Thus the foot pedal... for controlling your amperage. Your eyes are the monitor...

Once I get those sync'd up.............:RunninDog:

Little personalizations are helping a lot also. Hand props of varying heights, a taller stool, clamping fixtures, etc. I'm finding I can't have too many "custom" accessories. Anything that improves vision, range of movement, and angle of attack......

EXACTLY!!!



It's all about freedom of movement - or travel - while being able to be unwavering... I find that if I'm moving too slow -- the weld will wander etc. So once I get cranking I just want to make that puddle travel.

Here's a decent video I stumbled across today.

Good video!


My problem is I watch the videos etc -- but by the time I go to weld something -- 8 months have passed and damn if I can remember what it was I was supposed to do! I then go to the internet and try to find the info...


That's the difference between the us and the guys that weld all the time.

If you have a YouTube account there's a thing called "favorites" that you can create a TIG Folder and add the videos to or just add the URL to you browser's favorites............:mock:

You can get even............latest attempt at TIG

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-c...-cmmpNCJ-L.jpg

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-5...-5BCWvWp-L.jpg

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-c...-c9Q6dRm-L.jpg

:peepwall:

Hard to tell what size that steel is (3/8th or 1/2") -- but to weld that without a water cooled torch... Dude! You da king of handlin' da heat!

It's .25" and it gets the paws a little warm!

Two more attempts......

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-w...-w3qh7SB-L.jpg

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-5...-5mfK3ZL-L.jpg

I'm guessing the speed is a little slow........possibly over penetration?

Thicker is easier.......should have started on that a long time ago.

These weld are with 1/16" tungsten and rod, 110-120 max amps.

You know you can check settings with the Miller weld calculator right??


So that weld is called a FILLET weld... and on .25 (1/4") steel ----

Miller calls for 1/8th Tungsten -- with a 1/2" torch cup -- 3/16" fill material -- 250 to 325 amps -- 13 CFH gas flow -- with a welding speed of 5" per minute.


My little Miller Dynasty 200 DX won't even go that high... :lol: :lol:

Oh ----- I forgot.....


It still is looking like you're gaining some skills....


It isn't that easy you know.