Is it time to add a TIG welder to your shop? Are TIG Welders magic? Are you skilled enough to wield that magic?
We wonder that, too, so we went and bought a TIG welder in order to find out. Tonight’s edition of GRM Live! Presented by CRC Industries will be less a discussion of TIG welding tips and practices, …
Make sure you have an auto-darkening lens for the camera. I hate watching welding videos when all you can see is the arc flare blinding the camera.
I hear lots of caffiene before a welding session helps too...
stafford1500 said:Make sure you have an auto-darkening lens for the camera. I hate watching welding videos when all you can see is the arc flare blinding the camera.
I hear lots of caffiene before a welding session helps too...
SteveO
We do have an auto-darkener for the camera. His name is Chris and he was instructed to wear long sleeves because TIG puts out a lot of UV.
I want a TIG setup, but new tools take away racing budget... I don't do a whole lot of fabrication for cars, but man... that might change if I had a TIG welder. Definitely a chicken or egg situation for me!
te72 said:I want a TIG setup, but new tools take away racing budget... I don't do a whole lot of fabrication for cars, but man... that might change if I had a TIG welder. Definitely a chicken or egg situation for me!
I mean, I watched a few YouTube videos and pretty much made functional welds with five minutes of practice. By my second bottle of gas I expect things will look fairly good. I see reaching for this a lot more than the MIG welder, actually. It works much more in tuned with my skill set than MIG does. I thought the pedal would be a distraction, but it really makes the process fairly intuitive.
Practice
Practice
Practice
have fun y'all
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
I think I would be in the same boat, having seen the process a LOT via youtube (check out MichaelCthulu if you're into sword making), and I think the biggest plus in my book about TIG? It takes longer, because you can control the heat better than with MIG.
I can make functional welds with my MIG setup, but intricate and / or pretty, they are not. Call me a bit of a perfectionist, but I like parts that look like they were well made, especially when they're hand-fabricated.
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