HTP Invertig 221

[Sieg]

Thanks G-Dub, awesome input as usual.

Made the first save with the TIG today repairing a guillotine tile cutter that was severely violated by one of our installers........$500 save.

[MoparCar]

Awesome. Good place to start by fixing equipment. I've done the same but with mig for some of our equipment.

Wes

[GregWeld]

I used to live on Yarrow Point - a "high end" little point of land... and the neighbors hated me - because, of course, I have loud rowdy hot rods... They loved me once they figured out I could weld up their garbage can lid and fix their gate etc....

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I used to live on Yarrow Point - a "high end" little point of land... and the neighbors hated me - because, of course, I have loud rowdy hot rods... They loved me once they figured out I could weld up their garbage can lid and fix their gate etc....

.......or operate a screwdriver. It amazes me how many highly educated people have next to zero mechanical knowledge or skills anymore.

My smart neighbors are waiting for me to get a little more practiced.

PS - I'm very fortunate to have real good neighbors, of the 22 homes there's only a couple stuffies.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Too much heat -- and moving too fast to try to keep up with the heat?

TIG is more finesse. If you have too much heat - back off the throttle.... CONTROL.

How well can you see? Can you see the part lines? Can you see the puddle develop? Can you see it freeze when you add fil?

I think one issue I was having was the grind on the tungsten with my high-dollar grider was too coarse, I've since modified the grinder wheel with 180 grit sanding disk on the side and that puts a nice finish on the tungsten.

A little funny - I switched to AC to practice on aluminum then switched the AC off and started running bead on 16 gauge to get a feel for the differences in metal..........I don't think the machine switches back without powering down........either way I proceded to securely weld 1" of that 16 guage to my 1/4" work top.

[Garage Dog 65]

What Optrel are you running Greg ? Satellite or Orion - or one of the others ? They are sweet !

Thx !

Jim

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65

What Optrel are you running Greg ? Satellite or Orion - or one of the others ? They are sweet !

Thx !

Jim

I have the Satellite Jim.... and love it.


I'm old and need the range that this helmet gives me... since you're eyesight declines with age... and what I find is that my younger buddies will run say a 10 and I might be a 9 or an 8... Especially with low TIG settings... say 30 or 40 amps.

[Garage Dog 65]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I have the Satellite Jim.... and love it.


I'm old and need the range that this helmet gives me... since you're eyesight declines with age... and what I find is that my younger buddies will run say a 10 and I might be a 9 or an 8... Especially with low TIG settings... say 30 or 40 amps.

Thx !

I thought you'd prefer the satellite - the capability on that is pretty amazing !

I have the same issue with seeing the weld. I'm 52 and just about ready to get a prescription just for welding use. With a limited range of near distance focus on my glasses I just can't ever seem to stay in the range trying to weld anything on the car. While working on the bench - most of the time I can setup and config to compensate for the vision problem, but it's still tough to stay in position around a tube or something.

Jim

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65

Thx !

I thought you'd prefer the satellite - the capability on that is pretty amazing !

I have the same issue with seeing the weld. I'm 52 and just about ready to get a prescription just for welding use. With a limited range of near distance focus on my glasses I just can't ever seem to stay in the range trying to weld anything on the car. While working on the bench - most of the time I can setup and config to compensate for the vision problem, but it's still tough to stay in position around a tube or something.

Jim

I wear bifocals -- overhead or that kind of stuff - I have to really plan my moves in advance. If you can't see - you can't weld. Well you can - but it looks like crap... I'm not good enough at it that I can just forge ahead blind.
Bifocals are a total pain -- move your head just a bit and you're out of focus.

[MoparCar]

Any updates or extended reviews of your HTP TIG ?