Paul is starting to get way way more comfortable. I knew he could do it!. He seemed more relaxed when explaining the tig rigs and the machine set ups. Also when he was teaching . Very rad dude!
Just started Tig on steel, definitely not at the Fun part yet kinda more in a different F Frustration. Out of all welding processes I have done Tig is the most challenging. I thought it would be easy because I has done Oxyacetylene years ago. Maybe it is because I am older it seems harder. Bob did very good, I have about 2-3 hours in and my tungsten is a couple inches shorter from dipping it. 😡. I will keep at it , after a few hours I was getting better, huge respect for those guys doing beautiful welds.
The channel has probably done over a hundred videos on TIG welding aluminum, if you just look back through their video history. But I bet you won't do that, because it seems like less trouble and work to just ask them in the comments instead of spending 10-second scrolling back on on the Channel's history
I have seen your old video about aluminum welding process but its very old. I need new techniques about aluminum welding process and use of tungsten. Thanks
Loved what the channel used to be with the original guy's, just isn't the same anymore from the day that video introducing all the people noone had ever heard of was put up
What it ised to be, yes. When Bob was the main man. Not before then though, when the douche that called himself "mr tig" was front and centre. Apparently an "expert" yet couldnt weld for shit, and only ever flat on a bench an inch or two at a time😂😂😂
Thank you so much for this video and setting realistic expectations so I think the process would actually be much worse than this for normal beginners.
I know it may feel dry, but I was hoping for more explanation than just, "This is what we're doing." What do the different settings have to do with how the weld comes out? Once I understand that, I can weld anything just by observation.
I've had issues lately putting cubes together and working with tube where i immediately see oxidation, sparking, rust and porosity if i make a second pass after root and i get penetration... in addition to the closed items spitting hot iron at me 😂🤣😂🤣. I've watched many videos and I see talk of back purging. but, I've seen you pros not back purge, make multiple passes and get beautiful welds. I'd like to see some videos on focused penetration as it seems you're careful to not allow in wall impurities or oxidized inner material to be worked into the pool. i made my first few cubes not worried about some porosity which i tracked to gas flow. did a couple pyramids no problems. even completely sealing them. lately, i want to build up the weld to grind back to smooth and all hell breaks loose. only other thing I can think is go to a 3/32 filler and only make one pass. tips on avoiding burn through and oxidation not related specifically to gas coverage would be nice... i am using dc and one amp per thousand on the machine. though once things are warm i know I'm not using full current. I've cleaned the heck out of the material and it takes a bead really nicely. er70-6 at 1/16".
7:03 Why he doesn't tell the guy not to cut off abruptly and pull the torch (gas coverage) away from the end of the weld ? And didn't explain why not to do that either . That's not helping the guy. Then the next joint he doesn't correct the guy pulling the rod out from under the argon gas below the torch .
0,2 sec post flow = bye bye tungsten. Post flow is not for cooling (it does a veeeeery little bit, but not main purpose)! It is to protect hot metal from oxidation! Well known and good practice for post flow is to set it to 4 seconds for aluminium and black steel and 6 seconds for steinless.
Beginners at home you say........well a lot of home types have those 250 amp DC inverter stick welders that go for A$100 on EBAY and the possibility of doing DC aluminium welding with argon is a case of shooting for the stars but I've learned anything is possible if you only have limited equipment. Personally I use a plasma welder for all my home welding projects and one of them was a small frame base for my spa pump and I wanted to do it in 30mm X 5mm aluminium angle with the plasma. Well.....a plasma welder runs at 8,000 deg C so you have to be very quick with it as the ally soaks up the heat and you can melt the whole joint through. I use an ally stick 9mm diam with aluminium powdered flux like you use for gas welding......did the job but had a bit of cleaning up to do afterwards to make it pretty.
Looked like the everlast lightning machine which has high freq so why use lift tig with pedal? My Powerarc 210STL has that live lift. I wish it was high freq but plan on upgrading to the lighting or a tig/plasma combo.
