How to TIG Weld Stainless Steel Flanges Perfect Every Time. Turbo Manifold / Headers Tips and Tricks

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  • Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 14

  • @billywilliams8833
    @billywilliams8833 Месяц назад

    I just found your Channel and Love it, Excellent Video and Workmanship. Thank You 💖

    • @LukeAston
      @LukeAston  Месяц назад +1

      @@billywilliams8833 I appreciate the kind words, honestly means a lot. Pushing to grow the channel more so better videos displaying my craft, tips and everything in between to come in the future 👊🏻

  • @1.8ttortsen9
    @1.8ttortsen9 2 месяца назад +4

    Very good and clean work man. You can tell that you enjoy doing it.
    But why do you actually use the ER312 and not an ER316 welding filler?
    Keep it up. 🙂✌

    • @LukeAston
      @LukeAston  Месяц назад +2

      Thank you mate I appreciate it. ER316 i would only typically use for 316 stainless, would be used if you’re working hygiene pipework due to its anti corrosive properties. All the SCH10 joins are done with ER308L as you should be, you can weld the flanges up with ER308L and get the same results with the pulse settings provided but it doesn’t puddle no where near the same as the ER312. ER312 is mainly used for dissimilar metals but is still a stainless filler rod and is great for welds that need to be strong and are prone to cracking like this flange weld. Once you’ve welded with it and felt how nice it all blends in, it’s hard to go back. 308L will still do the job on the flange but it’s all down to personal preference.
      Check out my recent video of my 1.8t manifold PT1 some nice footage of the finished manifold at the end of the video

  • @BEYTEK
    @BEYTEK Месяц назад

    great welding skills. must have some massive argon bills haha. I migged my last manifold. ive begun to hate tig a bit.

    • @LukeAston
      @LukeAston  Месяц назад

      @@BEYTEK I certainly go through a fair amount! How’s the manifold holding up? I’m the opposite I love tig, huge sigh whenever I have to pull the mig out lmao

  • @aaronbuildsa
    @aaronbuildsa Месяц назад

    Nice video - and some nice arc shots through the helmet! I thought 180A sounded a lot until I realised you are doing a turbo manifold with sch10; if this were an NA application with say 1.2mm wall, would you be using considerably lower amps? Higher than for just joining the tubes, obviously, but less than 180 I'd guess?

    • @LukeAston
      @LukeAston  Месяц назад +1

      @@aaronbuildsa Thank you! I managed to 3D print a lense cover and bought a shade so hopefully I can get some better arc shots and close ups. Correct 180amps would be a little over kill on 1.2mm wall you would struggle not to blow through the tube, I’d be around 120-140 amps on the thinner wall and focusing more of the arc onto the flange and let the rising heat do the rest of the work on the thinner tube. Welding a butt joint on the 1.5/1.2 I’m usually around 50/55 amps. I’m making some headers for a Maserati currently so I’ll try and grab some footage of me welding the flange up and throw it in one of my next videos

    • @aaronbuildsa
      @aaronbuildsa Месяц назад

      @@LukeAston nice, thanks! I need to practice the tube to header joint.. I got ok at the tube to tube (like you, at about 50amps) but it's now been forever since I picked up the torch. Life! A friend of mine has a Maser, it sounds amazing as is but a set of headers must really make it sing!

  • @dons1932
    @dons1932 Месяц назад

    Nice results! You ever use silicon bronze if doing a thinner tube wall header? Also what in the actual hell is that tungsten bend? Never seen anything like that and couldn't imagine it even working - but sure enough I just saw it happen! Bizarre.

    • @LukeAston
      @LukeAston  Месяц назад +1

      @@dons1932 I don’t tend to use silicone bronze even on thinner wall tube. 1.0mm 308L filler on 1.5mm/1.2mm 304SS tube on all my work. When you need to get in between tight gaps on runners and onto the flange it’s a game changer. Sharpen it like usual, put the tungsten in a vice and use the tig torch to get some heat in the sharpened tungesten in the vice and gently pull as you give it a few taps with the foot pedal on 120amps

  • @renosgarage7451
    @renosgarage7451 Месяц назад

    Do you mill the flange flat or does the chill block keep the flange flat enough to not need it

    • @LukeAston
      @LukeAston  Месяц назад +1

      @@renosgarage7451 chill block leaves it flat enough you don’t need to do much, a touch on my linisher and it’s good to go. Just make sure it’s bolted tightly down and fully left to cool once it’s been welded and it stays nice and flat