it doesnt matter. mixed gases are more for stainless, cast, aluminium welding
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it doesnt matter. mixed gases are more for stainless, cast, aluminium welding
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As already said by Burgo, mixed gases are far superior for stainless/cast welding etc, but Argon/Co2 mix is really good for thin sheet metal working whereas pure Co2 is far superior for working with nice, clean, new chunky steels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy
Mike,
do you have any pics of the front\rear mounts my safty devices cage doesnt seem to touch the floor..?
I dont have pics no mate :(Quote:
Originally Posted by skidmarkz
BUT it shouldnt do anyway, you need to weld in some box section feet for some cages :thumb:
isnt the gas their just to offset fire? with co2 stops the oxygen from feeding the fire but argon actually displaces oxygen completely,
also hobby bottles dont last long if you dont completely unscrew the bottle, turning off the reg isnt enough as they are v. prone to leaking! i always unscrew mine and although i havnt done a great deal of welding my bottles are lasting me a long time!
Nope, its used as its an Inert gas (one of several infact). Same reason why light bulbs are filled with Argon gas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tidy Max
Bit of info on Inert here > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inert_gas
EDIT: Just to add to the wiki link, the welding process is essentially just an electrical circuit being short circuited at xxx ampage, the feed wire becomes molten at xxx ampage an the rest is history basically. (well, theres a lot more to it then that actually but meh, as a mega basic explanation thatll do for me)