[TheForge] Tig welding

Thu Jul 25 17:29:04 2002

It's all a matter of technique and being sure you don't stick it the 
workpiece.

Adam Whiteson wrote:

> Doesnt scratch start  damage the TIG electrode?
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> Adam
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> At 04:50 PM 7/24/2002 -0700, you wrote:
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>> You can tig weld   quite handily with a DC stick welder and a scratch 
>> start
>> torch. We were doing it today, welding the nuts on stainless steel 
>> anchor
>> bolts of some benches we were installing- gas drive miller welder, 
>> set on
>> dc, argon gas and a 100 scratch start tig torch. works great on steel,
>> stainless, and tig brazing with silicon bronze rod. We use the same 
>> torch in
>> the shop with a dc power supply when we need to run two tig torches 
>> at once.
>> It will not work with AC, however. A competent tig welder can adjust to
>> scratch start quickly, a competent stick welder likewise. after all, all
>> stick welding is scratch start.
>>
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