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welding
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:58 pm
by numbnuts
my question is can you use argon for welding mild steel as i want to weld ali and dont want to hire two bottles.
weld
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:18 pm
by micks troll
IAW yes
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:50 pm
by bastard
yes
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:16 pm
by numbnuts
is there going to be any problem with penetration ( this is my favorite word)
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:31 pm
by OISTA
Yes you can.
The hiGHer the CO2 the harder to get penetration (to use the word)
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:39 pm
by Zac Zec
Other way around. Straight co2 will give alot better penetration, but the weld apperence will be not as good and spatter levels will be significantly greater.
So it depends on what you are welding and what is its purpose to whether argon will be sufficient
Cheers
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:03 pm
by numbnuts
just mild steel and mainly 1.6 tube.
Welds
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:58 pm
by micks troll
have the metal as clean as possible get the right arc length and it should weld ok