The row of dimes comes from moving forward and stopping, adding filler and then moving and stopping, adding filler. over and over and over

 

I tend to do what cody does and I like to tilt the gun so that it pre heats the area ahead of the weld puddle.

 

That one i bought from TSC is anyone knows what that is, its here in indiana. i looked through a northern tools mag and seen one that looks the same but with a diff name.

those two blade rollers (they are red in the pic) move in and out so it is more then 8in id guess when you push both all the way in. id measure for ya but its to late to do anything but sleep

 

I think mine is rated at like 7.5" or something like that. I had my collector tubes 6" long when I cut them and there was plenty of room. I used/owned one of the cheaper saws before.. it did a decent job and was really handy to have around. But for what I am looking to do it was not practical. So I layed out the coin for a better one.. If your someone looking to make a manifold for yourself or for a few freinds contact someone on here and just buy a collector. I have not figured out prices yet but I will probably sell unwelded ones for pretty cheap. Cody posted prices for his welded but you could probably buy just the cut tubes for alot less. After all welding it yourself is the fun part.

As for technic.. I normally start a puddle.. dip the rod.. then move the torch a little and pause for the puddle to flow.. then dip and repeat.. With aluminum I do the same thing but since alum sucks up the heat so fast you have to start out hotter and then lower the amps as you go.. This is where a foot/finger control comes into play.

 

just incase anyone wanted to know, southern tool has that exact same JET bandsaw on sale right now for $883.00 with free freight

http://www.southern-tool.com/s....html

 

ok my frickin miller18SD finally got hooked up today, i started to prepare the tungsten the guy at the weldinshop got me this powder stuff where i get the tungsten red hot and you dip it in and the chemicals react and gt the tungsten nice n sharp, at first it was welding fine, i took theexhaust pipe i mig welded b4 and mlted the fillter from the mig etcc etcc, and after that i figured my tungste was contaminated .. i used a set of cutters and cu the tungsten and it split it,how are you supposed to cut the tungstens ??


i sharpened the tungsten again and my welder would " pulse" for me en when its floored.

now it doesnt really penetreate anything or met anything .. tungsten problem ?? i even had the welder turned up to 100 amps !!! tips anyone ?

 

I just sharpen mine with a belt sander then weld... Is your machine setup to pulse? I don't believe mine has that function.. Read your instruction manual front to back..

 

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yeah i sharpened mine with a belt sander also .. how do yout ell if the tungsten is contaminated ?? i used the powder sutff, then it left a white substance on it so i said **** it and used the belt sander. i dont think my m achine is set up to pulse unless i gotta open it up and play with stuff. also how do you cut your tungsten ?

 

yea i have a 6" grinding wheel dedicated to my tungsten grinding habits . As far as cutting goes, it depends on how thick it is, usually you can cut it with a nice sharp pair of dykes(sp?) or what i do if im not in a confined area is use a 7" back cap so i can keep a tungsten as long as it comes and just keep pulling it down and grinding it.

-Brian W.

 

http://www.turbomustangs.com/f...=8872

 

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that is funny! his beads look pretty good for the equipment!

 

that's pretty cool

 

thats some creative **** there

 

i kept on griding downt he tungsten and sharpened it up and all and it worked good !!! thanks guys

 

soo .. how are these DIMES achieved ?? i find it hard to move the fillter aroudn when i dip it in =T i need new tungsten haha ill go grab one toamrrow n practice some more

 

you don't move the filler around.. just stick it right in... it will automatically form rolls.. if its not your using too much heat.

 

EVERY coil = 1 dip. Took me awhile to figure this out, because nobody would share it anywhere
everyone was like "GO to welding class for 3 years to work up to TIG."
Umm...no thanx, I have no interest in all the other processes right now

 

Yes this board has come along way in the past year.. The only advice I got when I first started was that my welds look like I was using a 9v battery and some speaker wire.. "Someone" was just pissed because I "copied".. Its nice to see people helping out.

 

welding forum! Todd as moderator!

 

hehe.. I'm just curious whats going to happen when there is 15 people making and selling the same type of stuff. With any luck we will figure out a way to get prices down..

 

Good point. I think Im heading in a little seperate direction, so I will be VERY VERY limited on the custom stuff shh dont tell anyone.
Heres something a little more ON TOPIC. B16a manifold for a friend. I stole his to get a job done that NEEDED to get done, and promise a good manifold to replace it
Its not done yet, need the TB flange, as well as an IACV adapter. Vacuum manifold will be used instead of a million tiny lines all over.



Needs porting, but Ill wait till I can find a air grinder, dremels take too long.

 

Looks good. I need to quit my job so I can spend all day making fun stuff..

 

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this is what happens when your supplier screws up a MAJOR order, and you have no materials to make manifolds(hopefully fedex comes today). This **** is whats driving me nutty...ive got two hours into this one so far...

 

Is that a new flange or cut off the stock intake? What are you using for the TB flange?

 

So what are some usefull tips on welding aluminum? I ahve got a little end tank project coming up and want to know a few tips.


Tinker, your intake mani looks great!

Rob