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[fortyfour]

Kris-

Your porno shots are off the charts bonkers. Much respect. Can I ask if you are pulsing on the machine or doing beads manually? Nice work and big fan here.=)

Thanks and nice welds, Brother,

Tom

Thanks for the kind words Tom. As per pulse or manual beads: It depends where I am on the frame and how much power I need. I'd say most of the time I am pulsing with specific amperage settings, peak and background. Most times I manually weld is some spots on the bottom bracket and towards the inside of the frame where the seat / chain stays connect with Paragon's hooded dropouts (it gets quite thick here). But most times it's all pulse. I find I can regulate my heat control and timing a bit better this way? Since welding Titanium, all my pulse settings actually changed in steel as a result of that learning process. I have a lot more control and power now I think.

Here's a shot from today's effort:



To give you an idea, settings here are:

120 AMPS
25% Peak
9% Background
5 SCFH Purge
15-20 SCFH at the Torch
15 Second Post Flow
Pre-Flow is something like 2-5 seconds
No. 10 Alumina Nozzle with 1/16 Lanthanated Tungsten and matching gas lens
.035" Weldmold 880T Filler all day every day

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Been working on this one for a LONG time... The suspension has been killing me.

[Diablo de Acero]

Serious Heavy Metal Thunder of Dirt.

[jimcrom]

Does that JetFire have all his armor bits? Love all the work and content you share here and on GarageJournals, thanks!

[progetto]

What trail number did you end up with?

Been working on this one for a LONG time... The suspension has been killing me.

[robin3mj]

What trail number did you end up with?

Appalachian, by the looks of it.

[fortyfour]

Prismatic Chameleon Sapphire Teal over a base coat of Jungle Grey. This powder really dramatically shifts in sunlight.

[BeefCheeks]

I've never seen that shade of black before. Love it.

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[michäel2]

epic colour ! specially with that flake !

i just read your machine settings while welding steel, would you mind giving some pointers on ti, im muckimg around with ti and would love some input from the pro's?
thanks, mick

[fortyfour]

epic colour ! specially with that flake !

i just read your machine settings while welding steel, would you mind giving some pointers on ti, im muckimg around with ti and would love some input from the pro's?
thanks, mick

Hi Mick-

When you say machine settings for steel, are you referencing these?

120 AMPS
25% Peak
9% Background
5 SCFH Purge
15-20 SCFH at the Torch
15 Second Post Flow
Pre-Flow is something like 2-5 seconds
No. 10 Alumina Nozzle with 1/16 Lanthanated Tungsten and matching gas lens
.035" Weldmold 880T Filler all day every day

If so, those are my current steel settings (I've posted different iterations earlier which I no longer use FYI). Just want to be sure we're referencing the same numbers.

[michäel2]

yes, thanks, i thought you where referring to steel there ?

[fortyfour]

yes, thanks, i thought you where referring to steel there ?

I am, correct but I just wanted to make sure you were referencing those which are similar to my Ti settings.

One thing about Ti is that settings can be dependent on the work space too. So what works in my shop, may need to be tweaked for yours. Peak % and my cup size change to #12 along with a few tweaks in post flow and filler (.045 and .065 in specific spots). Amperages also change depending on where I am on the frame and what connections I'm working on. Good luck!

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Waiting on Fox to ship a Transfer Dropper post // Thomson Stunt Double Seat Post Stand-in..