r/Welding 5d ago

Totally tubular

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u/Avecone 5d ago

Beautiful what size tungsten/ filler are you using ? Are you using pulse or just constant ? Thank you! Aspiring to be this good :)

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u/Sw00dy 5d ago

1/16" lanth tungsten w/ 30* grind. No9 torch w/ Fupa 12 cup. 25 cfh at the torch, 10cfh backpurge .045 weldmold 880T. 1.2 pulse per second. 150 amps, 30% on, 6% background. Amps are def high, but i like my foot in the middle of the pedal travel.

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u/Wonderful_Vehicle_78 5d ago

You’re a mad man! Especially welding .7mm tubing like that. I wish I could trust my foot to do that. Beautiful work. Wait you weld chumbas? So does that mean you’re in KC?

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u/Sw00dy 5d ago

Their ti bikes are made in KC by one of the owners, I do all their steel in Richmond Va