Lets make a DIY Seam Welder with a TIG!!

[Smokeyjim]

Who here would be interested in nutting out a DIY seam welder using a tig...
aiming for getting the job done for around the price of 6pence and a cuppa tea?

I think we can! Who's with me!
Any ideas? Lets av' em!
Cheers guys.
Smokeyjim.

 

[madkayaker]

would be interested jim but wrong side of the world!

 

[Smokeyjim]

Is that really a massive issue though? Surely we could all get into it and everyone could have one!
Something I've wanted for a long time is all.

Anyone got any drawings or info of how they set up the wheels on these things?

 

[malcolm]

What are you trying to do exactly? The only one I've played with was a pipe welding machine about 18 years ago. From memory it ran at a constant speed and the wire was fed in at an angle of about 45 degrees from a wire feeder very much like you'd find in a MIG.

The wire had to be forward of the TIG, and it was separately switched so the TIG had time to warn the metal up before moving forwards and introducing wire.

No reason why it wouldn't work on a DIY basis with a TIG torch, a MIG wire feeder and a little button on the torch to switch the wire feed, but I'd imagine speed of travel would be quite important.

 

[Archie]

You want to talk to Matt. He'll sort you out with a nice water-cooled TIG, positioner and cold wire feed unit.