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    welding gas for aluminium question

    how critical is it that the gas be argon, i mean if you run out of argon can you just use some argo shield universal ttill your bottle is refilled and if not why not, what does the normal gas do to...
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    unimig jasic welders

    has anyone had any experience with these, you can get them as a black badged unimg box or for 400 cheaper you can get thesame welder in an orange box, im chasing a relatively portable welder for...
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    ] couldnt help but agree with what graham...

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    couldnt help but agree with what graham says, i have spent a considerable amount of time and frustration(the more expensive of the two as it tends to make you throw things) trying to get these...
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    thats pretty exxy for hf start, i will say this...

    thats pretty exxy for hf start, i will say this however hf start is your training wheels with tig, scratch start is very frustrating for beginners in my experience teaching students, those on the hf...
  5. i hope your not thinking of welding 10-12mm ally...

    i hope your not thinking of welding 10-12mm ally with it, i reckon you'ld be pushing to burn 5mm with 180 amps, i know that a rough rule of thumb is 30a per mm, as for a watercooled torch your only...
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    no takers?

    no takers?
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    double pulse?

    ok i understand what pulse does in a welder but what is double pulse or pulse on pulse and what does it do for the weld, has anybody out there had a play with one of these?
    thanks for any info
    sean
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    my house must be out of the norm then as i just...

    my house must be out of the norm then as i just went and checked and it has 40a breakers, hopefully the wiring is up to it then, not that i have much on any circuit then would draw that much, i...
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    hf start is absolutely worth any extra money in a...

    hf start is absolutely worth any extra money in a tig, scratch and lift are alright if thats what you already have but hf tig, its like welding sheet metal with a mig after youve been using stick ...
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    probably hard wired into the plug socket, with...

    probably hard wired into the plug socket, with 250amp migs we have done this to get more power out of them, after all your household power circuits can supply up to 40amps provided that nothing else...
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    really appreciate that information, i am looking...

    really appreciate that information, i am looking at building a 45ft ally sailing cat and would prefer not to go down the 3 ph if i could help but i would like to have the pretty pulse look of the...
  12. Thread: pulse migs

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    how much does an inverter like this pull and what...

    how much does an inverter like this pull and what fo they cost?
    sean
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    where can the info on this fronius 240v pulse...

    where can the info on this fronius 240v pulse welder be found?
    sean
  14. Thread: pulse migs

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    i tkae it then that nobody has any more info than...

    i tkae it then that nobody has any more info than i do, i have been looking fo rhte last couple of days but all ive been able to find is this and its in the uk...
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    pulse migs

    i dont suppose anyone out there can tell me what brands of welders there are out there available as 240v pulse migs?
    thanks sean
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    cleaning aluminium

    i have recently purchased a secondhand boom that i wish to use on my boat i have stripped off all the fittings and am going to tig up holes, there are a few places where corrosion has eaten into the...
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    do you use ac or dc tig for brass copper?sean

    do you use ac or dc tig for brass copper?sean
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    getting welding tickets

    just thought id say hi to all, i found this forum the other day and wish id found it ages ago as it would have saved me some headscratching.
    i got into welding as i had to teach myself to tig weld...
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