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yeah it is. It's fun seeing the projects come together

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Back purging isn't a requirement for welding aluminum.

Sorry bud. I just noticed your reply. This is using a Miller Syncrowave 250. If you would like more info feel free to reply or send me a direct message. I'm also on TikTok, IG and FB with other videos if you'd like to check those out aswell. Take care 🧑‍🏭👍

@@latenitefab thank very much

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Flying a plane is also easy when you learn. 🤷🏽

@@AXVIfoodo you weld?

Lol

@@Stephemaz no. 😂 Do you?

Yes. This was for a recent customer. If you're interested give me a call and we can talk. IG @LateNiteFab 310-684-9193 Thanks I appreciate it. I'm wrapping up another twin turbo install now. Look for that video in the coming week or so.

Bro! i know weld aluminum very well u have any job for me??@@latenitefab

I'm using 3/32 4043

Thanks. Percentage I'd say roughly 85-90% if I had to take a guess. For the cfh I'm comfortable at 20 on aluminum. I've ran it at 15 cfh in a closed shop same results. Hope that helps.

Thank you. I appreciate it. I'm getting ready to drop a new welding video. Check it out.

Thanks. Back purging isn't need because this is aluminum done on AC. Back purging is done on stainless steel applications.

Izzy Performance did the engine build. I did all the welding and fabrication on the twin turbo install. Definitely a team effort with Clean Out Racing.

This is my first TIG machine. It's a longevity 250ex 3 in 1 (Stick, TIG AC/DC) I've had it for probably 7 years now and the only thing I've had to replace on it was the torch and pedal because of normal wear. I use it ALOT. Check out more videos on IG, FB and TikTok of it in use under LATENITEFAB Let me know if you have any other questions

Right on. Feel free to ask any questions you might have. I'm glad I stuck with it and didn't give up before I figured out the learning curve.

@@latenitefab thanks bud I can weld quite well with mig and ark and have done some tig but won’t to get better

What amperage do you generally work with? I hold it as close to the weld puddle as possible(with gloves). If I had to guess I hold mine about 6"-12" away from the weld puddle and feed it thru my index/middle and push it with my thumb. Hope that helps

@@latenitefab yeah thats what I do. Guess it's just a practice thing lol!! Thank you!!

@@welderprincess133 have you looked into weld rod feeders? Eastwood has them for $40. Might be something you can look into.

@@latenitefab oh no I haven't!! I did not even know there was such a thing 🤯 thanks so much!! Might be what I need to up my game enough to get the job!!

@@welderprincess133 time under the hood is always good. Best of luck in your welding journey. It's been a fun ride for myself so far. If you're on IG check out my other projects @latenitefab instagram.com/p/Chzo_LPL4QX/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

never heard of jumping the weld can you explain that process? thanks for your response

@@latenitefab Not welding all in one spot ...

Weld from 12 o'clock to 15 ..then skip to 6 to 9

@@dlzoso74 just like welding a circle? Never heard of doing that on such small and thin material before. I'll have to give it a try I guess.

@@latenitefab I weld alot 0f 20 gauge 304 and 430

The "square box" is kinda a standard thing to see on a "drag bug" it incorporates a wing and dzus fastens together for easy access to the motor.

@@latenitefab Thanks for the reply..👍

Machine is set at 60 gas at 30

Standard is 308 unless otherwise specified. That's general for automotive/motorcycle headers. Yes that's aluminum on the base. With a 1/16 tungsten holes to let my purge gas escape. There's a purge line on the topside not visible in the video. Purge is set @20cfh aswell. Let me know if you have any other questions. Follow me on the other platforms I'm collecting more video lately and will do some demonstration type videos in the near future. Thanks for watching

@@latenitefab great appreciated 👍

Rick thanks for asking..... Well here goes....I went back to trade school in 2008 time frame. Got in the welding program and learned the basics on all 4 processes. I leaned towards "Tig Welding" the most because it's what I truly wanted to learn going into the program. On the last day of my first semester. You know the day you never really go too. lol well I did and my teacher pulled me aside and handed me a business card to a local shop that did bench work and did on the job training with the opportunity to get my welding certification. This job was crazy. It was welding BIG Thick wall tubing to mounting plates. They got tacked then placed in a oven at 400° for 30mins before taking them out and giving it every bit of 300Amps of AC goodness. Pay sucked....lol I looked at it as the opportunity it was. I got my AC weld cert and my copper(boy that's a crazy metal that turns instantly black and mush) then bounced to my next job. There it was a more bench welding aluminum this time it was the complete opposite I was welding thin .030 wall aluminum gussets to some tubes. This job got interesting once I was told I got put on piece count. That meant for ever piece I welded I got $1. So I'd set up early and weld late. Then after about 9 months at that place I got a call that my current job Honeywell was hiring to come in for a visual weld to see if I even cut the mustard. Well in September I'll be here 10 years and I've also been doing my own side business/hustle @latenitefab I'm starting to post more on TikTok and Instagram aswell as FB business @latenitefab Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions. My point in laying out my career is because I feel I don't have the proper answer for one of your original questions about how long did it take to get this good? It takes hardwork and dedication to try and master a craft. I don't feel I've mastered it yet because I'm still learning from time to time. I've just put in ALOT MORE WORK then most people I know in the same amount of time period. Hope that paints a picture of "How long"....lol take care thanks for reading. Oh and during all of that madness I was also fabricating and welding on a dragster I use to race for Revmaster. I welded and fabricated alot during that time aswell in the beginning half of my welding adventures....lol There's a couple cool videos floating around of us during that time.

