Here's another tip - make sure the welder is plugged directly into the wall
socket and not on a long extension cord.

I went from argon/CO2 to a slightly different gas with ........helium ( ? )
in it maybe.  Might have helped a tiny bit.

Oh, if you have any wire feeding issues - I got these little felt pads that
fit over the wire in the machine before the wire t enters the tube and
gun......and you put drops of the correct lube on it, helps the wire slide
consistently in the tube and gun.
 Also ......the sound - when it's welding right .......it's a nice sharp
sizzle.  
Scott
www.turbovans.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
neil N
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:28 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding
pics)

25/75  Argon/CO2.

Why?

Type of wire/gas useage?

I'm using OPT S6 .030 solid wire.

--- :^)

Thanks,

Neil.

On 3/19/08, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
> Neil,
> What gas or gas mixture are you using?
>
> Larry A.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:30 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No disrespect intended --- :^)
> >
> > Getting proper penetration seems to be the biggest factor in welding.
> > That I can see anyways.
> >
> > That and test fitting a piece before making final welds.....
> >
> > (yes that was me who made part of my driver side support for the
> > passenger side w/o test fitting it!)
> >
> > D-oh!
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:10:53 -0700, "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
said:
> > >
> > > > Ah yes. The shifter!
> > >
> > > I only ground that weld because it was preventing the spring from
> > > compressing and blocking the proper placement of the retaining collar.
> > > I didn't realize that the weld was all on the surface and evidently
had
> > > not penetrated at all.
> > >
> > > Allan
> > > --
> > > 1991 Vanagon GL
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
>
--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

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