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Welding Straight Is Hard To Do

2018-04-10

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channel thumbThis Old Tony

How're those long TIG welds laying down for ya? Some thoughts on

tig in general, torch angles and getting through those longer welds. Up your motor skills before worrying about filler!

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Music: Baroque Coffee House - Doug Maxwell


a tig conversion kit
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welders ground clamp
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holding a gap of about an eighth of an inch
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keeping the proper torch angle
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point your electrode
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deal with a flat weld
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bead in the lap joint
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weld this with the torch pointing straight down into the weld
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drives the heat right down into the weld joint
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leaned your torch back a little bit
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progress along your weld
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plant the heel of your hand
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move through the length of the weld you plan to
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clip one of the two edges
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set the weld joint parallel
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guide your weld
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avoid any jerky moves in your weld
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keep a consistent torch angle with respect to the work
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get as consistent emotion as possible for the length of the weld
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maintaining a consistent torch angle
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