@@latenitefab thank you so much!!! Your time behind the torch shows!!!!

@@rickgrimes4133 thanks I appreciate the compliment. If you're on TikTok or IG give me a follow @latenitefab I have alot more content over there. I'll be doing a video dump here aswell towards the end of the week on UA-cam aswell.

Hope this helps you some. When welding 2 different thicknesses of metal (thick flange to a .065 wall I like to still focus on the filet part of the weld but favor the thicker piece because it naturally takes more heat to melt then the .065. general rule on torch angle for a fillet weld is still the same or else the weld bead with start to look like a moon shape vs a "C" shape if that makes sense. Then I look at the puddle and when it's a molten puddle I add rod different angles at times but for the most part on these flanges I tend to do leading edge rod fill and slightly lower h=kind of like I'm pushing the puddle up to catch the thinner material. once the puddle is molten use your peddle to control the "width" of it. I like running my amps a little higher on the amperage but a general rule I like to use and tell others is whatever the thickness you're welding you should be about that on your amperage setting. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions. Thanks for the compliment. Check out my IG @latenitefab for more videos and pictures. Hope that helps some and makes sense

always purge on stainless as well.

On Vbands like this I usually set my machine at about 50-60amps and point the tungsten towards the thicker flange. On tube to tube I'd lower it to about 40amps and I always run my machine higher so I control the puddle by the look and wash out of it. Let me know if that makes sense...lol check my IG @latenitefab I'm working on a 3" exhaust right now I'm planning on doing a video.

I always back purge my stainless at 10cfh aswell. I make a easy one out of a gas lense by using a 1/16th lense and hammering a 3/32 tungsten in the center. Then you have a purge. Hope that makes sense

why not 100amps? Doesn't 60 amps cause too much heat to go into the part because it takes much longer to weld? @@latenitefab

@@dennisrobinson8008 never had a issue when I welded this way.

100 amps would'nt move faster? Your job does look good.@@latenitefab

I like these because of how the AlphaLoc has a spring load and they snap into a set pin. They are oring sealed and still give engine movement because of the oring seal. It's actually a slick design. I'll be weld in some Vibrant Style clamps from Wilson Manifolds on a twin turbo Drag Week build I'm doing alot of fabrication and welding to get it done. Check out my IG @latenitefab I'll be posting some progress photos/videos there before I make a "how to type video" on here. Hope that helps.

No issues with this setup or any others in the past. I've since made a plate with a purge and also clamp the V bands now.

@@latenitefab awesomesauce!!! Lol.

@@DJimeku yes, they will warp regardless if you do not clamp them. Even clamped they can warp some. But at least they warp together so they can still seal

I didn't have any issues with it bending. I've made a different purge set-up since this video though and I sandwich a plate in between the flanges and run my purge thru the center of the plate. Hope that makes sense. I'm getting ready to start up some more videos so feel free to subscribe if you haven't. Thanks

Koji. On this setup and exhaust stuff I use a 1/16 tungsten with a gas lense. I like to use a champagne cup on stainless but didn't have one. You get alot more gas coverage with that cup. The filler rod is .045 feeding into the puddle and watching it washout then moving forward. A could trick to get in your head when adding filler rod is count 1,2 1,2 as you move the torch. It helps you creat a more uniformed weld. Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions. I should really start doing more videos I just need to find the time.

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@@latenitefab what you charge to weld?

@@infamousnova $75/hr what are you looking to get done? If you have Instagram or FB check me out @latenitefab send me a message thru there and I'll respond quicker. I only check youtube in the mornings mostly

It really depends on the thickness of material your welding. Generally it 1 amp per thickness of material. +/- 5 or 10 amps. What machine do you have?

Chad Blackshire I have STAHLWERK AC / DC TIG 200 Puls D Chrom and I weld Vband on 2,5´ (63,5mm inox sms)

Marvin. How's it going? I'm not sure I understand your question? Do you mean like weld the inside pipe to the clamp aswell? If so then yes you can. The only issue you'd run into is the lack of backing gas. I have a couple different "purge blocks" to put argon behind welds. Does that answer your question?

@@latenitefab i am not a welder but i got the idear to put v band bevor and after a muffler pretty close and i think you can not get beetwim clamp an muffler so just weld it inside

would that be possible?

@@marvinroth263 yes. You can weld it from the inside.

This collector was purchased by the customer. I believe it was a burns stainless collector. Collectors are cut at different angles so it would depend on your application if you wanted to build one from scratch.

I have the machine set at 60amps because I'm welding a thicker flange to a thinner tube. I like to weld with my machine settings a little higher to get a good puddle fast and then I back off my pedal (say 30 amps so my pedal would be about halfway down) It's also purged on the backside at 15cfh and I'm running my argon out of my torch at 45cfh. Hope that gives you some help or better understanding. Let me know if you got any other questions

Gotta move fast get the puddle going

Gas coverage and purging the backside on stainless is probably the most important.

Let me know if you ever have any questions. If you got a welder at home or in a shop. I'd say get in as much practice as you can. The more you do the better you'll understand it. Good luck and have fun