new welder...help me set up
#1
new welder...help me set up
ok well a while back i bought a smiley/harbor freight tig...what do i need to start welding..like supplies...i know i need arogon 2 tanks 1 for back purging and one for the welding gas its self..but beside that what else do i need...i plan on welding stainless..what tungsten size would be good 304 shed 40 or should i use shed 10?...how much gas?...maybe a few tips...what kinda rods should i buy?...i know its kind of a newb question but im just starting this tig thing and i dont want to spend money on welding supplies i'll never use
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Re: new welder...help me set up
exactly. Well your going to need a regulator. Well two of them, i would get 3/32 2% thoriated (sp?) its the red one. 309l filler if your going to welding ss to ms, you can use that too to weld ss to ss. Just go with schedule 10 its much cheaper. Gas really depends upon how much you use it. I got like a 70 cu bottle and i weld on occasion it'll take me a month to go through it. I dont weld very often just when i feel like it. If your trying to crank out manifolds. I would get the biggest bottle you can afford. Or two since your back purging. And your going to need misc consumables. I would suggest reading up or going into your local welding shop and asking questions becauses its just stupid to get into something you dont know about.
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