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JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE

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thought I would start this , if anything to help me and members at the art of welding:)

because I know I will have few questions here and there on this new tiggly wiggly thing:D

but have been adjusting pretty good so far, and later will post up a few pics of welds I have been practicing on.

but one question..... how far do most of ya'll extend out the electrod from the cup?

I have mine set at about 3/8s inch, and with no previous training or anything on tigs , not sure if this is about right or not:dontknow:
 
When I was younger, I worked as a welder. What I found was that drinking a lot, to the point of having the shakes at work helped me lay a good weld.;) :D
 
Penetration is the key :p :D
 
Tony, for a minimal investment, you could take a course at your local community college, and obtain certification.
 
If you speak english Tony I'll try to help you out. Been welding since high school:D
 
1/8 - 1/4" out of the cup should be good. It will take practice with different materials to learn how each expands/contracts. Aluminum kicks my ass. Also, make sure your tungsten is clean. If you need to clean it use a bench grinder and grind it length ways....so your grind marks run straight toward the point. Oh yeah, make sure you wear a good long sleeve shirt...if you lean on the item being welded with bare skin and you accidentally touch the tungsten to metal, you'll get a nice shock....ask me how I know this!:D :D :D
 
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alexspop said:
1/8 - 1/4" out of the cup should be good. It will take practice with different materials to learn how each expands/contracts. Aluminum kicks my ass. Also, make sure your tungsten is clean. If you need to clean it use a bench grinder and grind it length ways....so your grind marks run straight toward the point. Oh yeah, make sure you wear a good long sleeve shirt...if you lean on the item being welded with bare skin you'll get a nice shock....ask me how I know this!:D :D :D
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loloolol yeah done got the shock and the blisters:D bad thing is I knew better:p

the tig is fun so far, been having a blast with it~! havent doen too much aluminum yet, just a lil, but about and 1/8 to 1/4? good becuase the arc was doin a little wandering and I thought maybe I needed to move it back into the cup for a little more control, I got flow set at about 18 or so
 
JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE said:
loloolol yeah done got the shock and the blisters:D bad thing is I knew better:p

the tig is fun so far, been having a blast with it~! havent doen too much aluminum yet, just a lil, but about and 1/8 to 1/4? good becuase the arc was doin a little wandering and I thought maybe I needed to move it back into the cup for a little more control, I got flow set at about 18 or so
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This is were the grinding technique on your tungsten helps also. It will keep the arc from trying to spread out radially. You should have a dial to help focus the arc into a tighter/wider point too.
 
alexspop said:
This is were the grinding technique on your tungsten helps also. It will keep the arc from trying to spread out radially. You should have a dial to help focus the arc into a tighter/wider point too.
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i didnt get the finger control , I got the foot control , and thats what has taken me a bit to get ahold of,

I mean I can mig some deep kickass nice stack of coins, but this is jsut plain fun:aetsch: :aetsch:
its more than..............

"well what ya do here bob is ya turn this hicky on here.........then ya clamp this hicky here..........set the amps to ah hell #3 and then just touch this thing to that thing and ya done"

"perty aint it?":D :D :D
 
alexspop said:
1/8 - 1/4" out of the cup should be good. It will take practice with different materials to learn how each expands/contracts. Aluminum kicks my ass. Also, make sure your tungsten is clean. If you need to clean it use a bench grinder and grind it length ways....so your grind marks run straight toward the point. Oh yeah, make sure you wear a good long sleeve shirt...if you lean on the item being welded with bare skin you'll get a nice shock....ask me how I know this!:D :D :D
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Great advice!

I dont wear gloves sometimes (almost never when I mig), but tig gets everything so hot! Get a thinner pair that your fingers can move easily in. The biggest thing I can stress is make sure you are comfortable. If your in a screwed up position or floating your hand in midair, your work will suffer. You cant table weld everything, but get as comfortable as possible with whatever you are working on.

Always keep in mind where you will be going with your rod, etc. as you weld (before you start), this is especially important on round or odd shaped objects. Different torch and rod angles will produce different looking welds. Be patient, and practice, practice, practice. Dont start on anything you care about until you are very comfortable with the qualtiy of your work.

I took 30 credit hours of welding in college, been doing it everyday for over 5 years, and I still struggle at times. I finally quit avoiding aluminum about a year ago, and its been a great move, has forced me to become a much better aluminum welder because im doing it almost everyday now.

Start with mild then stainless will be an easy transition. Aluminum is a whole different animal, not much transfers from steel, but with practice you will get it.

Definitely get a gas lens setup for aluminum, and use the smallest tungsten that will effectively weld whatever your working on. I almost exclusively use 1/16" for 18g to 1/8", but I should step down to .040 on the real thin stuff. 1/8" aluminum will need 3/32" to better control the heat. I recently made a huge water/air intercooler from 1/8" and after about a half hour of issues, it finally dawned on me to go to 3/32" tungsten, what a huge difference!!

Justin
 
kick ass info bro thanks!
thats the first thing I did was set up a table and stool to make sure I could work easily, and uhum yeah got me some gloves:D

I tried a little aluminum and heheheh yeah its gonna be a treat:p

but working more now on steel plate and practicing practicing:rock:

I will post up some pics tonight an well dont laugh too much:p
 
Do you know if your rig has a gas lens? If so you can run your tungsten way on out there. I've been in some tight spots were I had to run it out about 1/2''. So as long as you don't have a bad draft or a fan blowing on you, you'll be fine. And sharpening your tungsten is important as mentioned.
 
JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE said:
kick ass info bro thanks!
thats the first thing I did was set up a table and stool to make sure I could work easily, and uhum yeah got me some gloves:D

I tried a little aluminum and heheheh yeah its gonna be a treat:p

but working more now on steel plate and practicing practicing:rock:

I will post up some pics tonight an well dont laugh too much:p
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Alot of great info from Justin. It helps if your material is clean. This is absolutely critical with aluminum. I usually wipe it down with acetone and then hit it with a small stainless brush (the kind in a gun cleaning kit). Actually, I work with a guy that is the TIG master, so if I'm working on aluminum I go try to find him.:D
 
dont have the glass lens, all I got is what came withthe 225 pak, basically a torch, #7 cup, foot control, guages and such but i picked up

, #4043 aluminum rod 3/32
er70s-6 3/32 rod for steel
a few pure tungsten rods
and the one that came with the welder
300 cubic ft of argon
and gloooooves
 
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