What a difference a TIG makes! - Warning big pics!
aerosam - 8/8/08 at 09:54 PM
Hi guys!
After struggling to get a decent weld with my gasless MIG I decided it was time for a new welder.
So this week I took delivery of my new little TIG welder. It's only a cheapy 200Amp imported chinese one. (I thought i'd try it out and if I
can't master it then it's not a lot of money wasted - even has a years garantee)
But after an hours practice look at the results! The first pic is my practice welds with my gasless MIG and the second is the same practice excercise
with the TIG. I have left the pics big deliberately so you can have a good look at the welds.
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aerosam - 8/8/08 at 09:55 PM
and the TIG picture:
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austin man - 8/8/08 at 09:56 PM
take some practice withe the digital camera now youve got the welding sorted lol
aerosam - 8/8/08 at 10:00 PM
Was just my phone camera LOL
BenB - 8/8/08 at 10:05 PM
quote:
Originally posted by austin man
take some practice withe the digital camera now youve got the welding sorted lol
ROTFLMAO!!!!! FFS!!! too funny!!!!
BB
nice weld porn BTW 
Dangle_kt - 8/8/08 at 10:10 PM
keep at it sam, there is a marked improvement, but still some horror welds on the second pic.
What welder is it?
aerosam - 9/8/08 at 04:56 AM
It's this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PORTABLE-LIGHTWEIGHT-DC-TIG-200-INVERTER-WELDER_W0QQitemZ360071585458QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
can't practice any more till I get some more argon. The welder didn't come with a regulator so I'm using the hobby type gas and
regulator from machine mart. Unfortunately that means I cant control the flow, only the pressure. It went through a 110 litre bottle in about 20"
of weld!
mr henderson - 9/8/08 at 07:05 AM
If you don't have any photo processing software, then get a photobucket account (free), upload your pics and resize them online, then include
links in your posts here.
Quick, easy, free, and makes viewing a lot easier for us
John
aerosam - 9/8/08 at 11:39 AM
As I said in my first post, I deliberately left them big so you can have a good look at the welds.
quinnj3 - 9/8/08 at 01:27 PM
yep tig is definately a better weld. It also doesn't warp the chassis as much cause its a cooler form of welding. It looks so much tidier than
mig or arc but is much more difficult and a lot slower. It tends to be much easier to fill small holes as well. Practice practice practice. It will
take a good day to master but it will be well worth it.
aerosam - 9/8/08 at 03:57 PM
Yeah I have noticed it takes a lot longer, takes time to get a puddle going, then you have to hold still for a few seconds at the end of the weld to
let the post flow timer do it's thing etc.
It should certainly save me money in the long run now as I will be able to make my own fuel tank, exhaust manifolds etc etc.
