Repairing aluminum step off of a boom truck by TIG welding with ARCCAPTAIN TIG 200P
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2024
- This aluminum truck step got fixed by heating and beating it back into its original shape and then TIG welding the broken areas back together with the ARCCAPTAIN TIG 200P
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Finally, a voice of reason! I get tired of everything having to be "made better" when there's nothing wrong with it. Thanks for the video.
Right on!
From the automotive repair: I often have aluminum cast parts send out for repair. I'm considering implementing aluminum welding into my shop. I understand it's different. This video is informative and helpful. Thanks a bunch. Oh, you did a very nice repair. Take care my friend.👍👍
I've welded aluminum for decades and I've never got a chance to put the time into really getting good at it...I takes practice and I have had occasions where it seemed like my ability was improving but then months would go by before I needed to weld any aluminum again and I'd lose the touch...I've done quite a bit of aluminum lately and I feel like I'm getting better with it again.
If you can justify buying the equipment and putting in the time then go for it...there is alot of doo dads that a feller needs to do good work TIG welding aluminum and it takes alot of practice but it's very satisfying work when it's done well
I appreciate the advice, thank you.@@NBSWELDING
YEAH !!! THE BREAKROOM BREAKDOWN SEGMENT!!!!
Dude, broncos are my favorite truck. I am excited to watch that video . And I have run a 17 torch a little to hot as well my dude. But i have never cooked one. I do my best to remember torches and mig guns are consumables as well, especially if you run them hard.
Paw paw always said if it's not broke don't work on it or u will work on it until it's broke😅
That's right...anytime someone called Paw Paw is talkin ya best shutup and listen
Always appreciate your discussions about common sense and reason...the world often is lacking in those areas. Hope you went for the CK26 trimline for your new torch, comparable in size to the 17 but 200 amp continuous rating. Also just want to put out there, the CK17 is rated for 150 amps CONTINUOUS use. No reason you can't run 200 amps through it for short sessions. Plenty of 200+ amp machines come with that as the default torch.
Since you're doing nothing but aluminum these days, I'd love to see a quick how to on spool gun operation...in minimal attempts I've struggled to get a very desirable looking weld out of that process. Your welds on that cattle trailer looked pretty damn good
Very possible that there will be more spoogun in the near future...I'm told that ARCCAPTAIN is gonna send me one and if that's the case we'll definitely wanna check out how it works
Nice work again my friend
And your right- if it ain’t broke don’t fix it
Love the videos big info from you
Thanks for sharing
Cheers from Nova Scotia
Thanks 👍
Your absolutely correct, if it's not broken, don't mess with it. By messing with engine speed, you will also change your welding current output. Also when welding aluminum using high frequency, make sure you disconnect any other machine cables including grounds from the table. Because the high frequency can back feed through these cables and burnout circuit boards in the other machines. Found this out the hard way.
Thanks for the info
Yes! Thank you. I didn’t realize either.
Thanks you!
Nice repair on the steps! Thank you for the explanation on the voltage situation on the Arc Captain Vs. the Primeweld and Miller’s response. For aluminum on a mobil scenario, I will use my Miller Multimatic 215, with either a spool gun or the Tig kit I have for it. I have been assured by Miller technical service that my 215 is totally good to be run off my Bobcat 260efi. The tech guy said they make the circuitry on the Miller welders to run fine off a generator.
I wondered if your repair on the carwash motors was too far away from your shop location that you could not have run back and picked up the PrimeWeld unit since it runs off your Trailblazer 302 with out problems? I agree with your assessment “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” philosophy. Those weders are electronically tempermental, so good call, CB! Another good video, thanks!
When I was at the car wash with the ARCCAPTAIN I actually didn't know for sure what was going on...and I didn't know for sure that the Primeweld would work off the Trailblazer like we know now
he visto todos tus videos. He aprendido muchismo, muchas gracias por compartir tu experiecia
Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
It's pretty funny that you haven't been doing much aluminum welding now it's like everybody gets a wif and now everyone wants aluminum welding done.......
Me and Tina been talking about that very thing...it's like "If you weld it, they will come"
@@NBSWELDING that's the problem I having I have a studio in my house right now and dealing with all the things from my son passing away in 2021. I know if I put a sign up out front of my house I'll have every snowbird from the trailer park flooding me up with no room.
I swear the Primeweld will run off anything. I've run the mig 180 off a 13k gen and my Weldanpower 250 9k gen/welder with no issues. Tig is a different animal all together though. If one machine can tig running off the Miller and the other one cannot, then the one that can is a better build. Especially considering they're both inverter welders. Looking forward to the truck frame video. 👍🏻
The Tigbutton on the Primeweld gives it an advantage also...I just wish it was as small and handy as the ARCCAPTAIN
Good to hear from ya
@@NBSWELDING I guarantee the arc captain can run off my generator and is the perfect size for my mobile setup. I'll use your code when I pick one up. Do you think that Ed's Red would be good for drilling holes with a mag drill? I've been using used motor oil, but my uncle said they used transmission fluid where he works, then I thought maybe the Ed's Red might be even better.
I got educated thanks
Love it! Great comments and advice.
