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Cydrome Leader
Apr 14, 2015, 12:07:45 PM4/14/15
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I started a TIG class over at local fab shop. It was pretty interesting.
Nobody else showed up so it was a couple hours of one-on-one. The
instructor went over the machine setup (pretty much like MIG) and we took
a torch apart, sharpened the electrodes and practiced just making puddles
in 16 guage steel over and over again. Then we did some work with the feed
wire just pressing it into the puddle with no feed, then some dabbing of
the feed wire to make the "stack of dimes" beads.
I was sent home with a piece of wire to practice feeding with left and
right hands for next session. The smell of the process is pleasant to me-
it's obviously similar to other electrical discharge machinery.
Nobody else showed up so it was a couple hours of one-on-one. The
instructor went over the machine setup (pretty much like MIG) and we took
a torch apart, sharpened the electrodes and practiced just making puddles
in 16 guage steel over and over again. Then we did some work with the feed
wire just pressing it into the puddle with no feed, then some dabbing of
the feed wire to make the "stack of dimes" beads.
I was sent home with a piece of wire to practice feeding with left and
right hands for next session. The smell of the process is pleasant to me-
it's obviously similar to other electrical discharge machinery.
Leon Fisk
Apr 14, 2015, 1:38:54 PM4/14/15
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On Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:07:42 +0000 (UTC)
Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
>I started a TIG class over at local fab shop. It was pretty interesting.
>Nobody else showed up so it was a couple hours of one-on-one. The
>instructor went over the machine setup (pretty much like MIG) and we took
>a torch apart, sharpened the electrodes and practiced just making puddles
>in 16 guage steel over and over again. Then we did some work with the feed
>wire just pressing it into the puddle with no feed, then some dabbing of
>the feed wire to make the "stack of dimes" beads.
I envy you. Have wanted to try TIG for a long time. Blew my chance when
Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
>I started a TIG class over at local fab shop. It was pretty interesting.
>Nobody else showed up so it was a couple hours of one-on-one. The
>instructor went over the machine setup (pretty much like MIG) and we took
>a torch apart, sharpened the electrodes and practiced just making puddles
>in 16 guage steel over and over again. Then we did some work with the feed
>wire just pressing it into the puddle with no feed, then some dabbing of
>the feed wire to make the "stack of dimes" beads.
I was still in High School. They just got in the new TIG machine when I
was a teachers assistant and they didn't have the electric wiring setup
good enough to hold it when I looked it over. Now I know I should have
pestered, bugged my teacher a bit so I could try it out...
>I was sent home with a piece of wire to practice feeding with left and
>right hands for next session. The smell of the process is pleasant to me-
>it's obviously similar to other electrical discharge machinery.
https://www.youtube.com/user/weldingtipsandtricks/videos
I don't have a TIG machine (yet anyway) but I enjoy watching all of his
videos. I always pickup some new little nugget of knowledge for just
welding in general.
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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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Terry Coombs
Apr 14, 2015, 4:01:51 PM4/14/15
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telling what all those knobs on the TIG machine are for that's especially
helpful .
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Cydrome Leader
Apr 14, 2015, 4:28:30 PM4/14/15
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more. I was also told to watch Jody's stuff.
My current youtube machinist favorites are
https://www.youtube.com/user/KEF791 Keith Fenner
https://www.youtube.com/user/oxtoolco Tom Liptop
Terry Coombs
Apr 14, 2015, 7:06:22 PM4/14/15
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a punch and picked the pieces out , installed a timesert or helicoil and
been done with it .
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Cydrome Leader
Apr 15, 2015, 4:55:29 AM4/15/15
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get setup to go in these videos. It may not have been too much different
in the end. Other folks do seem to opt for the helicoil in similar type
videos.
I tried to braze build something years ago with an oxyacetylene torch. The
results were pretty awful. Should give it another try again if the flux
covered rod is even still good anymore.
Leon Fisk
Apr 16, 2015, 2:12:51 PM4/16/15
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On Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:28:28 +0000 (UTC)
Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
<snip>
haven't already):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhJy7SbtH6s
He shows how you can easily cut, polish and etch a weld cross section to
see how well it penetrated and such. He used oven cleaner for the etch
but I remember in another of his videos he used naval jelly.
Something I plan on doing someday if/when I ever get back to running
my welders...
Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
<snip>
>That's the same guy the instructor says he watches when he wants to learn
>more. I was also told to watch Jody's stuff.
You should check out Jody's latest video posted earlier today (if you
>more. I was also told to watch Jody's stuff.
haven't already):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhJy7SbtH6s
He shows how you can easily cut, polish and etch a weld cross section to
see how well it penetrated and such. He used oven cleaner for the etch
but I remember in another of his videos he used naval jelly.
Something I plan on doing someday if/when I ever get back to running
my welders...
rangerssuck
Apr 17, 2015, 12:45:17 PM4/17/15
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On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 4:01:51 PM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
The only big problem with his videos is that Jon Banquer is a big fan. Be careful of the company you keep.
Just sayin'
> Leon Fisk wrote:
> > If you can handle/watch youtube stuff be sure to look at Jody's
> > videos:
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/user/weldingtipsandtricks/videos
> >
> > I don't have a TIG machine (yet anyway) but I enjoy watching all of
> > his videos. I always pickup some new little nugget of knowledge for
> > just welding in general.
>
> I'll second that , watch Jody's videos . He has one series devoted to
> telling what all those knobs on the TIG machine are for that's especially
> helpful .
>
> --
> Snag
I wholeheartedly agree. Jody is a seemingly bottomless pit of knowledge and a really good teacher, too. It's uncommon to find both in a single individual.
> > If you can handle/watch youtube stuff be sure to look at Jody's
> > videos:
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/user/weldingtipsandtricks/videos
> >
> > I don't have a TIG machine (yet anyway) but I enjoy watching all of
> > his videos. I always pickup some new little nugget of knowledge for
> > just welding in general.
>
> I'll second that , watch Jody's videos . He has one series devoted to
> telling what all those knobs on the TIG machine are for that's especially
> helpful .
>
> --
> Snag
The only big problem with his videos is that Jon Banquer is a big fan. Be careful of the company you keep.
Just sayin'
jon_banquer
Apr 17, 2015, 1:16:11 PM4/17/15
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