Ingenious....

[ukracer]

I just had to post this.

Wait for the arc shots at the end and look for the ball.

 

[WorkshopChris]

To me a lot of that doesn't look to have a lot of penetration, looks more for show.

I suppose it all depends what the part is for, or maybe that is where i am going wrong as never get anything as consistent looking as that.

 

[doubleboost]

Superb arc shots

 

[dazza]

Its a great video, I want to mangle some aluminium now .

 

[addjunkie]

Its a great video, I want to mangle some aluminium now .

I did some yesterday and I can assure you it looked nothing like that!

 

[Richard.]

I did some yesterday and I can assure you it looked nothing like that!

Mine neither.
Inside and outside corner of mine below.
They Look decent to me but not as neat and consistent as him.
A lot of practice has gone into that standard of welding.

 

[awemawson]

I loved the idea of using a Metronome to keep his 'pile of dimes' evenly spaced, but I thought it a shame to use such a nice tilting & rotating table as inevitably it'll get marred over time.

 

[Maker]

To me a lot of that doesn't look to have a lot of penetration

I thought so too, it didn't seem to be melting right down in the root.

Very impressive looking welds though.

 

[Brad93]

I thought so too, it didn't seem to be melting right down in the root.

Very impressive looking welds though.

Probably trying to avoid melting through/suckback as it's only a cosmetic part that will go on a car for an intercooler

 

[norlander]

I suppose it all depends what the part is for,

I'm crap at TIG but I weld up ali battery boxes for mobike batteries which are snug fit, so I aim to get no pen on the inside so I try () to sort do what he is doing, cept I don't get a stack of dimes, just a stack of cow splatz.
Nuthins let go to date, I bashed some test ones about in the vice, and they held up, but I was really wanting to see what happens on the bike with the jarring and low/high freq vibrations and the heat changes etc, so far so good.

I ended up dabbing the rod like he does, at first I was trying to keep the end of the rod in gas shield as per steel tig, but it would often blob up so I do it like he does, what do you xperienced guys reckon on that? do you use a similar technique???

 

[Richard.]

I'm crap at TIG but I weld up ali battery boxes for mobike batteries which are snug fit, so I aim to get no pen on the inside so I try () to sort do what he is doing, cept I don't get a stack of dimes, just a stack of cow splatz.
Nuthins let go to date, I bashed some test ones about in the vice, and they held up, but I was really wanting to see what happens on the bike with the jarring and low/high freq vibrations and the heat changes etc, so far so good.

I ended up dabbing the rod like he does, at first I was trying to keep the end of the rod in gas shield as per steel tig, but it would often blob up so I do it like he does, what do you xperienced guys reckon on that? do you use a similar technique???

You've still got to keep the fill in the shielded zone but far away enough from the arc to avoid melting it before it's home. It's a fine line and more so with Alu due to its lower melting point.

 

[norlander]

Thanks R, I find fillets are ok as I think the shielding is "channelled" along the joint but on butts, you have to get closer in to the puddle-as you say- you gotta watch it carefully in that case.

 

[PhillipM]

That's a great way to destroy your computer monitors in a hurry.

 

[Touchdown]

I like the straight torch he's using....cant seem to find one on welding sites.....

 

[Richard.]

I like the straight torch he's using....cant seem to find one on welding sites.....

It's a pencil torch.
Ck, weldcraf and weldtec do them.

 

[WorkshopChris]

That's a great way to destroy your computer monitors in a hurry.

Are the screens affected by the uv light?

 

[pedrobedro]

That's a great way to destroy your computer monitors in a hurry.

Why, he's not getting any spatter ?

 

[Richard.]

Are the screens affected by the uv light?

No but hf could possibly cause a problem with it.

 

[Brad93]

No but hf could possibly cause a problem with it.

The intense uv light will affect the monitors over time

 

[Richard.]

The intense uv light will affect the monitors over time

Does it. I didn't know that. Perhaps he has protected the screen with some form of filter cover???