tig tig tig

[Tigman]

Thats how to do it !

 

[God mode restorations]

I've started to learn a bit of tig myself lately, i would looooove to be able to do the stack of dimes too....how on earth do they do that????
Being a mig monkey myself i have some trouble too with adding the filler, i know what you mean Spencer!

It's can be a bit awkward sometimes. As some use to holding a mig gun or stick torch my left hand doesn't seam to coordinate with the right..but this last couple of days in the evening what have been doing is sitting hear and feeding a filler rod up and down my fingers so they get a natural rhythm in adding.silly it sounds but does help..

 

[God mode restorations]

Stack of dimes is all about increments of movement and timing , it takes practice and a steady hand , get comfortable first , its no good standing over a bench and wobbling around !

I must admit. .I got my self a stool.as to sit on in my workshop. .didn't have one before.but now can relax while trying to tig and is better...

 

[Tigman]

you cant beat being sat down at the right height and tigging , it certainly stops the shakes !

 

[Richard.]

It's can be a bit awkward sometimes. As some use to holding a mig gun or stick torch my left hand doesn't seam to coordinate with the right..but this last couple of days in the evening what have been doing is sitting hear and feeding a filler rod up and down my fingers so they get a natural rhythm in adding.silly it sounds but does help..

Nothing silly about that at all mate.

 

[Richard.]

you cant beat being sat down at the right height and tigging , it certainly stops the shakes !

Not half. They certainly don't look the same laid on your back welding an inside corner on tubular frame. (I had to do this last week in SS 316 ) job went fine but a steady hand in a comfortable position makes all the difference.

 

[Richard.]

A nice machine with good arc stability helps loads too especially with joints like inside and outside corners. Tigman you'll certainly know all about that given what you've got tucked away under cover. How is the old girl doing any how?

 

[Tigman]

yeah Shes fine ! have'nt used it for a couple of weeks , last job walking the cup on some flanges from a train Loco oil line , and go-Kart exhaust , interesting varied work , just need more of it lol

 

[Richard.]

That is nice varied work. Most of the stuff I have been getting has been poxy repair jobs. Last one was cast iron (crack on an old cast iron heater door.) get quite a bit of cast Alu to repair too which is even worse. The 316 tube last week made a nice change. (Frame off the back of a boat) thin tube full pen with inside purge. I have gone very quiet now though which is nice as I only keep it part time it doesn't pay the mortgage.

 

[Tigman]

I would like some more Alu work , dont do enough of it to get real good at it !

 

[Richard.]

I would like some more Alu work , dont do enough of it to get real good at it !

I enjoy Alu work too. Not cast mind that stuff is a chore. I swear I must be under charging for welding that stuff

 

[Tigman]

Done a lot of motor bike casings , lambrettas mostly , never a precise job just grin and bare and see what happens , very hit or miss !

 

[God mode restorations]

Out of interest chaps. Walking the cup method..I have seen it being done..and looks awesome. .is this just a fancy way of doing things like a fancy weave on a mig weld or is there a more Pacific reason. Not dissing it.just interested. .

 

[Richard.]

Picture not mine.
I'll be honest I'm not very good at it as I've never had the work for it. It's got a couple of uses I believe. 1) it's used a lot on thick wall section pipe where Tig is The meathod for filling a joint all the way. As you can imagine that's a slow process. Cup walking speeds up the process a lot over free hand.
2) Americans love it in stainless on thick flanges and stuff and the welding is set up more for show rather than practical use. While to achieve this demands a high amount of skill the weld its self is compromised look over function.

 

[God mode restorations]

This is what I would like to be able to do/achieve one day..I am a million miles away from that sort of quality. .love aluminium fabrication work...

 

[Richard.]

Well your welcome to have a blast with the Alu on sat. We can do some pedal work also. You'll enjoy it I'm sure. If you've not done it before you'll see just how differently it behaves under an arc when compared to ferritic type metals.

 

[God mode restorations]

Well your welcome to have a blast with the Alu on sat. We can do some pedal work also. You'll enjoy it I'm sure. If you've not done it before you'll see just how differently it behaves under an arc when compared to ferritic type metals.

Looking forward to it mate...

 

[langy]

I enjoy Alu work too. Not cast mind that stuff is a chore. I swear I must be under charging for welding that stuff

I agree, proper ***** job is castings, I just give them to chevy2 to do

 

[langy]

I would like some more Alu work , dont do enough of it to get real good at it !

This maybe strange but I find aluminium tig more enjoyable than steel or stainless dunno why

 

[langy]

This is what I would like to be able to do/achieve one day..I am a million miles away from that sort of quality. .love aluminium fabrication work...View attachment 72521

Whoever did that does it all day long, when your doing it all the time you get into the swing of things and you get perfect results