Yeah I watched a lot of videos and experiments a lot. I still have tons to learn but I figured this video would help eliminate some of this frustrating start up curve. Or at least that was the intent.

I agree... TIG is the best. I recently refilled my tank and could not well. I then read the tank and it said, argon nitrogen. The guy messed up. The good thing is, I now know it's not me or the welder. I could not figure out why I couldn't make a nice weld!

Glad you liked it! I hope you're doing well.

Interesting. That sounds about right for 1/8" but maybe not for 1/4". 240 amps seems high for 1/4". Maybe it's an experience thing. Maybe with experience you could move fast enough. I'd say that this setting is based on 100% penetration but if you weld from both sides or cut a v before welding the amps could be much less. I'll have to give this a try and see what happens. Thanks.

Thanks 👍

You'll like it. Its just like gas welding with a super hot torch. Mig is faster but you have a lot more control with TIG.Be sure and have the metal clean.

I need to explore more features. I tried pulse and didn't see a big advantage but I didn;t play with it long.

Ha.. yeah its a good welder

I hope you do! And I recommend a TIG welder. This welder seems to have a lot of bang for the buck.

Thanks, good to hear!

Gracious

You are correct... on the second weld

The reasoning behind your comment is the hot filler rod oxidises if pulled out of the Argon shield.

@@stevewilliams2498 I never considered this but I'm sure you are correct. Thanks for this comment.

@@stevewilliams2498it also cools down. The rod cools the weld, and that’s important to know.

2% Lanthanum is a good choice for most everything. About sharpening; don’t use something that grinds something else, or the contamination will work it into the tungsten and cause a wandering arc and other problems. Sharpening the tip to an angle depends on how much amperage your using. The higher the amperage, the blunter the tip, and the opposite is true. If you’re welding 16 gauge you want a sharper tip, and if welding something like 20 gauge, you want almost a needle. The bigger the cup size, the more argon you need. For most things a #6 cup is fine and 15CFH is good. A basic understanding of amperage is one amp per 1 thousandths of an inch thickness of material. That works almost exactly up to 1/8”. With thicker metals, use the first idea up to 1/8”, then go about one amp per additional 2 thousandths to 3 thousandths additional. But it depends on the type of weld. So a butt weld uses less, a “T” weld requires more, etc. stainless requires about 10-15% less, while aluminum requires about 15-20% more. Those are starting points, of course. As far as the rods go, don’t use rods that are too thick for thin metal, or too thin for thicker metal. Yeah, it means you need several rod diameters in stock. Your welds got a lot better pretty quickly. Very good.

I probably won't ever be an expert welder but I'm having no problem getting totally satisfactory results. I'm sure I'll improve some with time but honestly, my welds look so much better than welds I've made using stick of MIG that I'm thrilled!

Glad I could help

I'm not an expert but having some idea about settings certainly helps you get started.

Good to get started anyway. You're welcome

I'm sure you are correct. I need to play with it more.

Thanks Robert

Absolutely TIG. I am terrible at MIG

Thanks Terry!

I will check it out

Glad you like it

Much shorter welds.

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