wade

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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

Agtronic

I'll post a pic later when I go to the shop. But post a pic of your setup, I'm curious to see.

RadekSkylark

Here's is my setup, pretty much the same you'll have

SR9 torch with weldcraft large gas lens + #12 cup



When I first got that cup I was shocked :D It was huge... but now it seems normal, and everything smaller - tiny

Good luck!

HellaFab

CK large diameter gas lense (1 1/8" iirc) on a WP #17 torch. air cooled.


I need to get some more lenses.... i cracked mine.

ToxicFabrication

Wade, you already know mine, sent you pics twice! Haha

Glen_63

The insulator on your 26 isn't the right one, and your #20 looks weird too.

wade

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Thanks! I'm awaiting my insulator. Mine looks like Rades. How much are those clear lens setups?

HellaFab

pretty $.


for the lense, insulator, cup and collet it was $80.

ToxicFabrication

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.

CRMB

Most common torch we use is a pencil torch, the WT-20P.

HellaFab

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.

Boosted_B_Series

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

CRMB

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.

RickyLee53

I found exactly the same thing. Waste of money.

You'll need forearms like popeye to hold the weight of the cable I would have thought.

9295EJ-t

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typical weapon of choice

russianvr4

same exact setup i use and LOVE It!

AllMotrGoesSlwr

I can't get a good hang of welding with a 12. It seems too wide for moving around tight spaces.

9295EJ-t

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but you can hang the tungsten out at least an inch making maneuvering super easy (as long as nothing is bumping the cup)

AllMotrGoesSlwr

I understand that, but it seems like I am always clanking it into ****. I just can't hang with the big cups, man.

Boosted_B_Series

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.

Luserkid

My setups for everything but AL.

batboyvaj

What are you guys using for your argon flow rates with the #12 cup?

Agtronic

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 ...

Boosted_B_Series

I normally always set mine to 15 cfh. Excessive stick out, 20-25 cfh

EJAYATE

Havent seen any one post this one. Wp-125w. I use a wp-20 sometimes too.