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  1. Hey Kevin. I appreciate and enjoy the videos...

    Hey Kevin. I appreciate and enjoy the videos you've put out there. Thank you for the time you put into that. I'll try both suggestions on the down slope & foot pedal. Flow rate is at 6 LPM. The torch...
  2. TIG - Practicing beads on mild steel, getting a bump at the end

    Oooo, when will the winter lighten up :mad:
    Well, I can practice welding :)

    I'm practicing beads. This is 1/4 mild steel. Filler is 1/16 ER70S6, and tungsten is 3/32 2% ceriated. Machine is an...
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    And here's the end, with the bolt removed! I used...

    And here's the end, with the bolt removed! I used a cut off disk in a dremmel to cut the bolt with the nut on the right.
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    Removing a broken bolt - steering box

    To give credit where due, I attempted (and succeeded) with this due to watching this Welding Tips and Tricks Video:
    http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/remove-a-broken-bolt.html

    I've got a 67...
  5. Thanks for all the tips. When I was doing...

    Thanks for all the tips. When I was doing practice welds with the power set on the welder I was using the blue Euro style WP17 torch. I have been practicing more with the WP9 torch I got with my...
  6. Here's some pics after running with 80 amps set...

    Here's some pics after running with 80 amps set on the welder. 80 amps is a whole lot better than 120 amps! This just doing beads with no filler rod, trying to get a good handle on torch angle and...
  7. Thanks for the responses guys. I was setting the...

    Thanks for the responses guys. I was setting the power level following the 1 amp per .001 inch guideline and maybe taking that too literally. I may have the torch too far off. When I do a dry run my...
  8. iTig-200 Noob having some troubles doing beads on 1/8

    Hi folks. I've had this welder for about a year. I have the foot pedal. I started with 1/8 hot rolled steel, cleaned off the mill scale, wiped it down with acetone and am practicing beads. I'm using...
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    1 way to have tungstens at the ready

    2 cans, real fancy :)
    I start with an empty can of bad tungstens, and a can of sharpened ones, tip side up. And as I keep going the bad ones go in the other can orange side up.
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  10. Asking for lighter torch recommendations for the i-Tig-200

    Hi folks. I've got a WP-9V torch from an earlier welder purchase, and i have an i-Tig-200 now.The WP-9V torch is a lot lighter than the WP-26 torch that came with the i-Tig-200. Perhaps I could use...
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    New i-Tig-200 owner and board member

    Hi. I'm SeanM and I'm in Illinois, about 1.5 hours West of Chicago. I started with a 90 amp Harbor Freight flux core MIG, then the red 130 amp Harbor Freight TIG, and now I've stepped up to the...
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