TIG WELDING ALUMINUM in 3hrs - No Prior Experience

Happy National Welding Month! (April)
I brought my Brothers-in-law to my Tig Studio to try Welding for their very first time ever! No better place to start than by jumping straight into TIG ALUMINUM!
We’ve set a 3 hour limit to see if we can be stacking dimes on their first day of welding. From a crash course in process, material prep, safety, setup, & various techniques, how did these guys handle their first time on the torch?
TIG.APL - KaneIndustries.Co
#ilovewelding

[@johnjelinek-g7b]

I don't know if you two are aware of it, but you're learning from one of the best in the industry here with your brother in law . Happy TIG'ing brothers . :)

[@kenneth6731]

Wow, how lucky to get this training. Great job!

[@johnjelinek-g7b]

Yeah, a lot of techniques and years of tricks in one day . :)

[@ChipmanRealtyGroup]

Such a great experience and opportunity!

[@KANEKIDWELDS]

You CRUSHED it! I still can’t believe you managed to feed filler like that your first time welding! 🤘🏼

[@HeavyHiitter]

Fantastic video. I would recommend one small change. In your post production, if you lower the volume during the high frequency shots, would really help out the ears, I found myself constantly raising and lowering the volume.

[@steptool1]

You started to talk about a question I have, When the aluminum coats the last half inch of the tungsten , especially when the filler hits the tungsten, do you try to grind that off, or just break off that half inch ?????? May sound trivial, but as much as I do it, tungsten does not last long.....lol Thank you so much for video!!!!

[@KANEKIDWELDS]

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[@steptool1]

Ty!!!! ​@@KANEKIDWELDS

[@chickensofttaco1]

I chuck the tungsten up in a drill, then hit it with a scotchbrite pad to remove discoloring or the colored band on the end. Then I like to take it straight to the belt sander and blast full speed on the drill, slow to half trigger at the end, and remove the tungsten from the belt with the drill still spinning. Dial your taper for whatever situation to your preference.

[@shanlovesart]

Looking forward to the online training videos subscription!

[@breaktime919]

What brand is that belt sander?