Help Learning TIG

[psyolent]

so learnings for me from today

gotta get some new rods. stainless rods weld mild steel really REALLY well
my filler rod is crap
alloy is hot when welded and does not glow.
the torch is almost held vertical to the work piece.
if the filler rod gets stuck to the work piece, buzz the torch over it to unstick it, don't try and force it
turn the ends of the filler rods over at the end so you don't poke peoples eyes out
MIG gloves suck balls for TIG - use riggers gloves or TIG gloves
argon gas is needed for TIG
make sure shit is clean when you weld
red tip tig gun electrode is for mild steel. orange is universal
thick filler rod needs more amps to melt, but thinner stuff is easier to control.

big shout out to biggvl for opening up his shop again today. huge thanks to HQ for the tips and sharing his knowledge, and vlad for coming along as well, good company good people, good times. ps: thanks vl400 too

[HQ355]

Was a great day, I think you've come a long way today from your starting point, you just need to remember to hold torch more upright and closer I think "biggvl" was allways a rig welder, he took to it like a duck to water, and it was nice to be able to teach vlad something, I think that was a 1st lol

[vlad01]

I might add this. What the settings on a TIG welder are and do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u4Efn1twUo

[HQ355]

Hey psyolent, the tungstens are red -mild steel/stainless and white is aluminium and gold (not orange ) is universal, of course there's others for specialized welding buy for most of us these will do. Was a top day ( weather) and an even better day with the company, thanks biggvl for another turnout !

[Gareth]

Thanks for a great day guys, cheers to HQ355 for his perfect demonstrations, thanks to pysolent for the food, and thanks to vlad for the comedy

These days mean a great deal to me, happy to do many more on any subject. Good people, great times.

Now i dont hate my tig so much

Here are a couple of photos i got of psyolent doing his thing

[HQ355]

Happy days, love going to "biggvl's" it's awesome, and everyone is on the same page so it's easy as, thanks guys

[antus]

Glad to hear it went so well. Wish i could have been there.

[psyolent]

antus, come down dude. happy to pick u up from airport and stuff if u can find the $ and time
same goes for anyone who wants to come down here - happy to do airport run

[psyolent]

hmmm.
i shall call it 'Weekend at Burnies'

[vlad01]

lol, first time ever seen anything like that before.

I got flashed quite a few times in the eyes because I wasn't ready with the mask, I'm fine.

flash your self with small ones to build immunity to bigger flashes and ultimately welding with no mask at all.