Welding Tips and Tricks

I am getting ready to take a tig welding test with stainless steel & this will be my first time, should I have my machine hot or cold? ?

What thickness of metal??
Position??

WPS???

Need a TON more info!!!!!!!

chadmh91 wrote:I am getting ready to take a tig welding test with stainless steel & this will be my first time, should I have my machine hot or cold? ?

Your first time taking a test on stainless, or your first time welding stainless? The answer matters.

John is right, we need a lot more info. Pipe size/schedule. Alloy (304, probably). Allowed range of root gap, land. Allowed rod sizes. What position?

There's a ton of variables that will affect your choices and the amperage you'll want to use, and ALL of these are subject to personal preferences (within the WPS, of course).

Steve S

My gut-reaction answer, is I like to run hot and move fast. This is not universally true, though.