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Old 12-02-07, 00:18
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Default Re: Re: Fun and Work at the Barn

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Originally posted by Grant Bowker
Just curious, it looks as if you were plug welding (no, I'm not calling you plugs), and it looks as if you were getting enough heat in to make things solid. What was different than the last time when the process wouldn't heat the angle well enough for a good bond? Back to .035 (or was it .030) wire, warmer day, more beer? Do tell.
They ARE plugs, but's that beside the point. I suspect their success was the after-Chez Marie beer. BTW, .030 wire is good if used with Argon gas; CO2 demands .035 wire and a higher amperage, and it leads to more spatter. Argon is worth the extra money.
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