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| 74914LE |
 May 6 2005, 08:57 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 136 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Fort Worth, TX Member No.: 1,895  |
Starting my practive sessions to get the welding down before I
get start on the Hell Hole, and wanted to see if anyone could give me the answer to the question of what is the correct Guage and Type of Steel to use? Based on my search of the threads, it looks like both 18 and 21 Guage are used, but want to make sure. I will be ultimately fabricating my own patches or buying the preformed pieces. Thanks, 74914LE |
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| Maltese Falcon |
May 6 2005, 09:08 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,727 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None  |
If you're using a portable MIG with say a .20/.25 wire, you may be ok with 20 ga.
A more hotter prof. machine with a .30/.35 wire likes 18 ga. You may be torching thru your thinner metal with a hotter machine. The smaller machine on 18 ga. may leave you with lots of cold welds and clean-up grinding to do. A lot of tecnique is needed here--practice on some scraps first ! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) MF (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welder.gif) |
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74914LE Welding Practice May 6 2005, 08:57 AM
tat2dphreak May 6 2005, 09:01 AM
riverman I'd practice on 18ga. Once you can do nice we... May 6 2005, 09:44 AM |
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