I took the bottle of "mystery gas" I got from the neighbor in and got a fresh bottle of argon . My aluminum welds no longer have black flecks in them - they're shiny and bright and even the ripples look better . Starting a bead has been a bitch , it's much easier now . My welds on SS no longer have a black coating over them , they have that pinkish/purplish almost-irridescent look to them . Still having a small problem with those bright flares , but even that's diminished . I also picked up some acetone as Gunner suggested , I'll try solvent cleaning my SS when I get back to practice time . Might be that it's got cutting oil or something on it . For right now though , I also picked up some sprockets to be machined for a local industrial supply place , and payin' work comes first .
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10 years ago