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TIG weave
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:30 am
by steve441
Can anyone tell me how this is done or tell me one of Jody's videos that explains it. That is, an overlapping TIG weld on stainless that does not look like the stack of dimes. It looks more like a left and right weld that over laps or is woven together along the length of the weld. I've seen it on German Weldporn and other sites on facebook. I have attached this photo from German Weldporn. Can it be done on mild steel?
Thanks
Steve Rhodes
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:52 pm
by Otto Nobedder
Welcome, Steve,
Yes it can be done on carbon steel. You won't get that pretty rainbow color, but you'll get the "tractor tracks" shown in your image.
Search videos on "walking the cup". To duplicate the picture you posted, also search "socket welds".
Someone here is likely working on this, and can give you a specific video. If I have time, I'll do a quick search, too.
By the way, this topic belongs in the TIG forum, and I'll move it there presently.
Steve S
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:22 pm
by MinnesotaDave
I've done this weave style just to try it (free hand, no cup walking).
Weave, pause, dip - weave to the other side, pause, dip - repeat.
There are other ways I'm sure, I only experimented with it.
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:16 am
by AKweldshop
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Re: TIG weave
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:38 am
by motox
real beauties.
are those welds done in a single pass?
craig
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:40 am
by TRACKRANGER
They sure are a work of art, aren't they?
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:14 am
by Rick_H
Very nice, the upper bead has 2 overlapping beads..otherwise they are multiple beads on the pipe with a single pass WTC cap. @motox
Very even, very clean, very nice.
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 12:47 pm
by AKweldshop
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Re: TIG weave
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 12:49 pm
by AKweldshop
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Re: TIG weave
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 12:50 pm
by AKweldshop
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Re: TIG weave
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 12:51 pm
by AKweldshop
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Re: TIG weave
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 6:44 pm
by ldbtx
And those pictures, my friends, are some of what is called the "art" of welding. Absolutely beautiful.
LDB
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 1:46 am
by AKweldshop
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Re: TIG weave
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 7:25 pm
by nathan
There's a few pretty slick ally weaves too. Some walk the cup, and some freehand weave. There's lots of videos and info on it. Get on Instagram, there's tons of it on there!
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 10:34 pm
by AKweldshop
Yeah, get on Instagram.
Some of best tig guys are "walkwithmeinhell225", "griffenjay8", "roccwelds", "cavemanwelder", "shutupandweld", "fulking38" "jonathangore", "microarcwelder", "weldporn", "weldlicious", "ztfab", "Jalumo_1973"......And there is hundreds more that I've not even mentioned.
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Re: TIG weave
Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 11:07 pm
by nathan
Walkwithmeinhell225 has some crazy tight weaves. Like, robotic tight. I got on Instagram just so I could follow those guys. That's my weld fix, right there.
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 12:55 pm
by Rick_H
AK, what settings are you at walking that tight? Doesn't look like a lot of heat build up?
Great work...btw
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 1:13 pm
by AKweldshop
Rick_H wrote:AK, what settings are you at walking that tight? Doesn't look like a lot of heat build up?
Great work...btw
Halt!!
I didn't do any of the welds in this thread.
I took these all of Instagram.
Don't accuse me of being a professional tig man.
Re: TIG weave
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 3:12 pm
by AndersK
Here are two real piece pf art, from Arc-Zone newsletter
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Re: TIG weave
Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 11:42 am
by Rick_H
Wow...never seen something like that, true art...look at how round the puddles are.