CK Pyrex gas lense

[Rick]

You can get extra long ceramics for tight corners Rick, I think Parweld do them.

Have you got a link or contact for them? I've never used parweld before.

Hotrodder - The Wedge Collet is designed only to work in the size specific collet body or tungsten adapter with screens. So you need to use the 1/16 (1.6 mm) in the 1/16 (1.6 mm) collet body. The Wedge Collet takes less pressure to secure the tungsten and puts the tungsten in direct contact with the collet body or the tungsten adapter which improves arc starts and stability. You can use a standard split collet and achieve the same results as you described, putting a 1/16 (1.6 mm) collet into a 3/32 (2.4 mm) collet body.

The wedge collects are really good

Pedrobedro - you can get extra long ceramics for most standard torches. Some of them are around 75 mm long. Go to www.ckworldwide.com and click on consumables then on 3 Series and see what we have to offer for this type of problem.

By standard, do you mean without a gas lense? I've got 1 of these, I'm wanting a long ceramic for a normal gas lense.

 

[Rick]

Cheers guys.

Pedro, there's a predecessor that goes with this thread here, iirc Rick was looking at long ceramics when he stumbled across the CK kit

My thinking regarding gas flows and area of gas shield, geometry of the part is going to play a large role. Here we're talking about small diameter pipe, gas is going to flow away similar to outside corners. Need to play around some smoke and various flow rates to get some meaningful, easy to to define results but too high a flow rate can make things worse and i'm thinking that a really big gas cup might too, especially if it needs high flow rates to work. That'd fit with your findings that the CK monster is better with fillets and corners where the argon can pool in many cases

Rick, missed the bit on the micro torch last time. IIRC the CK ones are higher rated (amperage) than the equivialant weldcraft but all of the aircooled ones have VERY low amperage ratings. Probably be OK for the sort of stainless work you do but typically most cases where a tiny micro torch would help me with regards to access i'm working on a casting and without stupid amounts of preheat they're no good due to the amperage needed

The best (vlaue for money/usefullness) solution for you (inside collectors and similar) i think would be something wp9 sized, either a flex neck or a pencil/straight torch. Going watercooled would add more options regarding micro torches with better amperage ratings although a wp20 type torch is the same size as a #9 and has higher amperage capabilities than an air cooled #26. Don't know about aircooled but there are flexible necked watercooled pencil torches (wp25?) available too

We'r thinking along the same lines, I'm certainly getting better results with the new lense now, when i'm welding in "gaps" the lense is just too big, and it doesn't direct the gas flow in the right area unless really high flow. On bigger pipe. 2.5" dia its great, much better than my normal lense. I've actually been looking for a decent pencil torch, a 9 will do me fine with a flexy neck. I've currently got a 17 with a flex neck and a 26 with a normal, I switch between these 2, the 17's way too big, and as I use a pedal I don't need any of the buttons on it anyway. Wheres the best place to buy a nice slim torch with a flex neck. I'll only need 100 amps max could deal with less really for the tight areas.

 

[hotrodder]

With the amount of welding you're doing now and especially if you'll be doing more and more aluminium i'd be thinking about going watercooled personally. No need for huge clunky torches for aluminium anymore, a wp20 style will cover most things and the flexy neck version might mean you can live with just the one torch for everything. Certainly need less than with aircooled and watercooled are nicer everywhere (once the cooler is paid for/made), lines are MUCH more flexible, easier on collets/bodies and the hand as they run cooler, need less postflow for the tungsten

Where to buy... rapidwelding do CK, there's ShoxDr's link, Weldequip will carry or be able to get what you want. Have a ring around

 

[Rick]

With the amount of welding you're doing now and especially if you'll be doing more and more aluminium i'd be thinking about going watercooled personally. No need for huge clunky torches for aluminium anymore, a wp20 style will cover most things and the flexy neck version might mean you can live with just the one torch for everything. Certainly need less than with aircooled and watercooled are nicer everywhere (once the cooler is paid for/made), lines are MUCH more flexible, easier on collets/bodies and the hand as they run cooler, need less postflow for the tungsten

Where to buy... rapidwelding do CK, there's ShoxDr's link, Weldequip will carry or be able to get what you want. Have a ring around

Probably not a bad idea, (goes off to look at water coolers)

 

[CKJeff]

Long Gas Lens Ceramics

Yes, we do have long ceramics for gas lenses both standard gas lenses and Jumbo gas lenses.

 

[Rick]

Yes, we do have long ceramics for gas lenses both standard gas lenses and Jumbo gas lenses.

Can i buy 1 direct? If so PM me the detials.

Regards
Ricky

 

[CKJeff]

Hi Rick, You will have to go through Rapid Welding Supply for those items.

 

[Tinned]

Saw these recently/....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/126734456@N04/with/14947969398/

Another pat on an oracle uncles back I reckon ;-)