Tig welder

[Zebbedee]

Anyone know what’s involved in adding a tig unit to an esab 360amp air cooled welding plant it has a 3 way switch for gouging, stick and tig curious to know if it’s viable

 

[davidroberts30]

Anyone know what’s involved in adding a tig unit to an esab 360amp air cooled welding plant it has a 3 way switch for gouging, stick and tig curious to know if it’s viable

Torch and bottle?

 

[Stock]

Torch and bottle?

And lots of practice...................................................................................................................................

 

[aidan]

which iis better for welding light material TIG or MIG, I have a few exhaust pipes i need to get creative with 1mm or even 0.5mm SS .......

 

[Pistonbroke]

Loads of good videos on how to arc/ mig and tig on YouTube

 

[Abacus]

tig for ss that thin and not to much amp and it needs to be spotless clean on both sides

 

[davidroberts30]

tig for ss that thin and not to much amp and it needs to be spotless clean on both sides

and ideally have a argon purge inside the pipe

 

[tomlad]

Weldmonger or summin
Welding hints and tricks
Utube guys called jody
A god

 

[tomlad]

Tbf
Utube guy haxbys shed started tig and learning curve, may be interesting
Makes it seem very hard tbf. He does over complecate everything tho.

 

[Pistonbroke]

I've already got a bottle of straight argon for aluminium mig and it's only about £45 for a torch for my parweld inverter so I might get one for a hobby. Needs to be a/c for aluminium I think.

 

[TheTallGuy]

I've already got a bottle of straight argon for aluminium mig and it's only about £45 for a torch for my parweld inverter so I might get one for a hobby. Needs to be a/c for aluminium I think.

It is possible to DC Tig aluminium, but isn't really a good idea unless you are a pro as it requires a lot of skill, a huge tungsten and helium rather than argon. AC gives a balance of cleaning during the EP phase and penetration during the EN phase, better quality welders will allow you to adjust the balance to suit what's being welded.

 

[Pistonbroke]

It is possible to DC Tig aluminium, but isn't really a good idea unless you are a pro as it requires a lot of skill, a huge tungsten and helium rather than argon. AC gives a balance of cleaning during the EP phase and penetration during the EN phase, better quality welders will allow you to adjust the balance to suit what's being welded.

Got a spool gun on the mig so not a priority for me tbh. Just interested to learn a new skill. Might be a very short lived ambition with my patience