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| name = | |name=Parweld XTM161 <!-- Name of the item. --> | ||
| image = | |image=MIG_welder_side.jpg <!-- Image of the item. Leave with placeholder image if none exists. --> | ||
| category = Equipment <!-- Main category. Please leave alone to keep item in this category --> | |model=Parweld XTM161 | ||
| subcat = | |category=Equipment <!-- Main category. Please leave alone to keep item in this category --> | ||
| status = | |subcat=defunct<!-- Sub-category if one exists. Please check main listing to see other categories contained within the main one --> | ||
| consumables = MIG wire, Gas <!-- Any items used up in normal operation, such as; ink, paper, saw-blades, cutting disks, oil, etc.. --> | |status=Out of order | ||
| acnode = | |consumables=MIG wire, Gas<!-- Any items used up in normal operation, such as; ink, paper, saw-blades, cutting disks, oil, etc.. --> | ||
| origin = Donation from EMF <!-- If via pledge, please link to the completed pledge page on the wiki --> | |reqtraining=yes | ||
| location = Basement, Dirty Metal Shop <!-- Floor, room/zone and location within that area --> | |acnode=No<!-- Is the equipment ACnode locked? --> | ||
| maintainers = | |origin=Donation from EMF<!-- If via pledge, please link to the completed pledge page on the wiki --> | ||
| template_ver = 1. | |location=Basement, Dirty Metal Shop<!-- Floor, room/zone and location within that area --> | ||
|maintainers=Dean, Liam, Hipster, Russ, | |||
|template_ver=1.1 <!-- Please do not change. Used for tracking out-of-date templates --> | |||
}} | }} | ||
A new MIG welder has been purchased. It's very nice. | A new MIG welder has been purchased. It's very nice. | ||
[[File:MIG_welder_front.jpg|thumb|Controls for the MIG welder]] | |||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBGZaS1apw An introduction to MIG welding covers spot welding] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBGZaS1apw An introduction to MIG welding covers spot welding] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMdQT-eswYY A follow on advanced lesson to MIG welding covers bead welding] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMdQT-eswYY A follow on advanced lesson to MIG welding covers bead welding] | ||
* [http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/ Another good site for DIY welding beginners in the UK including a forum where people will give advice on pictures of welds] | |||
=== Training === | === Training === | ||
[[Welding_Training|Sign up for training]] | [[Welding_Training|Sign up for training]] | ||
==Welding Stainless Steel== | |||
(dump from an email from Russ) | |||
Details on stainless welding here (including which grade wire to use): | |||
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/stainless.htm | |||
Note that after welding, the surface of the metal is not as | |||
nonreactive as pristine stainless, and it's also pitted. Depending on | |||
the grade of finish required (food-grade tanks tend to require | |||
smoother finishes) metal fabricators will either grind or (better) | |||
"pickle" the surface to reduce this. Pickling is carried out with a | |||
mix of Nitric and Hydrofluoric acids and is generally not something I | |||
want to touch with a bargepole. | |||
Other thing to note is that fumes from stainless welding contain | |||
chromium and nickel and hence are more toxic and carcinogenic than | |||
normal welding fumes. The ventilation isn't brilliant, so I'd suggest | |||
breathing apparatus of some description. | |||
[[WeldingEquipment|Go Back To Main Welding Page]] | [[WeldingEquipment|Go Back To Main Welding Page]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 21 October 2021
| Parweld XTM161 | |
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| Model | Parweld XTM161 |
| Sub-category | defunct |
| Status | Out of order |
| Consumables | MIG wire, Gas |
| Training requirement | yes |
| ACnode | No |
| Origin | Donation from EMF |
| Location | Basement, Dirty Metal Shop |
| Maintainers | Dean, Liam, Hipster, Russ, |
A new MIG welder has been purchased. It's very nice.
Resources
Wiki links
External links
- General welding site, useful for ideas
- An introduction to MIG welding covers spot welding
- A follow on advanced lesson to MIG welding covers bead welding
- Another good site for DIY welding beginners in the UK including a forum where people will give advice on pictures of welds
Training
Welding Stainless Steel
(dump from an email from Russ)
Details on stainless welding here (including which grade wire to use): http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/stainless.htm
Note that after welding, the surface of the metal is not as nonreactive as pristine stainless, and it's also pitted. Depending on the grade of finish required (food-grade tanks tend to require smoother finishes) metal fabricators will either grind or (better) "pickle" the surface to reduce this. Pickling is carried out with a mix of Nitric and Hydrofluoric acids and is generally not something I want to touch with a bargepole.
Other thing to note is that fumes from stainless welding contain chromium and nickel and hence are more toxic and carcinogenic than normal welding fumes. The ventilation isn't brilliant, so I'd suggest breathing apparatus of some description.
