Rus Can TIG Weld (no he can't)!!!

[@GregsZenithSTOLCH750]

Oh man, I remember those days! One might argue I'm still in those days. It's a fun learning process.

[@turnmaster1754]

The crackling sound is Contamination in Weld you had the Tungsten to close and when the puddle formed it touched the tip if it ever touches it needs reground aluminum is picky. And the 2nd problem was machine is not set right go watch some videos on the ahp 200x will give ya a idea for the settings. And be careful trying to pick up the aluminum after you been adding heat it gets hot fast and dont look it it will bite ya quick. You will get it in time. Thanks for sharing

[@russtuff]

Great tips, thanks!

[@c4fishfood]

Man- starting with aluminum is brave! Having the camera there did not help you either- looks like it made you open the torch angle to get a view but that angle put the heat in the near piece. The subscription to the 6160 guys site really helped me get machine settings with Al.

[@russtuff]

I'll take that as a compliment :) After I watched the video myself I realized I had the torch way out of position. That guy's channel is insane!

[@c4fishfood]

russtuff I’m a shit welder, so not qualified to give advice. But I will do so anyway, cause you are a good guy and I know you will take it in the meaningful way offered. You might find starting with mild steel will get you a bit further in practicing heat management, working a puddle, and torch height. It will be more of a confidence builder. Not sure what you had on the settings, but looks like your AC balance might too much in the cleaning side or total amps might be a be too much for the electrode size- looks to be close to blowing off a bit of tungsten after the second or third tack. Could also be the arc length was a bit too long, making you have to put more amps to form a puddle.

[@CNC4XR7]

It only gets better my friend!

[@0xyartes]

Sorry but if I was there I'd have told him we needed more COWBELL!

[@DCT_Aaron_Engineering]

G’day Rus. Looks like you attended one of my welding classes lol 😆

[@russtuff]

lol, this is probably as bad a job you can do and have two pieces of metal stuck together.

[@leiferickson3183]

So much fun. I really want to get a welder. Does Tig draw a lot from the wall?

[@russtuff]

I'm not sure. This welder can run on 110v or 220v and I've got a 220v 20amp breaker for my garage. I've never tripped it with my 170amp Mig welder, so I suppose I'll have to see what happens when I push this one to max (225amps).

[@seanwolfe9321]

Try Turning balance up (cleaning) That can be confusing as some units have it backwards (the balance being in + vs -)..is your torch in the negative side? Yes it will be positive for aluminum, but that's done via the ac/dc switch. Yes, that gets confusing...why be able to plug the torch into anything but the negative side, right? Anyway, takes more finesse than MIG....but way more fun when it comes together. ***EDIT just saw your balance, try 70%...looks like your all one way, 0 positive...err 0 negative

[@PSNplayer89]

What gas are you using? Anything but 100% argon won't work

[@russtuff]

That's what I'm running, and I have another bottle of C25 for my Mig.

[@agapiosagapiou]

Be there! Never leave. TIG is not for me.

[@DanWA]

The AC balance, frequency, upslope and down slope knobs are all at 0. I am a TIG amateur but I am pretty sure the balance should be around 60-70% as a start? Forget what frequency I have mine set at but a quick google on a starting point will sort you out.

[@russtuff]

There was a page in the manual that showed AC welding and I copied those settings blindly. I have a long way to go :)

[@Liberty4Ever]

I think you need to LinuxCNC that process. :-)

[@russtuff]

It definitely couldn't give a worse result

[@Liberty4Ever]

@@russtuff - Practice makes perfect. You're off to a good start. It's not as if you're welding the stainless pressure vessels on the SpaceX Starship. Keep at it, watch some videos and you'll be a pro in no time.

[@russtuff]

lol I always say something similar. Next week I'm hoping to burn through a lot of filler while practicing.

[@JAMESHOPKINSIBXCNC]

Keep going Rus, at least you stuck um together!!! Guy was right about balancing, try 6 ish . Don’t rush the filler the base will pull it when the heat is right. Think soldering on steroids!!! LOL!!!

[@russtuff]

Thanks!

[@leiferickson3183]

No Theme music!!!

[@russtuff]

On short little clips like this I skip it for the sake of brevity. Thanks for watching!

[@DanWA]

Nononono it doesn't sound right, and there should not be flames.

[@russtuff]

I'm sure that's just the tip of the iceberg.

[@gman9mm126]

Better go review some videos. That does not count. Machine is not set correctly. Check videos for set up

[@russtuff]

Done and done, but I'm going to agree to disagree. Two pieces of metal stuck together with fire is a weld in my book :)

[@gman9mm126]

russtuff Needs to pass the wack it hard with a hammer test It is a real Scientific test