I agree with you....everyone rolling the rack on a SA200 and SA250 and whatever.....i don't touch mine either just leave well enough alone
Right on
100% agree with the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." line of thinking. It is strange/curious that the MIG200 doesn't have an issue, whereas the TIG200 won't operate on the Trailblazer. I still think you could mobile weld aluminum with the MIG200.... although I prefer TIG as well for most situations.
Stay tuned...I just did a tank truck repair with the MIG200 and it works great through the original gun as long as you can keep the cable straight but where I couldn't keep the cable straight it didn't feed as smooth....I think ARCCAPTAIN is gonna send me a spoolgun for it so we'll see how that does
If it ain't broke don't fix it....that's exactly right
For sure
Great advice if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, I own a 07 4.6 f150 got it with 60k miles now at 195k no big issues just minor problems like radiator and battery, still rides well
Hard to beat an F-150...hellova pickup
IF IT ANT BROKE DON'T FIX IT !!!! ABSOLUTELY...
That's right
Go to water cooled on the Primeweld with a watercooled torch by CK. Thats what I did with my Primeweld and it is a great combination.
I need the water cooled for sure...never thought at one point I'd be doing enough aluminum to even have my own AC TIG and now it seems like people are asking me to weld aluminum all the time.
I really wish the ARCCAPTAIN TIG 200P would run off of the Trailblazer because the ARCCAPTAIN is so much lighter and more portable than the Primeweld...but no Tigbutton on the ARCCAPTAIN so that's a big disadvantage.
And if I go water cooled with the Primeweld it becomes even less portable...not sure yet what I'm gonna do
@@NBSWELDING I am also a licensed master electrician. You could go the route of utilizing a voltage stabilizer but it would be the same price a purchasing a dedicated generator for the welder. Another fine example of damned if you do and damned if you don't.
Absolutely if it ain’t broke don’t go fixing it!
That's right
Governor adjustment.
CB love your videos. Note on why the Arccaptain Tig Welder won't work on your Miller generator. Problem is likely the same problem we have with a lot of generators that people hookup to their homes. Then many of their electronic devices do not work. Reason is: The output of many of these generators, that are not inverter generators, is not a pure sine wave fully regulated AC Voltage. The output wave form is chopped up, not smooth, and voltages not properly regulated. The Tig welder requires a smooth input voltage, that is not available from the Miller Generator. The smooth sine wave allows the Tig welder to manipulate the output voltage wave form of the welder, example: rise & fall, delays, and the many adjustments you can make. Mig welders don't have this issue. You can't really adjust, or need to adjust, the voltage output wave form of a Mig welder. That's why you could Mig weld, but not Tig weld with similar machines running off of the Miller Generator. Note: please provide a little more info on your setup and initial welding procedures. The fast forward left me wondering whether or not you tack welded the part first, or you grinded out a bevel, or not. Just a little more info on how you "getter done." Thanks, Bill
Absolutely spot-on, sir. You've got it right. We're optimistic that as technology progresses, we can tackle this issue, but there's still a long road ahead.
Lots more on the methods I use for tacking & beveling in my other videos...I sometimes skip over things if it seems like I've already gone over it repeatedly in other videos.
Thanks for watching and commenting
I wonder if a Variack voltage regulator would fix the problem
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Would something like this regulate the Miller Trailblazer below the 265 volts so the TIG 200P could run off of it?
I'm tempted to try it but I dunno
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What a mess, Kentucky
Could of saved 100$ if came pre Cleaned.
Nice job 👍
Very true!
I notice you are wearing Mickey Mouse bandana! Yea Mickey!
My Mom got me that...she's worked for Disney for years and has all kinds of Mickey stuff
I know , this was Mom commenting.
So the arc caption won’t run off a generator?
The ARCCAPTAIN MIG 200 has no problem running off of my Miller Trailblazer 302...it's the ARCCAPTAIN TIG 200P that wouldn't run off of the Trailblazer....but the TIG 200P runs fine off of my Lincoln Commander 300 because the voltage on the Commander does not surge over 265 volts like the Trailblazer does.
So the answer is that either ARCCAPTAIN machine will run off of a generator that provides steady 240 volt current like they are supposed to...but if your generator surges over 265 volts the MIG200 will still work but the TIG 200P might not
Can you ajust the balance of the voltage on the arccaptain ?
I don't know what the phrase "Balance of voltage" means
@@NBSWELDING can you ajust the AC balance ?
Yes you can adjust AC balance
If you are welding Aluminum,is there slag like on steel?
No
The only time there is slag on welds is when solid flux is used to shield the weld puddle...in the case with stick welding, flux core, or dual shield there is slag because a flux was there on or in the rod or wire and that flux melted to form a shield to protect the weld puddle from the atmosphere's contaminits...then when the puddle and flux cooled off it leaves slag on the weld.
When TIG or MIG welding is done with a solid rod or wire filler a gas like Argon is blown on the weld puddle to protect it from the atmosphere...this gas does not leave any slag behind...so there is no slag with solid wire MIG or TIG welding.
If you stick weld aluminum there will be slag and they do make rods for stick welding aluminum....it can work in some instances to get you out of a bind but it doesn't work very good...I've stick welded with aluminum rods and I wasn't very happy with the results
Thanks for explaining