I prefer using a chemical sharpener for tungsten rather than grinding.
On other machines I set up for DCSP and short the tungsten to a piece of copper attached to my work lead and step on the HF foot pedal until the tungsten turns red, then release the pedal and insert tungsten into chem sharpener to achieve desired taper. I have not found a way to do this with the Dynasty. Does it have a short circuit protection circuit or something else I've overlooked. I can start an arc on a piece of scrap copper using HF and then dip the red hot tungsten into the chem sharp. However, this process requires my welding hood as the direct short method has no visible arc.
On other machines I set up for DCSP and short the tungsten to a piece of copper attached to my work lead and step on the HF foot pedal until the tungsten turns red, then release the pedal and insert tungsten into chem sharpener to achieve desired taper. I have not found a way to do this with the Dynasty. Does it have a short circuit protection circuit or something else I've overlooked. I can start an arc on a piece of scrap copper using HF and then dip the red hot tungsten into the chem sharp. However, this process requires my welding hood as the direct short method has no visible arc.
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