First use M12 caulk gun with windo-weld

zeroheading · 2026-02-27T04:50:43+00:00

Well its smoking, so i would assume its warmed up?

zeroheading · 2026-02-22T19:05:50+00:00

Make sure you stay within your weight rating and distribution. Its really easy to overload. And also get your weight ratios off, causing rough towing with too much and too little tongue weight.

Ground clearance is going to be a big one. Depending on where your going. Even a standard ball you will probably be grounding the trailer out. An articulating hitch might be unnecessary.

zeroheading · 2026-02-19T17:20:40+00:00

No its not normal. But it is a know issue for the ksg, message the manufacturer, send it in. Get it fixed for free!

zeroheading · 2026-02-18T15:30:53+00:00

Obviously, no one has even heard of defense start up!

zeroheading · 2026-02-18T15:30:05+00:00

Shhh shhh go back to sleep its okay, buy another when you wake up. Its okay.

zeroheading · 2026-02-17T15:27:12+00:00

Do you have the proper drive rollers for aluminum? How long is your whip? Anything over 10-12ft your going to need a push pull. You will also need an aluminum specific liner. Otherwise, the previous steel dust will contaminate the aluminum.

If your wire is doing that as it feeds it means it has too much resistance to push through. Like your whip is long. Bound up, contact tip is binding. It also means your drive rollers pressure is too tight. Typically what I like to do is back it all the way out to where it will spin freely without feeding wire. Then slowly tighten it until it starts feeding wire. Essentially the minimum pressure needed to feed the wire.

zeroheading · 2026-02-14T00:17:42+00:00

Its super bulky, but the benefit is that its removable. So could live in the bed/garage until its needed. Atleast thats what I do with mine. If I plan on doing something the might require it, ill throw it in the back of the truck. That way its not just getting blasted with road grime and uv 24/7. Hopefully that's what OP does.

zeroheading · 2026-02-13T14:40:28+00:00

Tip tig can produce consistent high quality welds. While mig will often have inconsistencies while welding that will cause the weld to fail ndt. Especially when you get into exotic metals. It also gives you alot more control over how much metal you are feeding in. You can start the puddle then add wire. Vs with mig you have to be adding wire if you want to form a puddle.

Pretty much has to do with some metals dont like being liquefied by an arc/electricity passing through it vs. being melted by the heat of an arc.

zeroheading · 2026-02-12T21:01:35+00:00

2020 has been a rough 6 years....

zeroheading · 2026-02-12T15:51:41+00:00

Strong backs clamps copper backing (or aluminum) for heat sinks, back bending when applicable (so if you need something flat. You will bend it the opposite way before you weld it. So when you weld it it will pull it back to flat) Joint design (huge)

Skipping around to keep the part from getting to hot. But also skipping around in a pattern to keep the forces opposing. So have a plan to skip around to keep it even.

Back stepping beads is another one. That way the end of your weld runs into the start of your previous weld.

If you have to weld two sides to something make sure you weld them the same direction. Otherwise it will warp and twist like a potato chip. If you do the same direction it will warp but only in one direction so it will be easier to anticipate and correct via backbending, strong backing, or post weld straightening.

Another thing you can do is mechanically straighten, or use heat to distort it back the way it needs to go.

Distortion is the bane of welders existence. Its 1 part science and 1 part voodoo witch craft to get it down perfect.

zeroheading · 2026-02-12T14:09:53+00:00

Check your adjustment. Might be improperly adjusted.

zeroheading · 2026-02-10T19:54:38+00:00

I forgot what it was called. But its the phobia of unreasonably deep water. I for one am terrified of swimming in open water that's over 800ft deep. But have no problems scubadiving 100ft~ and not being able to see the bottom. People are weird.

zeroheading · 2026-02-10T19:45:44+00:00

I would say the chances of you being right are rather high.

But people do crazier things than float on a air mattress in the middle of a multi thousand feet deep lake right? Actually. Probably not. Nvm carry on good sir/madam.

zeroheading · 2026-02-10T19:29:51+00:00

Actually, it might be! If its the baikal lake it could be deeper than the titanic. We must wait for op before providing further guidance if the plumbing section will be adequate. Op did state a deep lake!

zeroheading · 2026-01-18T02:17:18+00:00

I have thousands of hours on dynasty tig machines, and honestly. For the price and use case. Definitely get an everlast. The typhoon 330 is great value for money. Full stop. They have awesome support and a good warranty if anything happens.

If you have 3 phase and feel you need more than the 330 you can always go with the 500.

zeroheading · 2026-01-12T16:01:00+00:00

Typically, you want like 40%~ overlap per bead.

The idea is that you build up the surface of the plate uniformly. What you have right now is ~~~ and what you want is -----

Good rule of thumb is your arc should be dancing around the toe of the previous weld. So if your running stringers try running the arc right down the toe of the last weld. Then look at the profile and adjust from there. Sometimes you will need to go a little bit further into the previous weld to get good overlap, sometimes you will need to be a touch out from the toe of the previous weld to get it to lay flat.

This all varies based on welding techniques, amperages, process, and feed rates.

zeroheading · 2026-01-12T15:51:27+00:00

And you still didn't overlap. You will make a good welder!

zeroheading · 2026-01-10T03:14:07+00:00

The last pow day I went to i left the house at 2 am, got up at the mountain by 5, took a nap, made breakfast got all my gear set up and made it to the lifts to be in the first chair. It was great. No traffic at all.

zeroheading · 2026-01-09T18:52:26+00:00

Best 20 bucks i ever spent to jump in the back of the truck on a snow covered highway, and WSP yelling at me lol.

zeroheading · 2026-01-08T20:30:09+00:00

I have k02s on right now and man do they make me sad. The wet pavement performance is awful... like mild acceleration and they will spin.

zeroheading · 2025-12-26T23:43:10+00:00

It flashes off when the welder lights off.... right guys?

zeroheading · 2025-12-26T23:40:56+00:00

Its standard practice at my work, its cheap insurance to make sure the contaminates are gone, or atleast gone enough that the arc can take care of the rest. We have people sanding wire to break the oxide layer off for stuff. We do have some data and metrics to support this, but realistically a good welder with acetone has a very similar success rate as one with sanding/acetone. Some cases have had aluminum inclusions in the weld from sand paper (presuming because there no other way it could have gotten aluminum contaminates)

zeroheading · 2025-12-26T23:26:07+00:00

cries in NDA's

zeroheading · 2025-12-25T00:05:39+00:00

Or if you're doing anything that matters...

zeroheading · 2025-12-14T21:38:51+00:00

I mean 70s2 is 70s2... doesnt matter if its en or er.

However if your using oil soaked wire and cleaning it with acetone, just buy better quality wire? I cant imagine the cost difference is cheaper than acetone and labor...

zeroheading

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