First tig go :)

[Craig Johnston]

Sooo got my parweld tig I enjoy the new way of welding for me I just have been playing about for a wee while and I have done a few welds

I just fond it hard to feed the wire in
Any tips guys

 

[Craig Johnston]

A few more

 

[123hotchef]

oh no I aint going here next am I lol

 

[Tom Orrow L]

Doesn't look too bad Craig, the second bunch of pictures look like you're getting the hang of it a bit more.. Especially the bottom right of the last picture.

Let me know how you get on with the Parweld mate, it's a lovely bit of kit.

If you want advice on TIG, check out @Richard. aluminium welding guide which should be a sticky on the top of the TIG welding forum section and look at the pictures of all the lads work in the projects page. Pauls work with stainless is something to aspire to :P

 

[Richard.]

Unfortunately it's very hard/Ni on impossible to help correct your filling technique without seeing it.
Put up your settings and sizes and perhaps a little dial in could make things easier.

 

[Craig Johnston]

3mm plate probably should Clean up the plate
1.6 rod
And 1.6 tungsten ( only ones boc had )
And set to about 85-95 amps

And I have seen there welding it makes me sick when I look at mine with the tig lol

 

[Richard.]

And I have seen there welding it makes me sick when I look at mine with the tig lol

If it was easy there would be nothing to admire.
Your first try yeah? Well your doing fine keep posting.
Your settings seem well in the ball park.

 

[Craig Johnston]

I have a guy coming this evening to give me a few lessons after the northern Ireland game.

Hopefully I can pick up where I am going wrong with the filler rod and the travel speed

 

[slim_boy_fat]

to give me a few lessons after the northern Ireland game.

Strong drink and welding should never be mixed......

 

[Craig Johnston]

Ahaha red bull is as much as I will b drinking.

 

[Craig Johnston]

So a few more I think I getting better with feeding in the rod. And I also was keep the arc length to long

 

[Richard.]

Looking good Craig. Keep em going.

 

[Turbo]

Your welds are looking good.

Where did you get your 1.6 filler rods from? I tried the boc shop in Omagh and the smallest they had were 2.5mm.

 

[Craig Johnston]

Few more pic from 3rd day and about 2-3 hours using the tig

I am kinda happy with the weld in the 3rd pic i

 

[Craig Johnston]

Few more I have done I have no idea how I am getting on some feed back if possible

 

[eSCHEn]

Nice beads Craig, you can see the steps better and it looks good

Remember to do a little back step at the run end to stop that blowout you have there. The starting one you can stop by striking on the bottom plate or even against the rod itself to allow you to get a pool formed without blowing the back off the top piece.

 

[Craig Johnston]

Soo a wee update .

This last while I have been work and not had much time at home on but the time I have been at home I have been trying to get some time on the tig so I fired her up this evening

I really enjoy tug welding it's alot more fun that mig

Here's a wee pic of this afternoon

 

[Richard.]

Soo a wee update .

This last while I have been work and not had much time at home on but the time I have been at home I have been trying to get some time on the tig so I fired her up this evening

I really enjoy tug welding it's alot more fun that mig

Here's a wee pic of this afternoon

From the look of your results your clearly getting on well with the process and it shows in the quality of your work.

 

[Edwardbear]

First attempt at tig last night at college

 

[Turbo]

First attempt at tig last night at college

Is that an outside corner joint? Not the best joint for a beginner as it is difficult but you've made a good attempt at it. It's a joint I hate doing in any weld process as it's difficult to do without leaving a blob of excess weld on top of the joint.