Doing This is WRONG, But it makes Tig Welding Easier

[@PacificArcTigWelding]

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[@dalescribner3070]

As a new 82 year old welder, I find myself dropping my welding rod on the floor all the time. When air finish a weld I lay the rod and it seems to find the floor. Like your videos. Than you.

[@JaenEngineering]

For taking the weight of the lead off the torch I bring the lead from behind under my armpit, over my shoulder and then back under armpit. Pretty mych the same as using a clamp on the bench but useful for when you're not working at a bench.

[@RalfyCustoms]

Thanks Dusty, 44yrs in fabrication, engineering and always learn a little something from you bro, big love to you and yours Ralfy 👍

[@TMR_]

Another interesting lesson! Im right-handed, but hold the torch with my left hand. It feels more comfortable. Dabbing with my left hand is comical.

[@PacificArcTigWelding]

Always so humbling to switch every once in a while to check back in with consistency, even for myself this is something that always puts me in my place😂 I appreciate you watching so much, have a great rest of your week!

[@Joseph-Colin-EXP]

Hey Dusty, just happened to have set aside time to practice tig this morning... after getting another charge of gas. And i went ahead and made.these changes after getting my bottle hooked up. And MAN O MAN, what a difference. Makes all the difference. Thanks.

[@willhall7777]

I wrap it around my forearm a couple times. Depending on if your welder is water cooled or air cooled it gets hot after welding for such and such amount of time. Clamping isn't really a good option in my case because of having to constantly move around a large area doing one weld after another. If your wearing leather sleeves you can weld for longer without having to let it cool down after welding for such and such period of time. You might have a welder that keeps the lines cool pretty good for a long period of time but mine doesn't. I think it's around 5-8 minutes of welding before i need to let it cool for a couple minutes. Mines air cooled... unfortunately it gets hot pretty quick depending on how long each weld is. Wished I could do all my jobs as pretty as he makes his welds.

[@PacificArcTigWelding]

We used to call this the python! I have many times tried wrapping it around arms or even shoulders, it works really well for a lot of people! I appreciate you checking this one out ✌️🙂

[@paulkurilecz4209]

I got tired of getting burned with my #17 torch when I started getting close to and going over 150A. I purchased a #26 torch and lead, while it is bigger and does weigh a little bit more, it is nice not getting burned or having to wait for the torch to cool down.

[@eugenegonzales5146]

I got a leaking torch the other day. Since the cable cover/sheath was not all the way up, zipped up and wrapped around the tig torch handle I immediately saw water leaking from under the tig torch handle and was able to cut the water cooler off before leaking the coolant everywhere. I fixed everything, and it was good to go, I saw you give the same tip on one of your other videos, so I learned. Thanks Dusty you the man😂

[@PacificArcTigWelding]

Ha I love it! Sharing this once in a while is definitely something worth repeating, this is something that saves a lot of people a lot of trouble, happy you were able to sort it out relatively easy! Thanks so much for checking the episode out, have a great weekend🙂

[@Yosser70]

Hey mate. Just started tig welding, after doing flux core mig for a while. Learned a lot off your channel and got to say its a lot nicer process than mig, and I think a bit easier. All the sparks from mig make it difficult to see enough, whereas tig seems a lot more precise. Would recommend anyone giving tig a try, it seems more complicated than mig but it really isn’t.

[@willhall7777]

Are you tig welding steel or aluminum?

[@Yosser70]

@ Steel mate. Only picked up a cheapish tig welder so it wont do aluminium.

[@PacificArcTigWelding]

Awesome! Glad to hear that you are having some fun and finding some differences with it, really great to learn all processes of welding, each has their own application and things you may prefer to use it for, really happy to hear that you are giving some steel a try! Thanks so much for checking out the video, hope you're doing well!

[@Bodydrop6969]

Man! You totally read my mind! This has been bothering me for a while now and to have it explained in such a wonderful way that I immediately understand is great! You are an awesome person and a wonderful teacher! Keep up the good work my friend.😊

[@PacificArcTigWelding]

Very kind of you- and happy this was able to help! I appreciate you watching a ton, hope you have a great weekend!🔥

[@ralphwaters8905]

As a hobbyist, I don't get enough torch time to maintain decent skills, so I need all the help I can get. I swear by my CK Flexloc adjustable torch to make the head angle perfect, and I've often hung my torch leads over a support several feet above my work table to make them close to weightless. So far, I kinda like having the leads covered (protected) all the way to the handle, though I totally see your point on the gap.

[@larrymoore5394]

Good morning

[@PacificArcTigWelding]

Hello Larry! Great to hear from you and thanks so much for checking the video out, hope you are doing well my friend!

[@garrettslobey9204]

I've always just thrown the leads over the back of my neck with a hoop coming down. Doing a bunch of body work, sometimes no place to droop.

[@PerOculos]

With aluminum mig (or pulse or whatever), I have been switching hands for YEARS without much of a need to, but then it paid off right away when someone made a jig only suitable for left-handed welds. Kudos putting up with all the scoffs from welders who don't think far ahead.

