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Silicon Bronze MIG Welding
I just stuck a spool of Silicon Bronze in my new Lincoln Power MIG
255C and am hoping someone might have some experience to answer a few questions. (My only experience with this type of filler material is via TIG welding.) I have a 75 / 25 shielding gas cylinder, but it doesn't seem to matter if I have it open or closed when using the SB. There is a thin layer of "soot" coating the weld area after welding, which I simply wire brush off. - Am I using the wrong shielding gas? - Does SB require shielding gas while MIG'ing? - Anything else I SHOULD know specifically about MIG and SB? Thanks, John P. |
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Silicon Bronze MIG Welding
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Silicon Bronze MIG Welding
Thanks for the tip. I just subscribed to that group. Looks like a
good welding resource. John P. On 20 Nov 2005 18:02:50 GMT, steamer wrote: --Try posting to sci.engr.joining.welding |
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Silicon Bronze MIG Welding
John P. wrote:
- Am I using the wrong shielding gas? It should be pure Ar. Nick -- Motor Modelle // Engine Models http://www.motor-manufaktur.de DIY-DRO - YADRO - Eigenbau-Digitalanzeige |
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Silicon Bronze MIG Welding
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:18:59 +0100, (Nick Müller)
wrote: John P. wrote: - Am I using the wrong shielding gas? It should be pure Ar. Nick Thanks Nick. I'll try it. John P. |
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Silicon Bronze MIG Welding
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John P. wrote: I just stuck a spool of Silicon Bronze in my new Lincoln Power MIG 255C and am hoping someone might have some experience to answer a few questions. (My only experience with this type of filler material is via TIG welding.) I have a 75 / 25 shielding gas cylinder, but it doesn't seem to matter if I have it open or closed when using the SB. There is a thin layer of "soot" coating the weld area after welding, which I simply wire brush off. - Am I using the wrong shielding gas? - Does SB require shielding gas while MIG'ing? - Anything else I SHOULD know specifically about MIG and SB? Thanks, John P. When using silicon bronze in a MIG you need to use either pure argon or better an Argon/Helium mix gas. -- "I love deadlines, especially the wooshing sound they make as they fly by" - Douglas Adams |
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