Quote Originally Posted by Rayburn Shaun View Post
Kris-

Your porno shots are off the charts bonkers. Much respect. Can I ask if you are pulsing on the machine or doing beads manually? Nice work and big fan here.=)

Thanks and nice welds, Brother,

Tom
Thanks for the kind words Tom. As per pulse or manual beads: It depends where I am on the frame and how much power I need. I'd say most of the time I am pulsing with specific amperage settings, peak and background. Most times I manually weld is some spots on the bottom bracket and towards the inside of the frame where the seat / chain stays connect with Paragon's hooded dropouts (it gets quite thick here). But most times it's all pulse. I find I can regulate my heat control and timing a bit better this way? Since welding Titanium, all my pulse settings actually changed in steel as a result of that learning process. I have a lot more control and power now I think.

Here's a shot from today's effort:



To give you an idea, settings here are:

120 AMPS
25% Peak
9% Background
5 SCFH Purge
15-20 SCFH at the Torch
15 Second Post Flow
Pre-Flow is something like 2-5 seconds
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