Just some Tig questions
#1
Just some Tig questions
I have the smiley unit and its my first time tig welding. My beads are really thin and crooked. i have a hard time getting the filler wire to go where i want it to. Could this be that im using to big of tungsten or the wrong kind or what? Also does sheilding gas use quicker when tig welding versus mig welding because i went through a bottle in about 4 hours of just practicing short beads. Im using 3/32 tungsten the red stuff, 1/8" filler and argon is coming out at about 15psi
#5
Re: Just some Tig questions
Originally Posted by 4sillypwr
It's 1/16. he corrected it in his h-t thread. I guess pics are in order.
#7
Re: Just some Tig questions
Originally Posted by Engloid
1/16" tungsten sucks ***. It is the least common size used by professionals. As I've said before, I've welded down to .006" thick material with 3/32" tungsten...by choice.
Yeah he meant filler.
back on topic woot!
How clean is the basemetal? contamination will make the puddle run all around on you. Is your filler balling up on the end and then kind of falling off into the puddle? It's almost 100% impossible to get consistant results when that happens.
#9
Re: Just some Tig questions
The tungsten is balling up?
You might have the machine hooked up wrong. It shouldnt do that on DC. You might have it on the wrong setting (DCEP) instead of DCEN. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_tungsten_arc_welding
Wikipedia >*
You might have the machine hooked up wrong. It shouldnt do that on DC. You might have it on the wrong setting (DCEP) instead of DCEN. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_tungsten_arc_welding
Wikipedia >*