Porous welds after cutting with GreenCut

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Porous welds after cutting with GreenCut

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Hi all

I have been having some issues with porous welds after cutting with My water table. I was having the issues when I was using GreenCut and have since switched to SterlingCool Plasmacut. I have not had to weld anything since switching to SterlingCool. I was lazy and didn’t grind the edge after cutting. Has anyone else ran into this issue. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Porous welds after cutting with GreenCut

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dirty metal is a prime cause of porous welds.
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Re: Porous welds after cutting with GreenCut

Post by adbuch »

Pete - I would recommend cleaning the weld areas with lacquer thinner before welding to remove the cutting fluid residue.
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