got the technic down on those outside corner welds like that.

v8killaz

helps alot with a good machine with all the adjustable settings freq balance and wavelength whatnot

rvs51

Thought this turned out good.

typeR_s

Hi, I've never posted any of my work anywhere but figured this would be a good place to start

typeR_s

2

typeR_s

3

darkzschneider

Some sch10 I welded a couple days ago.

lostforawhile

I love this thread

ShaudFAB

+1 Great thread.

98vtec

anyone here using an everlast 250ex and want to give some opinions? I know the torch and pedal arent exactly desireable and people have modified the machine for WP and a better pedal but im between a Miller diversion 180 and the Everlast and im having a hard time. I know the miller is less powerful but it already has a nice torch and pedal where as the Everlast would end up over the cost of the Miller. This is standard hobby stuff, AL and stainless manifolds and roll cages. The miller is rated to 4.8mm thickness for AL and stainless so it would suit anything i needed it to.

ShaudFAB

NICE!

bks84

iTrader: (9)

what type of tungsten and size of filler do you guys prefer on Aluminum?

Im using the E3 w/3/32" 4043 and feel like there has to be something better out there. Im not a fan on E3, wandering start ups mostly. Im looking for a tighter bead, for running stringers, so I can get more stringer beads on my practice pieces. Trivial, i know.

Ive been told to use 2% Thoriated? Is that correct?

rvs51

I was proud for my first attempt.

that-guy

I use 2% Lanthanated on everything

bks84

iTrader: (9)

Wish I would've saw your reply yesterday I picked up some thoriated and pure. Along with a flow meter and different gloves.

Caoboy

I've been welding for a total of....21 hours. Taking an Arc/Gas welding class through the local community college. After this semester ends I'll be enrolling in Cal Trade Welding School.

So far, these are my 'best' welds.

This is a 6010 horizontal position 3 pass (supposed to be) joint weld. My electrode angles were a little too close to 90 on the fillet passes, resulting in a little too much space between the welds. The instructor had me run another 3 overlapping passes to fill in the bit of space and marked it good for credit.



Same thing, but a 7018 electrode. This is only 3 passes though, done properly enough to get credit.



To pass for credit we aren't striving for perfect welds. It's totally a beginner 'learn how to stick metal together' course.

aluthman

I love this thread. Some of the aluminum welding in here is just straight-up ****!

joey1320

This is ART right here

98vtec

I finally made a decision on a welder and it came in yesterday. Decided to jump on into getting in broken in and getting a feel for it.



First bead with aluminum


Then I started working in runs and the starts and stops were giving me a little trouble at getting it uniform



Granted this was my first night with the machine I was happy with out of the box settings. Played with pps as well which is a really cool feature to have

Since i cant see the amperage, i decided to start a video log with my gopro. a video journal or sorts that i can review after time in the shop. Getting comfortable is something i am going to have to figure out. the chair i had wasnt optimal but it was better than the 5gallon bucket i had LOL. And i found its harder to slide your arms down wood than it is metal so ill be picking up a stainless top for my bench on saturday only with some practice scraps from a local fab shop.

I am really happy with my purchase and the guys i dealt with at my local welding supply (Craig @ WESCO) were amazing in helping me every step of the way. Cant thank the guys up there enough.