mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:15 PM |
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are you a pusher or a puller
and how do you check your root penetration
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Wadders
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:18 PM |
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1- depends on the flavour
2- 30 years experience 
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austin man
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:18 PM |
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we are talking welding here I hope
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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RazMan
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:18 PM |
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That's a bit personal aint it? 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Benzine
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:21 PM |
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was a puller, now a pusher
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:23 PM |
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Im a pusher and I like to see little lumps on the rear.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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indykid
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:25 PM |
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i'm a pusher primarily and it depends if i can see the back or not. if not, i turn it up, hit and hope
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RichardK
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
was a puller, now a pusher
X2
Cheers
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:35 PM |
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Wadders- why doesn't your girlie move anymore
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craig1410
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:45 PM |
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I tend to push weld these days although I used to pull when I first started. I feel that pushing gives me better visibility of the weld pool and I
understand you tend to get better penetration.
As someone else stated above, I look for signs of the weld dripping through the other side of the piece. If I can't see the other side then I
just judge from the shape of the weld on the top side. With experience, you can tell if it is sitting on the surface or if it is emerging through the
surface. You can also tell from the build up of weld pool relative to wire speed. If the weld pool builds up too quickly compared to the wire speed it
feels like you are getting pushed away from the surface but if the penetration is good then the wire will be absorbed without s much build up. Not
sure if I'm explaining that very well but it makes sense to me... ;-)
If in doubt then practice on scrap metal and saw it in half to check penetration.
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craig1410
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 08:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by LBMEFM
Wadders- why doesn't your girlie move anymore
+1 She was the highlight of my LB forum visits! 
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Wadders
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 09:04 PM |
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Not sure what happened to her
Originally posted by LBMEFM
Wadders- why doesn't your girlie move anymore
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 09:08 PM |
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It's because the image is to tall, and the new auto-resizer can't cope with animations.
 
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keith777
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 09:13 PM |
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Love it !!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 09:51 PM |
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which ever creates the nicest weld on the job at hand. I refuse to conform that one is always better than the other.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 10:38 PM |
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push .
i like a bit of spray transfer aswell.
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Peteff
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 11:16 PM |
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You don't get proper gas coverage pulling, and I've heard it can also affect your eyesight
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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SeaBass
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| posted on 27/10/10 at 06:50 AM |
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Used to pull, now push with MIG. Mainly due to pushing with TIG to get decent heat into the workpiece.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 27/10/10 at 07:50 AM |
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I do both very quickly, depending on how good looking she is....
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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nick205
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| posted on 27/10/10 at 08:18 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_claydon
It's because the image is to tall, and the new auto-resizer can't cope with animations.
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Good work Matt
As far as I'm concerned the rest of this thread is now redundant
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donny
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| posted on 27/10/10 at 04:25 PM |
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Completely distracted by that ^^^ now! My posting in the alternative universe thread...my SVQ training... was always to push for better penetration.
Pulling is more akin to welding art than welding. Do one test piece of each, cut them and see how good they look.
Back to the dancing girl! Arrr~!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/10/10 at 07:15 AM |
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completely distracted too, for got about that wadders!
As for push/pull, do both, with both tig and mig!
Big stuff, heavy work, high power, always push.
Thin stuff, low power, pull.
tig, bit of both, pushing looks neater, pulling sometimes easier and probably better penetration, never been sure with tig though, kinda debatable
what the difference is too!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 28/10/10 at 06:27 PM |
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I have had my whole welding technique turned on its head.
Dave and I are doing a welding course to get the tig up and running. The course also has mig so we are taking the time to learn the correct ways to
achieve good welds and avoid the pitfalls.
Spray transfer is just fab....
We have been doing the roots and caps as well as spray transfer...
With the new style my welds are really stacking the dimes in a very controlled and repeatable way. Would suggest anyone who has never welded before
get a course as you get to use their gas and machines to learn on.
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907
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| posted on 29/10/10 at 02:42 AM |
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Steady on Mango'
You'll be buying a copy of "A C Davies" next.
Enjoy your course. Knowledge lasts a life time.
Cheers
Paul G
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SeaBass
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| posted on 31/10/10 at 10:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 907
You'll be buying a copy of "A C Davies" next.
Check - came from a school library clearout...
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