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[Migmad]

Old tig

 

[Migmad]

Ignore the banter caption with my mate haha aluminium tig

 

[Edward Teach]

The first Tig Welds I have done.
Butt weld 0.75mm mild steel.
The first weld at the top, just holes
All I can say is,
There is plenty of room for improvement

 

[Cheesie]

Done this today on the parweld xt202 in work today no7 cup standard collet 3mm plate 2.4 5356 rod 120 amps 150 Hz balance set at 31 going to try the same at home with a few different things tomorrow with my Lorch I struggle with consistency

 

[Barking Mat]

The first Tig Welds I have done.
Butt weld 0.75mm mild steel.
The first weld at the top, just holes
All I can say is,
There is plenty of room for improvement

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He, hey, we all have to start somewhere !

Welcome to the forum, practice, practice, and more .....

 

[Cheesie]

Sometimes the stars align and the old gods awnser your prayers

 

[Dcal]

Done this today on the parweld xt202 in work today no7 cup standard collet 3mm plate 2.4 5356 rod 120 amps 150 Hz balance set at 31 going to try the same at home with a few different things tomorrow with my Lorch I struggle with consistency

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Lovely, and thanks for posting the settings, it makes the post so useful to us dreamers.

Are you saying you’re struggling with consistency on the Lorch?

 

[Cheesie]

No I just struggle with consistency in general I'm going to try the same thing with my Lorch at home is All, latest pictures taken today in work using the parweld 1.5 aluminium 1.6 5356 rod cheap no5 stubby cup and Lenz from Amazon 2.4 zirconiated tungsten settings today where 77amps hrz 120 balance set at 21
.3 pre gas 5 seconds post traveling at a fair old lick I wire brushed some of the joints pre welding with a tiny brush and left some others as is to compare, and yes I did touch down once or twice on them

 

[Dcal]

No I just struggle with consistency in general I'm going to try the same thing with my Lorch at home is All, latest pictures taken today in work using the parweld 1.5 aluminium 1.6 5356 rod cheap no5 stubby cup and Lenz from Amazon 2.4 zirconiated tungsten settings today where 77amps hrz 120 balance set at 21
.3 pre gas 5 seconds post traveling at a fair old lick I wire brushed some of the joints pre welding with a tiny brush and left some others as is to compare, and yes I did touch down once or twice on them

I wish I "struggled" like you.
I can't even see any evidence of where you touched down.

I've the same Lorch as you (I know it's wasted on me) so I'd be interested in the setting you use on it as well.
I have some 3mm plate to practice on.

 

[Cheesie]

I didnt touch down in photos

 

[Mullet52]

Try a 1.6mm tungsten. I use 1.6mm on anything up to 2mm material thickness on aluminium. Works loads better for me. Arc is a lot more controllable and stable.

 

[Ctreanor13]

One pic i have got of something i was mucking about with a while ago though was this one. Cant remember if i posted it on here, might have done? Had a go at making a wood burner for the back garden out of some offcuts at work. Never got around to finishing it off though. Might do at some point though.
Forgive the whopping big gaps around the two branches though, marking out and cutting angled branches in pipes isnt my strong suit as can be seen lolView attachment 165128

That is amazing.

 

[Cheesie]

Try a 1.6mm tungsten. I use 1.6mm on anything up to 2mm material thickness on aluminium. Works loads better for me. Arc is a lot more controllable and stable.

Work only buys 2.4 tungsten I work with what they have everything is as cheap as can be bought

 

[Brad93]

Work only buys 2.4 tungsten I work with what they have everything is as cheap as can be bought

Where i used to work used to be like that. In the end I was bringing in my own zirconiated tungsten (I was running a syncrowave).
Everytime you used to go to the cupboard for a tungsten it was like the Spanish inquisition.

Terrible place to work really but learnt a ton. Never a nice feeling, feeling sick walking into work not knowing if your boss is going to be in a bad mood that day. I wouldn't stand for it these days I'd just walk away but when you're a youngster just trying to make a living its not great.

Welding aye, best job i ever had.

 

[Cheesie]

Where i used to work used to be like that. In the end I was bringing in my own zirconiated tungsten (I was running a syncrowave).
Everytime you used to go to the cupboard for a tungsten it was like the Spanish inquisition.

Terrible place to work really but learnt a ton. Never a nice feeling, feeling sick walking into work not knowing if your boss is going to be in a bad mood that day. I wouldn't stand for it these days I'd just walk away but when you're a youngster just trying to make a living its not great.

Welding aye, best job i ever had.

Learning what I can about it while I'm there some day I hope to be on my own atm I'm using an old Miller in work that the hf doesn't work on, scratch start only. I refused to weld the drinkers yesterday on it so came in today to weld them on the parweld xt202

 

[Cheesie]

 

[Barking Mat]

Where's the show us your failed / crap attempts at welding thread...

 

[Hood]

You are too late, in post 2 I put up the worst anyone could do

 

[Cheesie]

Or amperage, check, balance check, hrz check, a ffs forgot to turn gas back on

 

[Hood]

Or amperage, check, balance check, hrz check, a ffs forgot to turn gas back on

LOL or my usual favourite, go to weld some stainless with a lovely newly sharpened tungsten, strike the arc and find you have forgotten to change to DC. Swear, resharpen the tungsten, put it back in and start again and find you have again forgotten to switch to DC