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669566966697Next up was the gas tank. I made this from .063 3000 series Aluminum.

Finished product after smoothing the welds, more planishing in the ewheel and about half way thru the polishing process.

I ran over the welds on the inside but only for fusion, no filler rod used....

all three pieces made and welded together. Material is just .050 thick 5052 aluminum, was a real challenge for me to weld. But I have a great machine (PP256) for that so it turned out fine.
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After some hammering and some planishing on the ewheel I had two of the three pieces needed for the cowl roughed out-

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So I started back in on this project about mid winter. First off I made up a pattern or a "buck" for the rear cowl and seat pan.

I wanted the tank/seat and cowl lines to flow together like one...

Got it all done and have been out riding it the last couple of weeks. It goes like hell, weight is only 350 lbs.
Will post some pics in the next day or two.

Glen

Also, does anyone have info on the amp adjustment mentioned by Mark?

Glen

looks like I'll have to buy an ex 250 if I want to weld pop cans!

Seriously, 24 amps is actually low enough for any practical welding I will ever need to do



I'm away from home for a few...

Hi Mark

For the low setting, no I haven't tried it in dc mode, just ac. I have the start amp knob turned down as far as it will go. I've tried it with both the foot pedal and the switch,
2T and...

I was playing with the low end on some al. pop cans the other night and couldn't weld without burning holes.

The readout shows 24 with the knob turned to the bottom stop. For pop tin thickness it...

I would switch out to a gas lens setup ASAP. The cost isn't much and the better gas coverage will allow use with the electrode protruding out a bit.
This makes it a lot easier to see what is...

I'm not sure this would happen with our machines. They are lower in power therefore would not produce as much heat at the torch.
His welder is an old Hobart Cybertig. He has it on a 60 amp breaker ,...

That has happened to him twice now. Both times welding at 300 amps.

Glen

Yes the paper manuals aren't much and "Description of Erection" turned out to be a major disappointment, however I always find a way to misplace the manual within the first week of any new purchase....

yep, same problem with my torch (standard wp18 torch)

The optional 25 foot WP20 torch is ok tho, just enough length on the dinse hose with that one.


Glen

I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I did figure that out on my own pretty quickly.:D

. The line that is too short is the line from the dinse, cutting the protective cover on the...

I have a job coming up that involves tig welding some 1/4 al. plate so I couldn't wait any longer for the cooler. Fortunately Duncan has stock of them right now.

I saw an earlier thread where a...

it keeps the customers confused which can be useful at times!

I find that he gives a bit better deals as Oleg than as Alex, although as Alex he is pretty smooth on the phone:D
Either way he's...

gawd, I just had a frightening thought about the signup idea.

What if someone signs up Sundowner Syndrome to our forum? :O

Please ignore my suggestion about signing new members!:D

how close are you holding the tungsten to the work? It needs to be as close as you can hold it without touching. This is hard to do in the early days of practice.

Pulling way back makes a hotter...

How about a contest to see which member can sign up the greatest number of new members to the site?

The prize could be a discount of some sort to the group of new members signed up or ...?
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you might have to ask for the discount.

The other option is to take part in the next contest, the last one netted everyone who qualified minimum 50% discount to maximum 100% discount. Hard to...

I was referring to this part here where you tell Everlast how they ought to run their business-

"If a product is not in stock , tell the customer up front and give a reasonable delivery date when...

Zoama, for sure the full prepayment is for cash flow generation. New companies that are growing fast like this one are always searching for cash flow. A small deposit on prepayment would not help...