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by zippo
Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:19 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: New to tig welding.
Replies: 11
Views: 1746

Re: New to tig welding.

AKmud wrote:What size filler rod are you using? 3/32" should be plenty, you could even get away with 1/16" once you start getting the feel for it.
I'm using 1/16 filler.
by zippo
Fri Apr 08, 2016 2:13 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: New to tig welding.
Replies: 11
Views: 1746

Re: New to tig welding.

I'm in gig harbor wa.

I think one problem is I weld both sides of the fillet joint. I grind everything clean before I start weld the first side and I'm finding that the second side tends to thebnhave contamination problems.
by zippo
Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:22 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: New to tig welding.
Replies: 11
Views: 1746

Re: New to tig welding.

Weld by weld, day by day.

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by zippo
Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:17 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: New to tig welding.
Replies: 11
Views: 1746

New to tig welding.

Greetings. I am new to this forum and wanted to say hello. I have been mig welding for a long time and with my recient purchase of a lincoln 210 mp i though it would be fun to start tig welding. I have been practicing for about 3 evenings and this is where i'm at. I am using 3/32 2% thoriated tungst...