Aluminium tig guide getting started.

[Richard.]

Pedals are great for bench work and great if your already a competent welder
They are not great for learning to do things properly and the original posts I put up in the guide were all written around using a torch switch.
Your filler, your arc length and your travel speed are all your friends for maintaining control of the pool. You don’t need a pedal even if they are a nice luxury sometimes.

 

[Hood]

Pedals are great for bench work and great if your already a competent welder
They are not great for learning to do things properly and the original posts I put up in the guide were all written around using a torch switch.
Your filler, your arc length and your travel speed are all your friends for maintaining control of the pool. You don’t need a pedal even if they are a nice luxury sometimes.

Bloody hell, thought you had emigrated.
Good to see you on here again

 

[ukracer]

Bloody hell, thought you had emigrated.
Good to see you on here again

It's the closed season.

 

[Richard.]

It's the closed season.

You know it mate

 

[Brad93]

i think your comment 70% of commercial AC TIG is done without a pedal is a bit off munkul

 

[Brad93]

You know it mate

What the hell are you doing here

 

[Richard.]

What the hell are you doing here

Just passing through briefly

 

[Popcorn]

Actually thought if you passed by again there might be a few nice Barbel pic's as well

 

[MattH]

 

[Popcorn]

Wow just wow

Thats weird they've gone now ???

 

[Richard.]

Wow just wow

I’ve taken em back out now.
Don’t want to deviate a good Ol welding discussion

 

[Munkul]

i think your comment 70% of commercial AC TIG is done without a pedal is a bit off munkul

Maybe, but there's a lot of ducting and other bulky but thin aluminium stuff all done with tig without pedals. Probably stuff that could be migged but for some reason still tigged.

 

[minimutly]

Actually thought if you passed by again there might be a few nice Barbel pic's as well

Barbarella, now there's a thought...

 

[tatiepot]

Can Aluminium be TIG welded with pure argon or does it have to be helium or a mix of the two? Cheers

 

[Hood]

Can Aluminium be TIG welded with pure argon or does it have to be helium or a mix of the two? Cheers

Yes, it is all I use.

 

[tatiepot]

Yes, it is all I use.

Thanks Hood

 

[paradipiro]

Can Aluminium be TIG welded with pure argon or does it have to be helium or a mix of the two? Cheers

Ar-He mix is used when you need deeper penetration. Rare case, when you weld DCEN.

 

[tatiepot]

Ar-He mix is used when you need deeper penetration. Rare case, when you weld DCEN.

Thanks

 

[500e]

This is a really interesting and informative thread worth reading all of it, so helpful for people like me that are having problems
Thanks Richard

 

[NickyEng]

Well explained Richard.