timberwolf
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Mig does not crack bad, must have done a dozen pipes with mig, just if you grind it too much to try to make it look nice then you can have problems.
going to build a pipe for my 660
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breymeyerfam
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oh well, i plan on tackin with mig then oxy, cause ithink it will look alot better.
gink595
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If you lived closer to me I would let you use a sweet little lincoln Inverter tig, It would perform awesome on that thing. Your still welcome to but you'll have to drive a couple hours+/-.
Metals406
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Looking good so far! Can't wait to see the finished product!
Are you done yet?:greenchainsaw:
Metals406
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I told you impatience was a virtue! LOL
Metals406
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troutfisher
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That's exactly how I do it, tack the pieces together with the MIG, then move to the bench and Oxy Weld.
breymeyerfam
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couldn't get oxy to work out. had to weld all with mig. didn't weld up as nice as I would have liked, but its welded. Still need to fab the flange and support bracket. *pics to come when my :censored:in internet isn't all screwed up.
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Metals406
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Gas welding is harder than a lot of people think... It take some time to get the knack.
Ya got pictures of the pipe welded up? :drool::drool:
timberwolf
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Thin is not easy and gas on top of that, lots of weldors that can do solid structural work are in left field when it comes to sheet metal.
Have you filled it with water to check for leaks? Often with mig a litle zap hear and there is waranted.
Have you filled it with water to check for leaks? Often with mig a litle zap hear and there is waranted.
breymeyerfam
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I use ta could oxy, but been probably 10 years and never this thin. I kept having problems with poping. I think not having a small enough tip meant I had to run the pressure low which caused my problems. pulled out some 1/8 and was able to run a decent bead...
breymeyerfam
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not yet. tomorrow, when I weld up the flange a support
gink595
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I use ta could oxy, but been probably 10 years and never this thin. I kept having problems with poping. I think not having a small enough tip meant I had to run the pressure low which caused my problems. pulled out some 1/8 and was able to run a decent bead...
Did you equalize your gas pressures on your regulators?? Also did you have a flux?
breymeyerfam
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breymeyerfam
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what do you mean equalizing the pressures? and no flux.
timberwolf
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I think you want a tip like 000 or 0000 depending on what brand of torch, even then it could stand to be smaller yet to keep presure up. You at about 3 psi and 3 psi to start?
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breymeyerfam
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a was at 3 but o was a little higher. I thought about brazing a tip shut and redrilling SMALL and working up in size to get the right tip.
parrisw
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Nice work so far. Looks cool. How do you figure out proper volumes for the pipe?
