I had a ground cable from another welder that I was using on my tig. That cable had a connection issues at the Dinse plug. It is from the factory so I don't know exactly what it is I just know that plug is bad. I swapped it out everything's all good. I knew it wasn't technique I've been using that w...

I never knew that about the AHPs AC balance I just got a feel for the welded so now I no depending on the condition of the aluminum where to set the AC balance. Thanks for the info.

I got a handle on thanks guys for all your help. It was the ground cable to Denis connection.

More work on the side by side stereo system. I'm use .065 aluminum plate and tread plate. Using a ahp alpha tig 200 ex. 3/32 2%Lanthanated tungsten electrode sharped to a point. I use a CK flex loc torch with the 3 series torch head on it. argon & helium mix today about a 50/50 mix it welded nic...

I did some aluminum welding this morning and didn't have any problems and my ground is clamped to my 3rd hand witches has silicon bronze on all the contact points. I've checked all my outer connections and changed torches. It must be in the power source. Thanks guys for all the input I really apprec...

I'm getting a slight shock when I first dab the filler. As so as the filler gets close to the arc I get a shock. Ive checked the ground, I'm not touching the tungsten to the work piece. It's coming up the filler rod and only does it on AC pulse.

I have a AHP ALPHA TIG. It's a good starter unit. Here recnetly it started shocking me through the filler rod when I start a puddle. It normarly does it once or twice. Only at the beginning of the weld and it only happens on AC pulse :?: Does anyone have any ideas on what could cause this? I've chan...

I got a customer that hired me to fab up boxes so he can install a stereo system on his arctic cat side by side. I'm .063 aluminum plate and .063 aluminum tread plate. I'm using a AHP ALPHA TIG 200 ex 3/32 tungsten and a #7 cup. I had the welder set to 85 amps using a foot petal. it's ok Its a decen...

I welded these gate frames a few days ago I thought I'd post them any way. I also built the fence. I'm a fence contractor and I welding and fabrication.

I got my monster tig cup today I think it's a #16 so far I like it but I wanted to let anyone that's planing on getting it not to buy the defuser biscuits they sale for it. Just get you some scotch-brite pads and cut it from that. I'm pretty sure that's what they do. I mean it's even got some white ...

If your looking for a helium regulator miller has one it's not listed in there gases catalog this year. I had my local welding supply order one for me is $80 something U.S dollars.

You'll be good using 16 ga 1 1/2"x1 1/2" or 1 1/2"x2" or if you want you can use 1" x 1 1/2" 1/8" wall or 1"x1". 1/8" wall it just depends on the look you want. I use 16 ga tubing all the time on frames and I'm 240 lbs and I can stand on them without...

I didn't do any real jobs today so I did a little practice with GTAW(TIG) on some plain mold steel in a T joint.

Hey everybody I'm new here at the forum but I've been follow Jody and welding tips and tricks for awhile now and it's real helped me become a better welder. That my goal here to become a better welder and maybe along the way I'll be able to pass on some of the thing I've learned to someone else. I t...

Thanks for the info I found some check vales they are for oxygen but it worked. Now all I'm waiting on is a helium flow meter. I did try it with an argon flow meter now I know it wasn't accurate but it worked I just wasted some helium. I think aluminum welds way better with helium added the weld bea...

Hi I'm new to the forum but have been following Jody and watching his videos for quiet some time now. His videos has really help me become a better welder. So my question is what type of check vale do I need to mix argon and helium? I've got everything else already. I went to my local welding supply...