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by mattinker
Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:15 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: E3 electrodes
Replies: 6
Views: 1264

Re: E3 electrodes

Thanks Mark and Jumping Jack Flash,

I feel a little better about it not being so good on AC Al!

Regards, Matthew
by mattinker
Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:50 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Hello from France
Replies: 2
Views: 709

Hello from France

Hi, I'm a Brit whose live most of my adult life in France. I was in another life a vehicle fitter whilst training, I learnt to gas weld, I hardly ever used it as forty five years ago Gas was beyond my pocket. a few years later, I worked in a Quarry with two excellent time served welders, they taught...
by mattinker
Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:24 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: E3 electrodes
Replies: 6
Views: 1264

Re: E3 electrodes

If I'm not mistaken, Jody said they are better for modern inverter-based welders. But I could be wrong as I have not seen every single one of his videos. I suggest sticking with what works. Since you switched back to pure and everything was fine again, you have effectively found the root cause, ass...
by mattinker
Wed Sep 20, 2017 3:22 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: E3 electrodes
Replies: 6
Views: 1264

E3 electrodes

Hi, I'm relatively new to TIG Aluminium. To date, I've used only pure tungsten electrodes (green ones). i asked someone to buy me some and they came back with E3 which Jody says are better. Well, I had a problem, they looked like there was no gas, but when I went back to the old green electrodes, th...