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tom osselton:
Well I was scratching my head for a while the gas did not seem to be getting to the torch and it was just like arc welding laying a pi*s poor bead covered in brown residue!  :palm:  The welders fan is quite loud so I bought a flowmeter to visually verify the gas flow it was good at 20 cfh but still no gas at the torch.  :bang: Baffled I took the torch in to liquid air and found out how to install the water torch, there are 3 hoses one main 1/2"  and two 1/4" hoses I thought the 1/2 hose was gas (turned out to be water so while the flowmeter showed 20 cfh it was being vented into the air) leaving the other two 1/4" hoses one for gas the other for water to the cooling tank, Liquid air even threw in a water hose with fitting that goes from the cooler to the power/torch. I would have thought the literature would have said how to install the torch but there was no mention of it.

 

I've run a bead on steel and it works fine now I'll try aluminum tomorow!  :wave:

trevoratxtal:
Hold on Hold on
You have to have a heavy goods licence to drive that machine and as you do not and I do I will pick it up tonight, were do you live again?

Lovely machine Have Fun.
Trev

tom osselton:
Calgary Alberta good luck driving across the pond! (I'd buy popcorn to watch that too)  :D

trevoratxtal:

--- Quote from: tom osselton on July 10, 2015, 02:30:23 PM ---Calgary Alberta good luck driving across the pond! (I'd buy popcorn to watch that too)  :D

--- End quote ---

There is always a small problem, my boat has a leak and my rowing arm is faulty. :Doh:
You just carry on and enjoy the machine, until I can get across the pond in a millennium or so.
Best Wishes. :)
Trev

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