Tig finger gets used for Mig as well

burnandreturn · Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:37 pm

I recently ordered some things from the Weldmonger store. But the best was the two Tig fingers that came. I find I use the Tig fingers often when I am Mig welding on my rotary positioner. The Tig finger is on my right hand pinky and ring finger. I use this hand to steady the Mig torch. I have the extra large on my pinky and ring finger and that is resting on the flat table which is hot because I was doing mulitple passes on some 3 inch solid round to a flat round 1 inch thick disk. Then I put the single finger Tig finger on my index finger and let the tube forward of the torch grip rest on the Tig finger.

So Jody do I have your permission to use the Tig fingers while Mig welding?

Also when I received my package there was a bonus DVD included. You can imagine my disappointment when the disk contained welding videos! Damn, I thought it was going to be a music disk from Jody's son playing guitar!

What's up with that..........!!!!

Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:55 pm

I've used mine for mig before, but the spatter gets to it after a while. And it disintegrated when I put it through the industrial washing machine. Lol

AKweldshop · Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:00 pm

Works for stick as well.

IMO.

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ldbtx · Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:53 pm

I didn't even have a TIG machine when I ordered my TIG Finger from Jody. I used it for MIG. Still do. Now that I have a TIG machine, I'll finally be using the TIG Finger for it's intended use. Wonder if I'll have to retrain it...

BWR · Sun Apr 26, 2015 10:05 pm

I have used mine for a little bit of everything, probably things that I shouldn't have but it worked.

LtBadd · Tue May 05, 2015 2:52 pm

I see the TF in the store, I'm guessing that it's a heat resistance sock for a finger?

ldbtx · Tue May 05, 2015 3:22 pm

LtBadd wrote:I see the TF in the store, I'm guessing that it's a heat resistance sock for a finger?

You got it, first guess out of the gate.

Neat device. Once you have one, you'll wonder how you got along without it all those years.

LDB

LtBadd · Tue May 05, 2015 7:09 pm

ldbtx wrote:
LtBadd wrote:I see the TF in the store, I'm guessing that it's a heat resistance sock for a finger?
You got it, first guess out of the gate.

Neat device. Once you have one, you'll wonder how you got along without it all those years.

LDB

Well maybe, so this is used on the hand feeding the wire?

rick9345 · Tue May 05, 2015 7:47 pm

used on what ever finger is propped on hot metal or which ever one that needs extra heat protection from a weld in progress.
Sometimes more than one or extra large one with 2 fingers in it.

LtBadd · Tue May 05, 2015 8:27 pm

rick9345 wrote:used on what ever finger is propped on hot metal or which ever one that needs extra heat protection from a weld in progress.
Sometimes more than one or extra large one with 2 fingers in it.

Makes sense, thanks. A lot of my welding isn't at high amps, although I do deal with some heat from time to time