The Off Topic Thread.

[Puffwagon]

$1300 for a 8m3 bottle of helium if anyone's counting. Only $220 for 10m3 of argon.

[k31th]

helium got super expensive because it's actually a known finite resource... it's light enough to escape out of the atmosphere and into space... 😞

[Puffwagon]

More like everyone's huffing it to make squeaky voices.

 

Balloon grade is fairly cheap, I wonder what my toddler would sound like?!

[MBAF]

^ that and there is a HUUUGE market for it in the celebration/party industry

[arronm]

I use  ultra high purity argon in G2 and D size. Way cheaper the larger the size

[bloodycrashboy]

6 hours ago, Puffwagon said:

Fml I've used about $50 worth of gas in 3 hours. 

 

buy yourself gas flow meter so you can measure the output at the nozzle

most regulators read incorrect  

12 to 15 Lpm should be enough if you are welding inside

also, using gas lens improves argon distribution so you can turn your flow rate down even more

example here

happy welding 

[Rab]

12 hours ago, Puffwagon said:

I've been practicing my tig welding lately with aluminium and apparently my t shirt yesterday was a bit thin cos I'm burnt to fark on my chest. 

 

Pics of said welds for c&c?

[Puffwagon]

Cheers @bloodycrashboy.

 

Rab I'll post a pic later. No need to see the sh*t stuff while I worked out the machine settings and welding techniques.

[Breeny]

TIL - Helium for TIG welding Aluminium. Never knew.

 

Back in the day, ya just grabbed some old fencing wire and the trusty oxy-acet rig and burnt away.

Steel only though - NO ONE welded aluminium. That was devils work.

[bloodycrashboy]

Today's job, 12mm stainless balustrade for glass, sanded to a 600 grit finish

Will be electroshined on completion

Only 74 to make [emoji39]