do you use your foot pedal?

[whensparksfly]

just wondering how may of you use your foot pedal for aluminum tig welding .please explain you method and your reasons for using what you do. i find the pedal easier to control the puddle myself but im no expert it s just trying to improve my aluminum tig welding im getting there but i want my welds neater​

 

[Wedg1e]

I tend to set the max. current to a bit more than the metal thickness might suggest, then use the pedal to back off if things start getting a bit holey

 

[Shox Dr]

It all depends on the type of weld, sometimes because of where it is, a pedal is more hassle than it's worth, but then there are times when you need the pedal while upside down, squeezing it between your arm and chest, or between your knees.

Aluminium is a lot easier, especially castings that might need the crap boiling out of it first, where you need to carefully control the heat. Or smaller pieces that heat soak fast, or where you need a lot of amps to start off, it's alot easier than trying to figure slope up.

And you can hold the torch in loads of darft wasys to look cool, without worrying about the button

 

[justmental]

use my pedal all the time have much more control.
most of my welding has been 2mm aluminium lately set the max amps and weld away

 

[shenion]

I use the pedal all the time as I have no other way of controlling the welder (not even a torch switch.)

I've used it in on/off mode when doing steel a few times.

 

[Wallace]

I use the pedal most of the time, My WP26 torch has a switch that I very rarely use but my WP9 torch is switchless so I need to use the pedal for switching. I have used the pedal simply for an on/off switch on the WP9 torch as I can get slightly lower amps using the machine control with the pedal resistors unplugged.

 

[chevy2]

I do most of my tig welding using the pedal whether its bench work or laying on my back under a car and using the side of my knee or between the knees,
also have a torch with thumb control for the amperage but dont use it much but it is handy for out of position stuff wheres there no flat base for the pedal.

 

[ukracer]

use my pedal all the time have much more control.
most of my welding has been 2mm aluminium lately set the max amps and weld away

So you find it easier to weld with a pedal on thinner stuff?? Out of interest what sort of things do you weld with 2mm ali?

 

[justmental]

i have been doing a lot of fuel tanks and alloy body panels made from sheet formed then welded together.

 

[whensparksfly]

thanks everyone good to hear from all you.i myself didnt other with the pedal o 3mm aluminum But had trouble with the 2mm so used the pedal ever since was just wondering what you all do

 

[mr paint]

I use it a lot but also just use pulse if under a car etc gives you that little more time for control


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[whensparksfly]

tried pulse on alloy the weld didnt look as good maybe i didnt have it setup rite what setting would you use for pulse on aluminum

 

[Tigman]

I dont have the luxury of a pedal , machine has no facility for one !

 

[justmental]

two piece's now welded together and now starting to polishing it.
( getting filthy )