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- by Tbottwelds
- Sat Mar 03, 2018 6:30 am
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: How to minimize etching/frosting on aluminum tig welds
- Replies: 7
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Re: How to minimize etching/frosting on aluminum tig welds
Correct it's set to 60Hz so nothing I can do there
- by Tbottwelds
- Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:34 pm
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: How to minimize etching/frosting on aluminum tig welds
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1694
How to minimize etching/frosting on aluminum tig welds
Just looking for some advice on how to minimize the etching or"frosting" around my aluminum welds.. I have an aluminum hood that I will be doing next week and would like the corners to have minimal etching as it doesn't get painted or anything.. It's 1/8" 6061.. I am using a snycrowav...
- by Tbottwelds
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:02 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Best all around Tungsten
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1837
Best all around Tungsten
Hey just looking for advice on an good all in one tungsten.. I currently use 2% thoriated and Pure tungsten as that's what my workplace provided but trying to switch so we don't have to buy 2 types.. We're I am in Canada they don't sell 2% lanthinated but the welding supplier here suggested E3.. I a...
- by Tbottwelds
- Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:12 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig welding and lay wire technique
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1078
Re: Tig welding and lay wire technique
Awesome I will keep that in mind.. I don't do to many parts that require filler only one so far that I do is some stainless steel hinges which I use lay wire to weld the knuckles on and it works awesome and fast but the plates are 1/4" and the knuckles have a 3/16 wall thickness.. but all good ...
- by Tbottwelds
- Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:33 am
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig welding and lay wire technique
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1078
Re: Tig welding and lay wire technique
Thanks for the input I usually fuse my corners as long as fit up is good but most times the parts get to me with abit of a gap..
- by Tbottwelds
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:26 pm
- Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
- Topic: Tig welding and lay wire technique
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1078
Tig welding and lay wire technique
Hey just had a question on when to use lay wire and when not too.. at my current job I have been the only tig welding just learning as I go.. I mostly do some outside corner joints in #4 finish stainless and if fit up isn't perfect I like to lay the wire in and just weave it in.. we recently hired a...
- by Tbottwelds
- Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:48 am
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: Hello from Idaho
- Replies: 3
- Views: 611
Re: Hello from Idaho
Sounds like you got a good thing going with the trailers hopefully that all pans out well for you and good to have you on the forum..
- by Tbottwelds
- Sat Dec 16, 2017 6:48 am
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: Hello from Elmira,Ontario Canada
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1008
Hello from Elmira,Ontario Canada
Hey my name is Tyler and I'm 33yrs old and I've been welding for 13yrs and have been at the same metal fab shop for the past 10yrs. I started as the only welder now I manage 3 other ppl.. Convinced my employer to send me to a 12 week course on Tig welding about 7yrs ago and now I have been doing tha...
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