Modified by JDMs1eeper at 1:20 AM 9/26/2006

 

Looks pretty good

 

get started on my manifold biatch. I'm expecting full race quality here.

 

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thanks man

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haha matt... Your HF manifold w/ WRX turbo setup is da bomb

 

how od you get that root pass , when i try that all i do is fill the whole gap

 

You know it. I suspect my hf outflows any tubular manifold. OEM is where its at son.

 

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I PMed you

 

I wish I had 2 more hands so I could give Brad's welds

 

The welds are badass

 

good stuff brad. a lil more practice and we'll start getting you to work on stuff for the z!

 

The z can only take the best

 

switch to a lense and get a bigger cup with more post flow.

 

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thanks Ill try that

 

Looks pretty good. I agree with RTernie about the lense...but i think that cup youre using should be fine. Just hold the torch above the weld for a second after you extenguish the arc.

And i would turn the heat down a **** hair and use a little more filler. Youre cutting into it too much right now. Were the pipes beveled? If so then you never want to bring the arc to the landing(top of the bevel) on a root. This will give you an inconsistant overlap on the cap and weaken the weld. Good luck man...looks like youre a natural

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sCeRaXn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks pretty good. I agree with RTernie about the lense...but i think that cup youre using should be fine. Just hold the torch above the weld for a second after you extenguish the arc.

And i would turn the heat down a **** hair and use a little more filler. Youre cutting into it too much right now. Were the pipes beveled? If so then you never want to bring the arc to the landing(top of the bevel) on a root. This will give you an inconsistant overlap on the cap and weaken the weld. Good luck man...looks like youre a natural </TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks, I'm going to the welder's supply today to purchase a glass lense. The pipes were beveled, so I'll try to keep the arche away from the landing also.

Thanks for your comments so far I'll make a couple changes and see how it goes

 

cap that son bitch!

you just may be a welder one day boy!

 

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you just may be a welder one day boy! </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha, I will tonight

I went to the supply store today and this is what i got. They didnt have a "glass Lense" but said i coudl order one. What they had was a "Gas Lense". Would this work better then the normal style collet body /cup Ive been using?

 

ok new welds.

First pics are of the 1st root pass w/ the new gass lense & cup.





Second pic is of the 2nd pass , cap.





What do you guys think?

--brad

 

lookin good, my pointers helpin ya?

 

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Welding for Dummies: 101 jk

 

looks good! where on the east coast are ya! im in florida, and i get welding supplies for uber cheap! let me know!

 

Richmond, Virginia

 

lookin good, i may need one of those gas lenses as well

 

Lookin better man

It almost looks like your weave is inconsistant from top to bottom(on the cap). It looks like youre cutting in on the top, then getting non-fusion on the bottom. Youre most likely staying too long at the top then pulling the weld pool to the bottom then back up quickly. You need to go to the top and stay until you see the filler melt in...then slowly drag to the bottom and watch the filler melt in...then go back up and keep repeating that process. You can tell by the shape of the "stacks" in the weld that youre moving at an incosistant rate. But this all comes with practice.

Try not to focus too much on technique at first. Just do what feels comfortable until youre used to it...then start on technique. Getting comfortable with holding the torch and the wire is the first thing you should concentrate on. When i was first tought how to weld the guy made me hold the torch a certain way...and i SUCKED. I was so shitty that i almost quit. Then one day i said expletive IT and held the torch a different way. My welds looked 1000x's better and i actually came from behind to finish all of my welding tests before anyone. Being comfortable is the key to making pretty welds.

BTW-Your welds look REALLY good for a beginner

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sCeRaXn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Lookin better man

It almost looks like your weave is inconsistant from top to bottom(on the cap). It looks like youre cutting in on the top, then getting non-fusion on the bottom. Youre most likely staying too long at the top then pulling the weld pool to the bottom then back up quickly. You need to go to the top and stay until you see the filler melt in...then slowly drag to the bottom and watch the filler melt in...then go back up and keep repeating that process. You can tell by the shape of the "stacks" in the weld that youre moving at an incosistant rate. But this all comes with practice.

Try not to focus too much on technique at first. Just do what feels comfortable until youre used to it...then start on technique. Getting comfortable with holding the torch and the wire is the first thing you should concentrate on. When i was first tought how to weld the guy made me hold the torch a certain way...and i SUCKED. I was so shitty that i almost quit. Then one day i said expletive IT and held the torch a different way. My welds looked 1000x's better and i actually came from behind to finish all of my welding tests before anyone. Being comfortable is the key to making pretty welds.

BTW-Your welds look REALLY good for a beginner </TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks for the comments Ill practice what you said.

on a side note, now if only I could cut pipe decent to start my collector. Blah... what i nightmare.

glad i ordered one from BMC haha


Modified by JDMs1eeper at 11:51 PM 4/18/2006