This question may be off topic but do you recommend someone to wear their contacts over glasses while welding because of the safety glasses you’ll have to wear?
One stray spark melting your contact doesn't sound fun but its a at your own risk kind of thing. You can get larger safety glasses that fit over prescriptions at orschelns relatively cheap.
No you don't have to sacrifice. There are plenty of safety glasses that go over prescription glasses. I have some from harbor freight, and I have some from kimberly-clark. Both work great.
Pro tip. If you contaminate your tungsten, swap it out. Don’t try to weld on it, just sharpen it and try again. Contaminated tungsten makes a hard to control arc and it’ll make more headaches. Also On the T-joint I’m assuming the reason why they guys filler metal was melting away from his puddle and was balling up at the end of it was because his travel angle was messed up. Basically his tungsten was facing towards his filler metal more that it was the joint. So if any of y’all beginners have that happen just adjust your travel angle.
@@bobhigginbotham9035 no problem boss. TIG welding requires the most patience when learning. Especially if you’re doing something like walking the cup. Took a lot of time, cups, tungsten and bad joints to get where I’m at now. Like I said best tip I have is to get a full container of tungsten, sharpen them all, and whenever one gets messed up swap it out. Keep doing that till you don’t have any good ones left. While you’re sharpening think about why you messed it up and see if you can change it the next time you’re welding. patience and maximizing the time your welding are super important.
its a shame i dont know tig, a do field work using mig, stick and sometimes stuff like cast we do brazing. most of them have zero preciosity and look better that most home and some field welders. some of the stick have a little lower spot or hole because I might long arc with a long electrode but most of the time even if it has a little hole it has good penetration. im saving this till last because if i said i was 15 at the start most of you wouldn't read most of the comment. im hoping to go to (tafe) welding school. to get a certificate so it can be my trade/job
Hate to say it, but on that second piece he should have stopped him. Bob was barely dipping at all and basically spreading that puddle thin, he probably got an odd mix of filler and fusion welding going on there. It's not out of a beginner's ability to learn the idea of dip and move on the fly. It won't be the best looking weld but it's a step in the right direction.
Jack, it all depends on the kit you buy. The way they were setting it up in the video, they were using the stock insulator, but since that is too short to seal with the gas lens collet body, the additional one takes up the space. But, CK Worldwide has a better solution. They have a 3GHS insulator that is 1 pc, and it is the only insulator you need for using medium size gas lens collet bodies on 17/18/26 torches. USAWeld.com has them in their kit and it works great. Here is the link to the CK Guide online: www.ckworldwide.com/products/3-series-consumables-10n
Only 0.1 sec of post flow?? The post flow is there to protect the tungsten as it cools down, not protect the metal😄 Baseline would be 1 second per 10amps of current👍
Ok. You’ve got a fancy ass machine with lots of confusing settings… great! I don’t. Do a beginners vid with an absolute basic setup, including grinding tungsten.. then you’d get a thumbs up from me.
im not here to knock anyone cus i aint infront of no camera but i certainly do miss red beard and mancub and more of bob moffit. just seemed to me to be more on my pace. anyone catch why he was stacking insulators ????
@Paul Sableski hey Paul thanks for getting at me now before i go and possibly put a foot in my mouth let me go back n watch it again to refresh my memory and then I'll reply with someting that will explain what it was saying
ohh ok i got it so at 2;45 you started to put your 17 torch together and i seen ya put two insulaors on top of one another. ok now before i go any further let me just tell you so you dont think im an asshole that i do respect your years in the trade compared to my only self tought at best 2 yrs of garage exp. and i think your full of great knowlede that i certainly lack , and this here is prolly one of them scenarios . so whren i started tiging i just jumped right on a #20 flex loc and ive never used a size 17 torch so that might just be how you properly put in a gas lens that calls for a diff size insultor because on #9's and 20's for a gas lens i just take off the insulater and put on the correct size one by itself. anticipating your reply thx bud
