[TheForge] Question about MIG welding, spray deposition?

[Andy Gladish]

Have I told you lately you're the Shizznit, Pete?
Mystery solved: my machine doesn't have the nitro boost tecknology to make  
it happen.
Maybe if I stick one of those radioactive thoriated tungsten rods in the  
gun it'll reach critical mass...
Thanks! Someday....


On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:24:05 -0800, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer  
<artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:

> I've been trying for this since reading about it years ago.
> I lacked the amps and specific info to make it work.
> Woolley kindly gave this link
>> http://www.welding-advisers.com/Mig-welding-tips.html
> The pertinent chart is here
>> http://www.welding-advisers.com/PRACTICAL_WELDING_LETTER-PracticalWeldingLetterNo24.html
> For 1/4" ( i assume single pass) they list 700 IPM , 280 to 350 Amps,and
> 31 to 34 Volts!...035 wire
> HONK! deposition rate is 11#/hr.
> That must leave me with a duty cycle time of about 12 seconds!.
> Try that Andy..pf