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Originally Posted by Sieg
Last night was the first night of practice........
You left out the step: over to the bench to re-grind the tungsten. It took the dog a few re-grinds before he figured out I mad at myself not him.
Found a $30 3" bench grinder at Harbor Freight that works decent, hopefully I can find a finer wheel for it. Quiet and smooth........so far.

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Oh trust me -- you'll be doing a LOT of tungsten pointing!
Are you that old - or do you just have that many people in the shop - that you had to sticky note the grinder?
Here's what I do on all my tungsten --- I bite the bullet and sharpen them all - all sizes - all types.... then when I FOU I just toss it in the drawer and grab another.... when I have a few I point 'em.
The real key to TIG is being able to SEE..... and a one lens helmet don't cut it... pee away another chunk of dough and get yourself a real helmet with adjustment from about 5 to 12+.... 'cause when you're doing thin stuff and only using 30 amps -- ya got to be able to see!
http://www.amazon.com/Sperian-Optrel...832387&sr=1-80