Tearing down my JMSSAWS, one by one...

[SOS Ridgerider]

Wait till you guys see how awesome Doc Al is and what he just did !!!

Yup. Pics are coming.

 

[RI Chevy]

opcorn:

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[SOS Ridgerider]

The 5105 with the hole in the exhaust met its match today. That guy's name is Al @drf256
Al managed to weld the hole shut, and smoothen the exhaust port back out! The talent and effort is amazing.

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

More pics of the progress

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

I'll let the pics speak for themselves:


Nothing bad going on inside the cylinder after welding.

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

Looks great, and the clearance is fine for the cylinder bolts.

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

 

[RI Chevy]

Wow. Awesome job!

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[tree monkey]

plus 1 for doc

 

[sgrizz]

awesome work there Al

 

[drf256]

Thank you fellows.

It was the machine more than me.

I just set it and forget it.

 

[Onan18]

Great work Doc, you da man!

 

[Moparmyway]

Thank you fellows.

It was the machine more than me.

I just set it and forget it.

 

[Onan18]

I'm with you Kevin, total BS!

 

[Dub11]

Thank you fellows.

It was the machine more than me.

I just set it and forget it.

So were do I find a set it and forget it welder?

 

[srcarr52]

Sometimes I find it easier to use a gas collet and weld those from inside the port rather than cut the fins to access it from the outside.

 

[drf256]

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Sometimes I find it easier to use a gas collet and weld those from inside the port rather than cut the fins to access it from the outside.

I used a gas lens and considered that.

The angle of the dangle was wrong. The arc force woulda pushed heat towards the plating, which I didn't want.

 

[Moparmyway]

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I used a gas lens and considered that.

The angle of the dangle was wrong. The arc force woulda pushed heat towards the plating, which I didn't want.

Being so close to the plating, I didn't think that welding was going to be an option. I'm more than happy to have been wrong. Great work Al !!

 

[srcarr52]

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I used a gas lens and considered that.

The angle of the dangle was wrong. The arc force woulda pushed heat towards the plating, which I didn't want.

That is the one place where a sign wave tig shines. Just ball up the tungsten and it will arc sideways no problem.

I use a gas lens for everything else but sometimes the collet is good for tight places or really long reach.

 

[drf256]

That is the one place where a sign wave tig shines. Just ball up the tungsten and it will arc sideways no problem.

I use a gas lens for everything else but sometimes the collet is good for tight places or really long reach.

Great point. I got rid of most or my pure tungsten.

You just use the collet with no cup?