Did my first Stainless Tig Welding on my new upper IC pipe.







My old BOV upper IC pipe setup:



This is a duplicate battery cradle that i have, its for another member here:

Nice work Terry.

Looks great. You're getting in some good practice it looks like.

I contributed to the Wiki.

so if i send you my BOV for fitment, how much to reproduce this work of art?
and i dont need it before shootout, you can take a few weeks lol
(don't worry, my battery fitment is taken care of, although your cage is a better idea )

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eclipse982nrRST "its actually lightish red"
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Damn Terry

I wish my welds looked a quarter that good. (at least they hold)

that battery cradle is sweet, if I don't go rear mount I may have you make me one of those.

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AWESOME work Terry.

Absolutely amazing.

Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon
The battery cradle i dont know if i will make another. I tend to keep my parts very limited Terry

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Some say that he's driven over more Covenant than he's shot, and that his grenades aren't where you'd expect them to be...
All we know is, He's not The Stig... But he is The Stig's Spartan cousin!

They are not hard to make, keeping it from warping can be tricky. Since the welds are so small and tedious its not difficult.

pmd ya

as for finishes, can SS be heat treated to do the color gradations like Ti can?
btw is that battery the AMS Evo one that is fairly popular these days?

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"Don't fear the weapon, fear the soul of the warrior using it."
"My CEL only goes off when i remove my battery."

Best sum up of working on a 2GNT
DR1665- "#5. Spike that motherfucker on the garage floor and grab a beer. You deserve it."


Ahhhh Priceless . . .
eclipse982nrRST "its actually lightish red"
RoninEclipse2G "yeah, they already have a color for that... it's called PINK"

Erik P.
Official 2GNT thread Hijacker
Some say that he's driven over more Covenant than he's shot, and that his grenades aren't where you'd expect them to be...
All we know is, He's not The Stig... But he is The Stig's Spartan cousin!

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"Don't fear the weapon, fear the soul of the warrior using it."
"My CEL only goes off when i remove my battery."

Best sum up of working on a 2GNT
DR1665- "#5. Spike that motherfucker on the garage floor and grab a beer. You deserve it."


Ahhhh Priceless . . .
eclipse982nrRST "its actually lightish red"
RoninEclipse2G "yeah, they already have a color for that... it's called PINK"

Beautiful work Terry! I was going to say at first not to forget about that sharpie on the shock tower, but it looks like you saw it :p

As for your limited production runs, I still have one of your custom fuel rails in the packaging waiting for install when I get back stateside

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That is the 680cc oddysee battery that AMS rebadges. Its been around before the EVO 8, AMS just made a bracket to put it in the EVO too. I have been running the smaller battery for almost 4 years now. I had to replace the first one, they do not do good sitting in the car all winter, if you put a Battery Tender on it, then it will last.

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Some say that he's driven over more Covenant than he's shot, and that his grenades aren't where you'd expect them to be...
All we know is, He's not The Stig... But he is The Stig's Spartan cousin!

cool man. welding tube can be tricky. The trick is, not to use rod on the thin stuff and have a perfect fit-up.

did you purge the inside or use solarflux?

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9 times out of 10, you need a cert to weld professionally.

I've been looking for a welding job for a while now.

I'm good with a mig, decent at flat stick (vert and overhead can s my d) and i rule with a tig. I LOVE tig welding with every fiber of my being. They say it's harder than stick/mig. I beg to differ.

When i weld pipe, i tack on 6 spots (atleast) and keep the root gap even all the way around, i use very little filler, keep a small puddle and keyhole and crank the gas. I always weld from tack to tack alternating sides and direction. I blow argon through both the pipe and the gun nozzle. Keeps shit super clean. AL is a bit harder but i always set the machine using scraps first to make sure whatever i'm doing comes out the way it should.

Hopefully, i can get cert'd shortly after i move to boston next year.

Nice work terry. I love your engine bay. Hardline vac. Hell yeah.

Goodnight sweetheart...yes its time to go...bum bum bum bum bum...good night sweetheart yes I am one little a$$hole......bum bum bum bum....

I did back purge the IC PIPE Josh. I think on IC pipe i am going to try to use the solarflux next time and see its thats a little more cost effective.

shit, if ur looking for a welding job, move to portland or vancouver... shit is plentiful out here. i walked into a welding shop with only my high school metal shop experience and got hired on the spot yo!!

No i make much more doing what i do now. I just take on my own personal projects.

Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon

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98rs eclipse- Mods: BC2, C/F hood, custom turbo system consisting of a PTE SC50, turbosmart ultra gate (10psi), star FMIC and pipes, SFMU, HKS SSQV, 3" V-BAND downpipe from ATP, Zeitronix Wideband LCD displaying boost, egt and 02. *** SOLD and will be missed***

2006 gsxr 750- jardine gp1 exhaust, -1,+2 stealth sprockets, DID 525 chain, JD products pro TRE. 0-60 in a sneeze. ran a 10.8 avg 1/4 mile my first time to the track on street tires, stock swingarm and unstrapped.

