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| Kryptoknight |
 Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:51 am |
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please correct me here. when i 1st got my esab TIG unit i was only welding
mild steels. i believe i was also using my co2 tank for shield gas even
though i had a ar tank (saving ar for aluminum and ss). i dont remember ever
having any issues with the welds or tungsten (thoriated at the time), etc.
so, is it possible to use co2 with TIG on mild steels, or am i just
"dreaming" ??
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| MES |
| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:18 pm |
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dreaming!
"Kryptoknight" <kryptoknight@att.net> wrote in message
news:hjEzh.63497$Xq6.62431@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
Quote: please correct me here. when i 1st got my esab TIG unit i was only welding
mild steels. i believe i was also using my co2 tank for shield gas even
though i had a ar tank (saving ar for aluminum and ss). i dont remember
ever having any issues with the welds or tungsten (thoriated at the time),
etc.
so, is it possible to use co2 with TIG on mild steels, or am i just
"dreaming" ??
thanks.
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| Gunner |
| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:10 am |
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On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:18:48 -0600, "MES" <mespoo@charter.net> wrote:
Quote: dreaming!
"Kryptoknight" <kryptoknight@att.net> wrote in message
news:hjEzh.63497$Xq6.62431@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
please correct me here. when i 1st got my esab TIG unit i was only welding
mild steels. i believe i was also using my co2 tank for shield gas even
though i had a ar tank (saving ar for aluminum and ss). i dont remember
ever having any issues with the welds or tungsten (thoriated at the time),
etc.
so, is it possible to use co2 with TIG on mild steels, or am i just
"dreaming" ??
thanks.
Im cheap. I tried it. AC/DC/SP/RP...all I did was burn up the electrode
in record time. It did weld..but I could see the tungsten actually
burning away.
Even tried C25. Did the same..just took longer to do it.
Now I bite the bullet and use argon. Shrug
Gunner
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