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so we got our 205 in. Was sent out and recieved promptly http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/image...ies/smokin.gif
Been sitting on it for about a week getting some things taken care of but got it wired up today. I havent been on a tig machine since last October and my buddy corey hasnt since November, so forgive the lack of perfect dimes, we need a days welding under our belts. Still working on getting settings dialed in for what we are working with
Got the machine on a temporary cart, it will get its own when we are done with the boat
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of course a pirate salute for good measure http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/image.../thefinger.gif I made corey do it to later but he deleted the picture http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/image...es/shaking.gif
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Just a couple quick examples, we just made a box with some 1.5x1.5x.1875 angle 6061.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...verlast/w5.jpg
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I was looking around for some stainless and found some leftover dolphin I made last year for a fence at a resort, they still had a rouch plas edge on them so I just went and fused the outside edge
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First Impressions:
-Machine was a little noisy upon first startup, and I soon realized it has a goliath fan on the back, I am in no wya worried about the noise and love knowing the machine will stay cool
-Machine worked great, all settings adjust with precision and seem to be accurate
-Tig/Stick/Plas handles are all very ergonomic and are a little bigger then a typical torch, which I like as I have pretty big hands. Obviously you can use another torch but I found these to be perfect.
After some tig fun I decided to throw some air at it and hook the plas up. Had some 3/16 steel plate handy so we threw some juice at it. I must say, honestly this is probably the nicest plasma cutter I have ever used. Very steady arc, Very thin cut, and left and absolutly awesome edge. A lot of the machines I have used have required ideal settings per material but I turned the power way down and way up, and with added speed it was very very forgiving, I didn't have any jaged edges whatsoever.
Like I said, these are all initial impressions, and so far I am beyond impressed. expect a full review after I get some time on this
