Today I had my second TIG "play" session. The first session consistedof me burning about 40 linear feet of 2% thoriated 1/16" tungstens.My tungsten beads were not pretty. Perhaps I should try some 7018tungstens...Today I bought some 1.5%...
Hi! I am considering buying a TIG welder with HF start and, sincealuminium is something I would also like the ability to weld, itshould be AC/DC.After having studied what is available in my (European) neck of thewoods, I have narrowed my...
I got to play with the little machine last night. Got some nice welds with aluminum and 3/32" thoriated tungsten electrode pos. Biggest problems I had was trying to use too much current and too long of arc. Cerium electrodes did not like...
Hi,Whilst l;ooking at the little Plasma cutter mentioned in the recent thread, I saw a very very cheap TIG set , for 200 USD, which, by the time I shipped it back here to the UK, paidduty tax, shipping etc, would still be less than half...
Good day all,I am in the throws of deciding between a Mig Master 173 and a Millermatic180. Although the ESAB is a few more bucks, the price difference is lessimportant to me than the quality trade-offs and performance. At a glance,it...
Well, I knew it would come to this. I have too many welders (and more to come) and too little space. So I pose a question to the group...how have you laid out your welders/carts for the space you have available? I have a HH180 mig, a Miller...