Hello, I'm Paul and I'm a TIGaholic,
For Christmas I bought a 1200 buck Piranha 3tungsten grinder.
Last week I had am Amish craftsman make me a leather tig finger.
Yesterday I ordered titanium filler wire. Why? hell if I know...


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I did a little experiment. All variables are the same, 50amps, 15CFH flow, 3 second weld, no up or down slope. Only change is cup size.

https://youtu.be/KddMNrUDJpo

In my limited experience, sooty looking beads are related to gas coverage.

Thanks for the input guys. I was unaware of the cable not being a Superflex. As for the torch, a have a CK17F on my other unit and I don't notice any real difference. My biggest beef with the Eastwood is the arc cutoff in AC. When I try to taper off it cuts out way too soon. On DC it doesn't have th...

Folks, here is my complete review of the Eastwood TIG 200 AC/DC


http://youtu.be/rTfc62WNvn4?list=UUJWQm ... aTma2q31Qg

Breahill, I live 40 minutes from downtown PIttsburgh. Black and Gold.

Power is via coconut battery cells hooked op to exercise bike generator a la Gilligan's Island.


Yinz guys are puttin' too much thought an 'at into this. Basically what's your goto welder? Gotta get it done, so I turn to my trusty....

I'd take an Ac/DC Tombstone & some 6010's.

If you were stuck on a desert island (with 220v and piles of steel and aluminium along with filler rod and a huge underground argon resevoir) what is the one machine you would want to have with you?

Hey welders I'm building an ornamental fire pit for a contest and having trouble getting all my compound angles lined up. Anyone have any shop tricks for this sort of thing? The frame is made from angle and the interior "mesh" will be cut from stamped ss. I'm new and kind of lost but we've...

Yeah, I was horribly uncomfortable. He had me welding with my arms cocked all weird and the rod coming 90 deg out the side of the stinger. Another student suggested I hang the whip up and have the rod come out the tip of the stinger. Night & day!

DC TIG @ 200A will do a lot more than sheet. I'll bet it will a one-pass 1/4" Butt joint. I'm confident it will do it up to 3/8 but trigger the duty cycle just on weld time, so it wouldn't technically be one pass. I've done a 3 pass 3/8 2G Vgroove with backing with a PT225 @ about 120A and hit ...

I use the LPT225 at school. You should be able to burn 6010's all day. I'd definitely have the machine checked.

Hey buddy, That Eastwood TIG 200 is an excellent GTAW unit, but It isn't made for SMAW. To do "stick" you need to swap the work lead and the "hot" lead. EASTWOOD does not manufacture a kit for this. But I invite you to check out their MIG/STick 200. You add that your collection a...

Ok all you master welders out there. I need some help developing a good looking and sound weave. I can run a good looking stringer, but when I try to weave it looks like a bland man did it. Can yoiu fine revered folks give me some practice tips? I'm using A Lincoln Power Tig 255, CK17F torch, 2% lan...

I watched the video. Good info as always from the master!

I notice that the "oatmeal" look of my overhead beads are getting better. Just time under hood.

Ok, I'm going to watch it now... Thanks

1110141149a.jpg :shock: I'm in in in my 3rd month of a 2 year combo welding program at the ComCol. Been through flat, horz, vert, but this overhead fillet welding is killing me. (Yeah yeah I hear you guys laughing) Just something about the whole drag-feed upside-down I guess. I found out I was runn...

I ordered a CK 17F. The connection is just called two-hose lol, how simple is that. you can tell I'm new!

Welcome to the forum, Sailor.

from former STS2 "We hide with pride"

Check out my review of the Harbor Freight 98233 Inveter. I'm brutally honest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3TRSoLtTSI

One final question, is there a name for this kind of connection?

That's what I'm looking for! Noddybrian you rock!

Fellow tiggers I'm looking for a new torch, I need one that has three separate hookups, 1 for power (dinse 25), one for argon, and a switch. Most of the torches I see come with the one piece cable. Could someone direct me to where I can find the type of torch I need. I'd like a 17 style. Thanks guys...