Testing for leaks with a liquid solution is great, just a note to make sure not to use certain soapy liquids as some contain petroleum so I would always recommend an oxygen safe leak testing solution.
LOL why do you say the oxygen is green and the acetylene is red and you got the gauges hooked to the wrong tanks get your s*** together before you try and teach somebody something
Thank you for good explanation, I tried 6010 electrode, whip and pause technique in ( I)shape, also tried (U) shape technique for open root and think that U technique produce better welds as it fuse sides of the bevel as become in contact with electrode and with a pause at the bottom of the U to deposit more metal. Also slightly bigger gap produced better welds because of the weld contraction when it cools off.
What is root pass? Forgive me I'm new to this. Just started with a 6013 first time. Now trying 7018, for heavier projects right? Great video, listening to the end, it did seem hard to use the 6010 for the first time practicing with
Arc Length is obviously super important when pulse welding Aluminum as well for the same reason. I have a Yeswelder 211 Pulse welder. Amazing machine but the manual is near worthless.
Here in Europe we use 7018 and mostly 6013, recently i bought 6010 to try it, but i have big problem (undecut and burn through) , I do not get how people weld gaps with this rod.
6010 is a deep penetration electrode, used for all position welding but particularly for open root (gaps) welding. The flux is very different than 6013 or 7018. The technique is also different for this electrode. The whipping or whip and pause will allow you to fill gaps no problem.
Many first time users don't have nearly the set up you have, and aren't using 220. When I saw you hook up to your outlet I knew watching the rest of the video was not going to be useful for me.
I'm in Europe and have 6013 more easy available then 6010. Would it be advisable to run 6013 with a double 7018 on top for trailer repairs, or would this be unwise as it is different to the 6010 for penetration?
Can you please comment on the size of the fillet. I thought the larger fillet provides more strength, so mig application and the larger fillet usually made would provide better support and strength. Tig fillet size seems to usually be smaller, so less strong.
Brian, Most of the strength of a fillet weld comes from the root of the weld. Large leg fillet welds do not have the same strength as a deep root fillet. When you try to get the arc down into the root of a fillet, the welding process does it differently. Some Simple fillet weld break tests can show you how this works and the difference in strength. Larger welds than needed actually start creating other issues because of the excessive heat input into the material. Thanks!
I welded for many years using 7018 AC. (It's rated for DC also). Read the box. The advantage is the flux has a conductive material in it that when it freezes over at the end of the pass it will restrike very easy. Anyone who welds with standard 7018 knows what a problem that is having to tap the end of the rod many times to get the rod to strike, It also has the advantage of being able to run on AC which is handy when you're getting arc blow from magnetic fields. It costs slightly more but it's worth it.
Hi, I would like to get my existing Incline/Decline bench welding done with some minor adjustments.. So can you guide me, which type of welding is heavy duty.. In Google it shows TIG welding
Hey! I learned some stuff. I started using my grandpas torch set when I was a kid and unfortunately, he wasn’t well enough at the time to show me the proper way to use them. Now I do lots of heavy duty mechanic work and I still use his old torch’s. I was bored and figured I’d learn more! I always shut the acetylene off first. I’ll stop doing that. Also haven’t cleaned the tip ever. My neighbor did bout 10 years ago when he borrowed it. Cool stuff! Thanks!
