It’s for a TD5, weight isn’t an issue so I am happy to go safe rather than be sorry

I have been using the bevel that has been provided on the welding els. Rather than jump into a manifold I decided to get some practice in first. If I was to have to make cuts (which I will) my intention would be to recreate the same bevel. In terms of purging, that is my intention. Question is, gap ...

Hi All, Looking for some help... When welding a header (or exhaust manifold) out of Sch10 1 1/4” pipe, should you be butting the two pieces up or leaving a gap? Based on this, should you be looking for full penetration or is that not necessary? I have watched a lot of videos on welding manifolds but...

Thanks Richard for pointing me in the right direction, timings are a bit different in the UK so have sent an email.
I will post the solution so that it’s covered for the future.

Hi, I have fairly recently bought my first TIG welder from eBay it’s an Apex 13740 AC/DC TIG 200. So far it’s been great for me to learn the art and I have made good progress. I’m now at the stage where I feel I am ready to move on from the button torch and would like a foot pedal, however despite m...

Hi! Happy to be here, have watched a load of the videos and they have helped me out no end with starting to TIG. As a first post I wonder if I could be directed to the best place to ask about what foot pedal would work with my machine. I have looked all over the internet but have had no luck finding...