Pics of your tig torch setup :)
I ordered my new #9 torch with a large stubby gas lens and #12 cup, but the cup looks unlike most I have seen.
If anyone here uses the same setup I just listed, could you be kind enough to post a picture of your torch please |
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I'll post a pic later when I go to the shop. But post a pic of your setup, I'm curious to see. :)
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Here's is my setup, pretty much the same you'll have ;)
SR9 torch with weldcraft large gas lens + #12 cup :) http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3681/img3683h.jpg When I first got that cup I was shocked :D It was huge... but now it seems normal, and everything smaller - tiny :) Good luck! |
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CK large diameter gas lense (1 1/8" iirc) on a WP #17 torch. air cooled.
Attachment 450421 I need to get some more lenses.... i cracked mine. |
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Wade, you already know mine, sent you pics twice! Haha
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Originally Posted by sdubfid
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wp26 aircooled and wp20 watercooled
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...d/b34bf13a.jpg |
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Thanks! I'm awaiting my insulator. Mine looks like Rades. How much are those clear lens setups?
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pretty $.
for the lense, insulator, cup and collet it was $80. |
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Those clear pyrex cups (gas savers) I have one, and used it a hand full of times. To get gas coverage comparable to a standard #12 cup I have the raise the regulator to around 40-55cfm. More like gas waster imo.
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Most common torch we use is a pencil torch, the WT-20P.
http://tectorch.com/Images%20-%20Aug...dies/wt20P.jpg |
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CRMB, i have not used a pencil torch before and have a question.... how does one HOLD the pencil torch? like a normal pencil or parallel to your forearm?
It would seem (without having used one) that the weight of the hose would be problematic when holding like a pencil without some overhead rigging to hold the weight of the hose. I have one that came with my welder, but i have never bothered trying to hook it up. |
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Hey Wade,
Here is mine, its a wp20, but its pretty much a watercooled version of a wp9. Uses the same front end parts. It has a 25ft braided hose, zip up cover and #12 gas lens. I dig it, just need one more part and I'm watercooled. Thanks for introducing me to the smaller wp9/20 and the braided rubber hoses. I like them alot better than the wp17 setup I am used to. DK Attachment 450357 |
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You hold it like a pencil. I dont remember the cables being much of a concern but it has been more then a few years since I picked up a tig torch.
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Originally Posted by ToxicFabrication
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Those clear pyrex cups (gas savers) I have one, and used it a hand full of times. To get gas coverage comparable to a standard #12 cup I have the raise the regulator to around 40-55cfm. More like gas waster imo.
Originally Posted by CRMB
(Post 46357943)
You hold it like a pencil. I dont remember the cables being much of a concern but it has been more then a few years since I picked up a tig torch.
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Originally Posted by HellaFab
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CK large diameter gas lense (1 1/8" iirc) on a WP #17 torch. air cooled.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...t/099ed5e5.jpg I need to get some more lenses.... i cracked mine. |
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I can't get a good hang of welding with a 12. It seems too wide for moving around tight spaces.
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Originally Posted by AllMotrGoesSlwr
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I can't get a good hang of welding with a 12. It seems too wide for moving around tight spaces.
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I understand that, but it seems like I am always clanking it into shit. I just can't hang with the big cups, man.
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Took me some practice to get used to the large cup, now just every now an then I need to ditch the #12 to get into tight spots. A smaller torch has helped alot.
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What are you guys using for your argon flow rates with the #12 cup?
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Nice setups!
It took me a little while to get used to the #12 also. At first it feels like you're welding with a shot glass at the end of your torch. It also takes little time to get a feel for the right gas flow rates. (True of any cup change). I use a WP-17 with the regular gas lens and a #8 for anything that doesn't need to be super clean (AL, or SS that I will clean after welding). For SS pipe and tubing that needs to come out clean, I use the large gas lens with a #12 cup. For gas flow, I use ~12 cfh for the small gas lens, or like ~20 when using more stick out, but it depends on the joint I'm welding, and where it's located etc ... For the large gas lens, I usually always set it at ~20-22 cfh. My torch has taken a beating and a half, I tend to break things when I get angry. Last time I whipped it against a chair and it hit the top of the chair back and bend into a U shape. I unbent it and it still works fine. But just recently I threw it down and the back-cap pulled out from the back and took the threads in the body out with it. So I need to get a replacement soon. Not sure if I want to get something different or not ... https://www.agtronicmotorsport.com/post/misc%20917.jpg https://www.agtronicmotorsport.com/post/misc%20916.jpg |
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Originally Posted by batboyvaj
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What are you guys using for your argon flow rates with the #12 cup?
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Havent seen any one post this one. Wp-125w. I use a wp-20 sometimes too.
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