TIG Welding: Walking the cup on 6" carbon steel pipe!

[@andyb7754]

Jeff, not only do you do an excellent job of describing what to do or how to do it you also do an excellent job of welding!! It's a real pleasure to watch your videos.

[@SuperformanceFab]

Thank you man very much appreciated ans thanks for watching

[@marinecpl.4564]

All you have to do is round the sharp edge of the cup by sanding, to avoid it snagging up on the Pipe. A tip an old timer gave me a long time ago.

[@SuperformanceFab]

Right on sounds like a good trick thanks for watching

[@shalalala4875]

I love watching people tig weld. So clean and precise.

[@ypaulbrown]

Right on Jeff Ray...looking great on a Saturday afternoon...lots of great info you are sharing....thanks, and cheers, Paul

[@SuperformanceFab]

Thanks Paul much appreciated

[@MikeP350]

Cap looks good 👍. I think with a 1/8 gap no land your root would have penetrated as well.

[@devonmoore3289]

The cap was good. The root was way too cold for the gap and land. Can't be doing that if you want to pass your weld test. The root as got to be good the whole way

[@SuperformanceFab]

Yeah i dont do that industry of work anymore but if i were if definitely get it dialed thanks for watching

[@jamesbrandon8520]

1/8” to a 5/32” gap turn the machine to 150 amps using pedal to control the heat and no landing and for the root I prefer a #6 cup, nice looking cap

[@ypaulbrown]

Tough using a pedal in the field sometimes, but for the shop, a pedal works

[@jamesbrandon8520]

@@ypaulbrown it’s been a while since I’ve been in the field but boiler tubing 105 wall to 135 wall I would set it at 90 amps and closer to a 3/32” gap but still on pipe like that probably 130 to 140 amps with the bigger gap

[@Lukeydookee]

Personally (at the moment anyway) I work with a 2mm root, 2mm landing, 120A, (but around 90A for the cap) free hand, button torch, . I'd definitely like to get the hang of this walking technique though; I'm sure it could make some situations easier.

[@johnnydavis2122]

Great video. I catch myself really bearing down on the cup and have to make a conscious effort not too.

[@MrMopar413]

A big help👍👍👍

[@justsomeoneelse5726]

I just wish I could see your weld pool better for reference

[@brmredairsoft8797]

How many methods/processes/techniques are there to weld/solder aluminum? I know the most common one is AC TIG welding but I don't have that electrical current capability on my welding machine.

[@680mudman]

what polarity is used on flux core wire no gas please?

[@lonewolf-qy4un]

Electrode negative/dcen

[@jmbauer68]

#whereisbob

[@grege2383]

Just curious, why would this be done with TIG vs. Stick?

[@boostedbadboyzx12r31]

Tig is generally stronger and higher quality weld. Depending on the job will dictate which method and weld should be used.

[@ANDY-we7mr]

Jeff that class that mate iam ok on the tig just I have never walked the cup 😊

[@faustinocano673]

What happen to the bottom 🤔 part and suppose to have no landing and and bigger gap

[@downhilldaddy9346]

I never liked that method of tacking pipe. Especially on small size pipe. I’ll do two, one @12 o clock and one @6 o clock

[@SuperformanceFab]

Yeah only thing i would worry about doing that would be it drawing closed

[@geoffisaac3511]

Enybody spot the two miss edges on root?

[@stanleyroberts4381]

Would it help to preheat the pipe?

[@_MK_Machines.Co_]

🔥 🔥 🔥

[@aarongroves243]

Why would u leave a landing on a tight root

[@sethhoward9300]

That root is very rough . Will not pass in the field. Heat was way too cold to try and burn a 1/8 wire in a 3/32 gap

[@forkliftwizard]

Need more heat? Why not crank the amps and just run your pedal man?

[@panzerfaust7672]

Not bad but this is way too wide, should've ran a two bead cap and I don't know any shop that let's you run two fillers at the same time. Could be the difference between countries tho.

[@andrijanapopovic5728]

bro that is soo por! trust me!

[@tcs2508]

Ur the fill and cap guy on a job site someone else puts the root in on dayshift u steal his glory on nights to cap it

[@dexa616]

amater