Hope I explain this right. I am trying to figure out how to tig weld aluminum on an inside corner.......like welding inside the corner of a box. I just did this on a home project and it did not go so well. The welding went fine on other parts of the project so it comes down to me.
Is there a certain method here?
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I don't understand what you are talking about, sorry.rahtreelimbs wrote:Do you start at the inside or outside of the corner?
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thespian wrote:I don't understand what you are talking about, sorry.rahtreelimbs wrote:Do you start at the inside or outside of the corner?
Do you start at the tight inside of the corner and work out or so you start away from the corner and work in.......hope that is better.
It doesn't matter, but I personally find it easier to start away from the inside joint so that by the time I get there, the base metal is much hotter from the welding. Enough stick out and a good torch angle is your key.rahtreelimbs wrote: Do you start at the tight inside of the corner and work out or so you start away from the corner and work in.......hope that is better.
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Oscar wrote:Are you talking about this blurry part?
Yep......my aluminum tig welding is so so at best......I royally sucked on that corner.......can't learn unless you try.
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That arrow clears things up.
I would run the weld into the corner from the right and make the turn to come out all in one weld.
Starting in that corner is a little tricky with the torch rotation. Both methods are not easy.
You can also run the weld in from the right, stopping at the corner. Then weld in from the left while feeding wire from behind the puddle - also no fun.
Longer stick out is the key to seeing in the corner in my opinion.
However, I would likely not have welded the entire corner anyway - looks unnecessary.
I would run the weld into the corner from the right and make the turn to come out all in one weld.
Starting in that corner is a little tricky with the torch rotation. Both methods are not easy.
You can also run the weld in from the right, stopping at the corner. Then weld in from the left while feeding wire from behind the puddle - also no fun.
Longer stick out is the key to seeing in the corner in my opinion.
However, I would likely not have welded the entire corner anyway - looks unnecessary.
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However, I would likely not have welded the entire corner anyway - looks unnecessary.
I agree.....just trying things out.
I would have pointed straight into the corner first, and stood on the pedal to get it fused good. Then I would have tracked out to each side. I learned a while back to always aim your welds so you're not ending in the most uncomfortable/unreachable portion of the weld joint. So far that advice has worked great for me.
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I'm not sure if posting links to another Forum is allowed.
I've kinda had the same journey recently, got there in the end.
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/thre ... -al.72563/
I've kinda had the same journey recently, got there in the end.
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/thre ... -al.72563/
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