I think I know what that censored part was

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Some say that he's driven over more Covenant than he's shot, and that his grenades aren't where you'd expect them to be...
All we know is, He's not The Stig... But he is The Stig's Spartan cousin!

}( Cant show everything now can I?


That pipe is my old one.

A few tips from someone who is in the trade of exotic metals:

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Good information, thanks

The SS i was trying to get a weld that looked like an orbital did it and as I am sure already know, that cant be done. I tried anyway and ended up going back over it to even out the pass since there were a couple spots that looked like there wasnt enough penetration.

The Material used is 304L stainless and I am using a 308 filler rod. According to info I found, 308 is suitable filler. If there is a better please share.

The welder I am using is a Miller Dynasty 200DX. Air cooled torch with foot control. For setting I am using Millers weld calculator since I really dont have any school to go off of. That weld had a max amperage of 100amps and I think i spent most of my time in the 40-50 amp range. I move pretty slow so its a good start i think, as I get faster I am sure i will use more amperage and more speed. For gas flow, i am using 12CFH. Being slow I am using a lot of gas so the next project I have going needs to be done with more amperage and a more consistant and efficient speed.

Keep the advise coming. The current project i have going is made of 304L Schedule 10. I have not begun full welding yet.

Terry

I usually use 308L for most 300 series grades of stainless, except 316, and 321, those require specialized filler rods. Or if in doubt about the exact type of stainless you can use 309L, that rod will weld just about anything ferrous. I used .065 wall tube for my I/C pipes, and when I weld it I generally put a slight chamfer on the mating edges, about 50% of the thickness through. I then run about 15 CFH argon through the pipe, and weld at about 35 amps using a forward-back motion, dipping an .035 filler rod in the puddle while the arc in near the back of it. The key is the heat control. For that sch 10 I would weld it at about 170 amps, but since you move slower you could prob get away with 125-135 for single pass welding, otherwise use 2 passes, first just fusing it at about 85 amps, second at about 70 after it has cooled. If you do this and purge it with complete penetration you will have a weld that could pass for industrial hydraulic lines. But don't forget the 30* bevel!

Thats also a very nice welder, I use that exact one for traveling, setup with a 25 foot 200 amp flex torch and fingertip control- I've come to dispise the pedal doing what I do- but love the control the welder has of the arc charecteristics. Experiment with the initial and final slopes, you can taylor it to eliminate that pesky pin hole that developes at the end of purge welds.

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99 Eclipse GS turbo: MSpowered, everything custom built, 223.8 HP-199.8 TQ @8psi through auto-tranny. The first time around...

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Come on guys....your both good at what you do and I will try both of your advise.

Josh, forgive my stupidity but what will the larger gas lense do for me?

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Originally posted by turbo8u

Originally posted by dalesmitsu Excellent job, thats indentical to manufac. welds or better. You could make a career from your welding. Welders are in high demand here in Canton or Crackron" Akron" Ohio.

its been payin the bills and buyin the toys for years! Stainless and Titanium are my specialty. Incoloy, Monel, Inconel, etc etc etc so many alloys.

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99 Eclipse GS turbo: MSpowered, everything custom built, 223.8 HP-199.8 TQ @8psi through auto-tranny. The first time around...

Terry, a gas lens provides better gas coverage because its less turbulent. A LARGE gas lens will also shield the heat affected zone of a weld which is critical. Welding stainless or Ti especially, gas coverage is huge before during and AFTER the arc is extinguished. Also, when youre welding into like say a 10 degree mitered tube joint there is no way you can fit a tungsten down in there because of the cup. Better gas coverage, not always more gas pressure. Trick is running as LOW of a pressure as the weldment will allow. Youre wasting gas by turning it way up quicksilver. Unless youre trying to TIG in the wind...

Your tungsten can be WAY out of the cup and not get contaminated with a gas lens. Coverage will be much better. It feels a lot nicer in my opinion with the weight at the head (actually grab the head of my swivel torch and walk it around)

Im not arguing, just pointing out a few things I dont agree with. nuttin wrong with that.

htpweld.com get the pyrex cup and youll be stoked

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Wow, those do look nice Josh. Thanks for the gas info, i was thinking just the opposite.

I generally don't crank the gas way up. Like you said, The less flow the better. Makes it less likely to pull any of the atmospheric gasses into the argon flow and eventually contaminating the weld. That recomendation for gas flow was for the purging gas, I use a high resolution pressure gauge at the gas outlet of the purged pipe and base my flow off of its reading. simply for ensuring proper support of the weld, as flow efficiency is always a large factor and of course I like the inside wall of the pipe to transition as smooth as possible. I'll try to be more clear next time.

Creative thinking? Ingenuity? Hell, It's just an obsession!



99 Eclipse GS turbo: MSpowered, everything custom built, 223.8 HP-199.8 TQ @8psi through auto-tranny. The first time around...