In reply to OjaiM5 :
Thanks man, I feel like these are my best work to date.
In reply to OjaiM5 :
Thanks man, I feel like these are my best work to date.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:
welding is the only time I suffer from too much penetration
This made me lol at work, thanks for that... ;)
Spent the first 6 hours of garage day doing 3 seasonal tire swaps and 2 oil changes, plus cleaning up a big spill in the driveway because I'm really not that bright. Had some dinner, picked up an online order from Advance, then decided to do a little work on the headers.
You don't have to look too hard to see a couple of warts where I built up to close off a couple of blow-through spots. Driver side header isn't going to be as swanky as passenger side, due to the cylinder pairings of the tri Y design. I think it'll be OK though.
EDIT: clamped them together on the table and decided to increase swankification of driver side. It's gonna be much better. This is the pre-swankification:
AC how do you like the Jegs TIG?
In reply to preach (fs) :
And which model did you get, again?
It works pretty well, but I'm AC-limited in the garage and I've popped my 110 breaker several times when pouring the coal to aluminum. Sometimes arc doesn't start with the pedal, maybe 5% of the time. Weird. I bought it used at a good price so I'm still happy enough with it.
I've found if you gently tough the electrode to the part before starting the arc it makes the start more consistent. Not sure why but it definitely helps.
I also switched over to exclusively 2% lanthanated tungsten, and I really like it. You can use it for steel, stainless, or aluminum. AC or DC. Works really well. I especially like it for aluminum - very stable arc.
Today, while patching a blow-through, I realized my superpower is making TIG beads look like stick beads.
Got #1 primary figured out while on the GRM zoom call tonight:
got a lot of welding to do the next couple days. Too tired to do anything more than tack it tonight and snap some pix.
Pipes being different lengths makes the diameters and positions look a little odd. Tying the vertical pairs together with collectors will help that.
That pipe is giving me nice warm feelings...
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:Today, while patching a blow-through, I realized my superpower is making TIG beads look like stick beads.
I have that same power. But apparent mine is much stronger! (my tig method is to melt a bunch of metal, and then try to move it around a bunch)
Angry, the secret ingredient to strong welds is thick paint. Always never forget that.
Headers are looking good!
03Panther said:AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:Today, while patching a blow-through, I realized my superpower is making TIG beads look like stick beads.
I have that same power. But apparent mine is much stronger! (my tig method is to melt a bunch of metal, and then try to move it around a bunch)
Mine is making reasonably attractive TIG welds next to the joint. One of the things I'm really looking forward to after my last COVID shot is getting new glasses...
Ooh, I like this tig super power discussion. My tig welding super power is making the most perfect and beautiful welds where you can't see them. And making the visible ones look a bit more drunken.
My TIG super power is welding on my back with the pedal between my knees but forgetting to turn my helmet on and blinding myself underneath a crusty truck.
My tig super power is sticking the tungsten to what I'm welding.
03Panther said:That pipe is giving me nice warm feelings...
That's what she said
Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:03Panther said:That pipe is giving me nice warm feelings...
That's what she said
Like some of the women, I ain't even ashamed to admit it!
Yuss!
Where are you based?
In reply to wvumtnbkr :
Canton MI, about halfway between Detroit and Ann Arbor
Oh, that is a bit too far to offer help! For some reason I was thinking you were in the Carolinas.
That exhaust looks bad ass!
Those headers are looking beautiful! Totally jet boat worthy.
Spent the first 6 hours of garage Saturday fixing the lawnmower, picking up dog poop, pulling weeds (WTF onions? Really?), edging, and mowing. Then moved on to cutting tubes for primary collectors. Started welding one and it was going great:
until it wasn't:
Held the pedal long enough to blow through in a spot that took a long time to booger over. I *think* I learned something from this. We will find out later today if I actually did.
i am tempted to pick up a bottle of Ar/CO2 and use the MIG on these but I don't want to Bob Costas out on learning how to TIG these difficult spots.
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
If you don't wanna deal with getting a bottle but decide you do want to MIG them come visit, I've got the setup.
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