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[pwtr02ss]

That’s awesome! I have some on the way!

Spent almost all my class tonight cutting 9* pie cuts out of a 2’ piece of 4”, .070 wall aluminum tube. I have 25 cuts that are 1/2” at the smallest part. The shape in this pic is not how they will be welded I just taped them together for proof of concept and easy of transport.

Also a random pic of a decent set of T joint beads I did tonight, I have about 8 hours of actual tig experience at this point.

Excellent work! Nice puddle and ***********

You'll get the rythm down quickly. Once you get past the "oh shit, its starting to pop and not turn red" phase, you'll master the rest quickly.

Getting used to the material not changing color was challenging for me at first. Its been 15 years since I've tig welded. I hope to get a machine one day and get back into it.

Wait until you do something like stainless...you'll wonder why you even bothered with aluminum lol

 

[Dantheman1540]

Excellent work! Nice puddle and ***********

You'll get the rythm down quickly. Once you get past the "oh shit, its starting to pop and not turn red" phase, you'll master the rest quickly.

Getting used to the material not changing color was challenging for me at first. Its been 15 years since I've tig welded. I hope to get a machine one day and get back into it.

Wait until you do something like stainless...you'll wonder why you even bothered with aluminum

I've heard that stainless has a runny puddle, burns super easy, and any color more than gold is actually to much heat. I've yet to get to it yet so all that is just rumors lol. Stainless is the other thing I really want to do so I can't wait to do it next. Hopefully, I can learn a lot of this pie cut intake and make one out of stainless that's even better.

 

[pwtr02ss]

I've heard that stainless has a runny puddle, burns super easy, and any color more than gold is actually to much heat. I've yet to get to it yet so all that is just rumors lol. Stainless is the other thing I really want to do so I can't wait to do it next. Hopefully, I can learn a lot of this pie cut intake and make one out of stainless that's even better.

The look is more what I was getting at. Its so much prettier when done right

 

[Dantheman1540]

The look is more what I was getting at. Its so much prettier when done right

Oh I agree I can’t wait to get to it!

 

[pwtr02ss]

I just realized it censored pen-etration

 

[Rocket Man]

I just realized it censored pen-etration

I was trying to figure out what the word was so thanks. Couldn’t get that one lol.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Going to pick up one of these Harbour freight saws today at lunch, it should be good enough to cut thin aluminum tube.



Heres one of my better welds last night, its not hard to make a strong weld, it's hard to make a purty one.

 

[pwtr02ss]

Heres one of my better welds last night, its not hard to make a strong weld, it's hard to make a purty one.

I can only get so hard this early...

She's a beaut Clark

 

[Rocket Man]

I can only get hard this early...

She's a beaut Clark

FYP. Looks great Dan.

 

[Dantheman1540]

I can only get so hard this early...

She's a beaut Clark

Thank man! I love doing this Everlast has a $100 off right now so I might pick up their 185DV, gonna have to run 220v to the shop tho grrr.

https://www.everlastgenerators.com/product/tig-stick/powertig-185dv