[@slimdog72]

Good one, I may try cutting the zip tie at the bottom of the torch.

[@andyb7754]

Great tips. I'll give them a try when I try learning Tig welding. Thank you.

[@camden7488]

When in welding school they stressed out the term "get comfortable" . The more comfortable you are the better the weld usually.... So i support these out of the ordinary practices. If your quality, efficiency and stamina improves. Thats good overall. Just cause they do it this way or another doesn't mean you cant do it a different way yielding same or better results.

[@martinrubenstein7943]

As always, sound, excellent ideas. Some people just live to criticise or nit-pick on forums or in comments on the internet. I put it down to an inferiority complex: they feel insecure if they think someone is more knowledgeable, more experienced or more competent than they are. I see it across forums covering all kinds of topics: IT networking, auto diagnostics, aviation, and, of course, welding. Commenting negatively makes them feel superior. So don’t take any of it to heart, Dusty.

[@Green4Life]

The author is just providing an idea for improvement. and using the time spent arguing to find the path that works best for you. It's a win-win outcome.

[@hunter9372]

I use flexi a head torch.

[@paulkurilecz4209]

I think that being able to weld with both hands cannot be overstated. As I have started making larger fabrications, being able to use my right hand for the torch is becoming more important. For example, on a recent project I decided to try doing some overhead inside corner fillet joints. With the torch in my left hand as usual, it went really well and the welds looked great. However, when I went to put the torch in my right hand, it did not go all that well. I am going to take a step back and start practicing more with my torch in my right hand.

[@HeidiFegles]

IV also melted lines through the sheath as well. So honestly naked lines you pay way more attention to and they last longer. It’s funny but true.

[@buiItnotbought]

Just changed to a ck20 with that same denim sheath. And had it ziptied up there exactly like that haha

[@PacificArcTigWelding]

All good, lots of people do, just my opinion about how this has helped me out, let me know if you give it a try! Thanks so much for checking the episode out✌️

[@24jh42]

Been welding fuel and watertanks for 15 years and adding one or two clamps to the table is a no brainer when doing one or two meter long welds. Not only for holding the cable, but also for a place to leave your torch handle when you are not welding. Ceramic cups and the back caps can break when the torch handle rolls of the table and hits the floor. Its not the cost of those consumables that really annoys, but it takes time to replace and you may not have an extra set of that particular type.

[@topitervaniemi]

Brilliant, simply brilliant. Thanks.

[@velowelder6333]

Like the saying goes “a hundred ways to skin a cat and none of them are wrong” In 40 years of TIG welding I’m still learning new things and laughing at a bunch more that I see on the internet. Keep up the good work.

[@7628739]

Drop the hose over your shoulder and invert your torch it takes a little practice but it works pretty good

[@Lonewadi6242]

TY, P.A.T.W. from Arizona 🌵☀️🌵

[@klegraefe]

I actually don’t use a sheathing at all, just feels so free without it and more comfortable

[@Helmet_Tester]

I love your Channel and all the information I have learned. The biggest thing I've learned though...Stupid is the new norm, and I love stupid! It's free entertainment reading all the comments on your videos and other videos where people of your caliber that are Certified, and try and help people advance in their craft get these lame comments. I weld as a hobby, but I am a perfectionist and always want to do my best regardless. So I learn from applying what a professional recommends, and it's usually spot on in getting me to where I want to be. At age 61 even at my work I see so many young people thinking they know something because they googled it. That's great, but what they don't understand is there's this little thing called experience. Without that you're fooling yourself and are living in a delusional universe. You will never advance and you might be able to BS most people, but you're not gonna BS everyone, especially those with real world experience. Glad you brush the negative comments away, and put them out there for all of us to see. It warms my heart. You are a great instructor.

[@stevemoyer2311]

Exactly!!!

[@Joseph-Colin-EXP]

Dusty getting involved in the COMMENT SECTION! . Keyboard warriors be warned!

[@patricksalmon3494]

Supers astuces,comme d'habitude0 Merci Dusty.

[@vehdynam]

Thanks for the tips.

[@ypaulbrown]

Bingo Dusty…great info, Paulie in Orlando

[@kizzyaggots1]

Hi Dusty I enjoy your vid's, keep em comming.

[@adambergendorff2702]

Great tips, whats up with skull on the table?

[@HeidiFegles]

Tig weld a ring on the end of that vice grip for a custom lead holder. lol I sacrificed mine already

[@HeidiFegles]

As a Tig welder, learn to weld with both hands. Much better in the end. On a rally cage you don’t have a choice. You have to be proficient with both hands. Otherwise you won’t physically fit and be able to see 😂

[@budd1814]

Welding on a wood floor?

[@willhall7777]

🎉🎉🎉

[@rogerrascal8632]

get a flex head.....??

[@omarandpedro]

it's a flex head. geez

[@SuperAWaC]

how come the average welder seems barely literate