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Any genius tips on using a pedal while standing?
Had an old RTech pedal that was about 120mm high very uncomfortable, but standing with the other foot on a 50mm raised platform made life more comfortable, is this while welding on the bench or in position?Any genius tips on using a pedal while standing?
Put it away and Learn to use a switchAny genius tips on using a pedal while standing?
Considering you know roughly how I've got to where I am, don't take the ****! (And yes, I'm still hoping to do a 1-2-1 with you at some point.)Put it away and Learn to use a switch
Fair point.... There are a lot of skills you miss out on by welding only with pedals. Understanding a current/gage/joint relationship is the major one of them ...
I wasn’t taking the micky I was being serious. Using the switch is the answer to your trouble. Put it in 4T if you want to hold the torch at various places.Considering you know roughly how I've got to where I am, don't take the ****! (And yes, I'm still hoping to do a 1-2-1 with you at some point.)
Fair point.
For what I'm currently I'm finding it a useful tool:
It means I can get used to holding the torch in different ways without having to think about whether I can prss the damned button, and I can then concentrate on speed, angle, etc filler.
And I can back off the power as I get towards a corner so I don't blow holes in the piece. I know speeding up and/or adding more filler is probably a better way to do that, and I'll get to that, but ... One skill at a time.;-)
Anyway fftopic: @WorkshopChris That gives me an idea.
Put it away and Learn to use a switch
Could you expand a bit more on 2T and 4T please richard and what you mean by put it in 4 T to use it in different positions?I wasn’t taking the micky I was being serious. Using the switch is the answer to your trouble. Put it in 4T if you want to hold the torch at various places.
I Hit the post button too early by accidentYeah, I knew you were being serious. It was just that the first time I saw your post I just saw ...
4T's a good idea though. Had RTFM'd and saw what the function did, but I hadn't thought through the uses.
The machine doesn’t perform any differently to any other machine. Those old kemppis are ok and reliable but they ain’t anything special. If your welding looks decent then it’s Down to you not because a 20 year old kemppi is helping you out.I struggle with Tig and as a confirmed amateur, I use the pedal exclusively. The machine flatters my ability and the pedal disguises my ineptitude.