Just wondering, since I seem to excel at welding and fabrication, one of my favorite and most important hobbies. Feel free to respond with anything, and maybe point out some MIG tips, if you know any ;D

Rumination.

Various repetitive activities that are destructive for my wrists.

Sleeping and reclusion ^^

Procrastinating going to a dentist, going on this forum while I'm clocked into work and should be working, uhh, perpetually staying stuck at ~1200 ELO bullet on chess.com

I've been practicing flintknapping for the past year! Slowly im startin to get arrowheads out that are more or less arrowhead shaped.

Guess that isn't excelling but mark my words cool obsidian knives are almost in reach

I've been making an effort to learn tarot reading lately.

Heck, the primary reason I drew this is because I actually use it.

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Taking existing voice clips from video game characters and cutting them up, effectively making them say anything my mind can think of. :D

Edit: The proper term is sentence-mixing.

Tagging
I think this site's starting to fuck with my OCD and it's a problem

Leather work and fixing broken things are my two main hobbies

chromelonewolf said:
Just wondering, since I seem to excel at welding and fabrication, one of my favorite and most important hobbies. Feel free to respond with anything, and maybe point out some MIG tips, if you know any ;D

Only tip I have for MIG is to learn TIG:P
What kind of things are you working on?
What’s your set up like?
my first experience with welding was with a Lincoln powermig. Ran ER70S-6 with 75/25 as my gas
super basic

ryovari said:
Leather work and fixing broken things are my two main hobbies

Only tip I have for MIG is to learn TIG:P
What kind of things are you working on?
What’s your set up like?
my first experience with welding was with a Lincoln powermig. Ran ER70S-6 with 75/25 as my gas
super basic

Unsure of the exact model until I have time to check, but I use a TIG setup with a Lincoln electric power source (likely the same model as yours, a Lincoln powermig) and an argon gas supply(again, specifics unknown). As soon as I can, I'll check out my setup and get back to you on specifics. I'd also like to know some tips for keeping my hands steady while oxy/acetylene torch cutting, the sparks make me nervous!

chromelonewolf said:
Unsure of the exact model until I have time to check, but I use a TIG setup with a Lincoln electric power source (likely the same model as yours, a Lincoln powermig) and an argon gas supply(again, specifics unknown). As soon as I can, I'll check out my setup and get back to you on specifics. I'd also like to know some tips for keeping my hands steady while oxy/acetylene torch cutting, the sparks make me nervous!

Practice mostly
Just accept that you’re going to get burned and it makes you less jumpy
But aside from the “git gud” advice I need to ask some questions, only because sparks shouldn’t be that common during a good cut
What do your drag lines look after the cut?
How is the slag build up on the underside of your cut surface?
How easy is the slag removed?
Material thickness you’re usually cutting?
Gas flow rates?
Tip size?
Do you know how to set for a neutral cutting flame as opposed to a carburizing or oxidizing flame?

chromelonewolf said:
Just wondering, since I seem to excel at welding and fabrication, one of my favorite and most important hobbies. Feel free to respond with anything, and maybe point out some MIG tips, if you know any ;D

That's cool! What do you like to fabricate?

I like designing and making knives.

It’s always cool to see the non tech hobbies coming out in these websites

Procrastinating.

competitive beyblade. yes it's a thing, yes most of us are in our 20's and 30's

sparkledooks said:
competitive beyblade. yes it's a thing, yes most of us are in our 20's and 30's

man that takes me back, my sibling used to be really good! we even went to a little tournament. My junk email is named after their beyblade lol.

aobird said:
Procrastinating.

damn it, beat me to it D:

sparkledooks said:
competitive beyblade. yes it's a thing, yes most of us are in our 20's and 30's

Out of curiosity I found a video on YouTube
Grand finals set
No reason for this to be as hype as it was lol
Cool to know that it’s a thing

nikkibun said:
That's cool! What do you like to fabricate?

I like designing and making knives.

I like making sledgehammer and different tools. I made a sledgehammer out of a 20 point carbon steel cylinder, a long steel pipe, and some steel circle cutouts

ryovari said:
Practice mostly
Just accept that you’re going to get burned and it makes you less jumpy
But aside from the “git gud” advice I need to ask some questions, only because sparks shouldn’t be that common during a good cut
What do your drag lines look after the cut?
How is the slag build up on the underside of your cut surface?
How easy is the slag removed?
Material thickness you’re usually cutting?
Gas flow rates?
Tip size?
Do you know how to set for a neutral cutting flame as opposed to a carburizing or oxidizing flame?

I've got some pretty bad drag lines, the cuts are thick in places and thin in others, the metal doesn't fit perfectly back together. I've got a lot of salt buildup around the areas further from the resting point of my arm, and psi per oxy/fuel(acetylene) is Oxy:30 Acet:5-6. Tip size is unknown, but the tip hole count is a 6-hole tip. I get a neutral flame, with the correct cone shape and blue color/minimal black smoke. It doesn't backfire when I turn the fuel or oxygen off or anything, it's just really sparky. I do work with rusted metal though, so that could be it.

chromelonewolf said:
I've got some pretty bad drag lines, the cuts are thick in places and thin in others, the metal doesn't fit perfectly back together. I've got a lot of salt buildup around the areas further from the resting point of my arm, and psi per oxy/fuel(acetylene) is Oxy:30 Acet:5-6. Tip size is unknown, but the tip hole count is a 6-hole tip. I get a neutral flame, with the correct cone shape and blue color/minimal black smoke. It doesn't backfire when I turn the fuel or oxygen off or anything, it's just really sparky. I do work with rusted metal though, so that could be it.

So the tips are measured opposite to gauges
Smaller the number the smaller the tip
Most of the time I don’t have to cut any material thicker than a 1/2” (giving away my American there)
00 - smallest cutting tip size
0
1
2
3
So on

I tend to run a single 0 or a 1 for most things
Bigger bore pipe like 24” and up I’ll go for a size 2

Heavy slag stuck to the bottom of your material is due in part to a travel speed that’s too slow, oxygen is set to a PSI that’s not high enough, too much heat, or a tip size that’s too large

doesn’t sound like it’s from too much heat by how you described setting up the torch but it could still be a cutting tip that’s too big.

Oxygen setting I usually run with us 35-40. The way a torch cuts is by rapidly oxidizing the metal and quite literally blowing it away when you depress the cutting lever. If you don’t have a high enough flow the slag builds up underneath

Based on what you’re telling me it looks like you mostly have a problem with your positioning
Slag build up being inconsistent is a sign that your travel speed is changing
Do a dry run before you cut, position yourself to a way that you finish comfortable as opposed to starting in a easy spot

If you want message me with your discord name or link me to somewhere if you’ve got pictures of the work you’re doing
I might be able to tell you a lot more if I can see the drag lines and the heat affected zone

TLDR
Bump your oxygen up 10 pounds
Practice run before you cut and position yourself to where you finish comfortable at opposed to starting comfortable
Verify your tip size

i wish i could excel at stuff like lapidary, making pretty gems or jewelry, but i have neither the means to get to the club i used to go to or the money for it.

siral_exan said:
i wish i could excel at stuff like lapidary, making pretty gems or jewelry, but i have neither the means to get to the club i used to go to or the money for it.

I’ve always wanted to learn jewelry making
Silver and gold ain’t cheap either

lendrimujina said:
I've been making an effort to learn tarot reading lately.

Heck, the primary reason I drew this is because I actually use it.

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That's super cool! Props to following through with your interest!
To be completely honest, would love to have a Tarot reading
with a set of custom tarot cards I got, that are based on a certain
super popular spinoff, Dood!
◠‿◠)~★

Baking.

Making dice (and other things) with epoxy resin

ryovari said:
So the tips are measured opposite to gauges
Smaller the number the smaller the tip
Most of the time I don’t have to cut any material thicker than a 1/2” (giving away my American there)
00 - smallest cutting tip size
0
1
2
3
So on

I tend to run a single 0 or a 1 for most things
Bigger bore pipe like 24” and up I’ll go for a size 2

Heavy slag stuck to the bottom of your material is due in part to a travel speed that’s too slow, oxygen is set to a PSI that’s not high enough, too much heat, or a tip size that’s too large

doesn’t sound like it’s from too much heat by how you described setting up the torch but it could still be a cutting tip that’s too big.

Oxygen setting I usually run with us 35-40. The way a torch cuts is by rapidly oxidizing the metal and quite literally blowing it away when you depress the cutting lever. If you don’t have a high enough flow the slag builds up underneath

Based on what you’re telling me it looks like you mostly have a problem with your positioning
Slag build up being inconsistent is a sign that your travel speed is changing
Do a dry run before you cut, position yourself to a way that you finish comfortable as opposed to starting in a easy spot

If you want message me with your discord name or link me to somewhere if you’ve got pictures of the work you’re doing
I might be able to tell you a lot more if I can see the drag lines and the heat affected zone

TLDR
Bump your oxygen up 10 pounds
Practice run before you cut and position yourself to where you finish comfortable at opposed to starting comfortable
Verify your tip size

Okay, so then I use a 1, mostly. And don't worry, I'm american, too. About discord, I don't really have one, but I can visualize the problem at hand and how to fix it. I definitely do some for the easiest start point about a forearm's length away from the cut, resting about a inch off the edge. I end up having to move for bigger sheets, so I'll take your advice into consideration. Thank you so much for that!

chromelonewolf said:
Okay, so then I use a 1, mostly. And don't worry, I'm american, too. About discord, I don't really have one, but I can visualize the problem at hand and how to fix it. I definitely do some for the easiest start point about a forearm's length away from the cut, resting about a inch off the edge. I end up having to move for bigger sheets, so I'll take your advice into consideration. Thank you so much for that!

https://archive.org/details/victoroxygenacetylenetipconsumptionchartsform005604112011ocr2pages

No problem
Always glad to share information

My background is industrial, nuclear, fabrication shops, and recently commercial
GTAW
SMAW
GMAW
FCAW
Oxyfuel cutting/welding

Let me know if you want to talk about any of that

Idk if it's considered a hobby, but I work on cars for a living. I'm the chief oil changer and tire changer at my job. I can do other things, but those two are what I'm put on most. I'm told I'm very precise and good at what I do.

lonewolf36 said:
Idk if it's considered a hobby, but I work on cars for a living. I'm the chief oil changer and tire changer at my job. I can do other things, but those two are what I'm put on most. I'm told I'm very precise and good at what I do.

It’d consider it a hobby
I do it as a necessity almost
Always repair things on my own car

What’s your least favorite model to do an oil change on?

ryovari said:
It’d consider it a hobby
I do it as a necessity almost
Always repair things on my own car

What’s your least favorite model to do an oil change on?

It was a 2010 Audi Q7 3.0L

I can figure out fairly quickly how to change a car's filter if it's in a strange spot and remember it at a future time. But when I did one on this car, I found the filter and I was like 'how tf do I get this out?'.

Honorable mentions would be the Maserati Ghibli and the current gen Porsche Cayenne