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1. 06:48 AM - TIG welding aluminum (Jerry Hey)
2. 08:29 AM - Re: TIG welding aluminum (Estelle Danner)
3. 12:01 PM - Re: TIG welding aluminum (Jerry Hey)
4. 02:03 PM - Tailwind Times not quite on schedule (Jerry Hey)
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| Subject: | TIG welding aluminum |
--> Tailwind-List message posted by: Jerry Hey <j-winddesigns@thegrid.net>
I had learned and always believed that Pure tungsten should be used for
Tig welding aluminum. However, yesterday someone showed me how to
put a ball on the end of a 2% Thoriated tungsten. Once that is
accomplished, welding aluminum is about the same with either tungsten.
I ran about a mile of practice welds, using both, and could not tell
any difference.
First, sharpen the 2% tungsten to a sharp pencil point. Then, with the
welder set to DC + and high freq to "Start," hold the tungsten
vertical over a grounded, clean steel surface, start the arc and watch
as the ball forms. Use low amperage to slow the process down to a
controllable rate. The ball can be smaller or the same size as the
tungsten. Then switch the welder to AC; high freq to "Continuous"
and you are ready to weld aluminum. I bet a lot of you already
knew this, but it was news to me. Jerry
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| Subject: | Re: TIG welding aluminum |
--> Tailwind-List message posted by: "Estelle Danner" <edanner@jvlnet.com>
jerry you can clean the tungsten the same way . after you stick a big
gooooooob of alum. filler wire on it .i use a heavy peice of copper to arc
off that will tune up your balls HA Bob Danner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Hey" <j-winddesigns@thegrid.net>
Subject: Tailwind-List: TIG welding aluminum
> --> Tailwind-List message posted by: Jerry Hey <j-winddesigns@thegrid.net>
>
> I had learned and always believed that Pure tungsten should be used for
> Tig welding aluminum. However, yesterday someone showed me how to
> put a ball on the end of a 2% Thoriated tungsten. Once that is
> accomplished, welding aluminum is about the same with either tungsten.
> I ran about a mile of practice welds, using both, and could not tell
> any difference.
>
> First, sharpen the 2% tungsten to a sharp pencil point. Then, with the
> welder set to DC + and high freq to "Start," hold the tungsten
> vertical over a grounded, clean steel surface, start the arc and watch
> as the ball forms. Use low amperage to slow the process down to a
> controllable rate. The ball can be smaller or the same size as the
> tungsten. Then switch the welder to AC; high freq to "Continuous"
> and you are ready to weld aluminum. I bet a lot of you already
> knew this, but it was news to me. Jerry
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: TIG welding aluminum |
--> Tailwind-List message posted by: Jerry Hey <j-winddesigns@thegrid.net>
A book on welding that told the "whole" story would be 2000 pages.
Jerry
On Friday, April 16, 2004, at 10:28 AM, Estelle Danner wrote:
> --> Tailwind-List message posted by: "Estelle Danner"
> <edanner@jvlnet.com>
>
> jerry you can clean the tungsten the same way . after you stick a big
> gooooooob of alum. filler wire on it .i use a heavy peice of copper to
> arc
> off that will tune up your balls HA Bob Danner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Hey" <j-winddesigns@thegrid.net>
> To: <Tailwind-list@matronics.com>
> Cc: "Tailwind Forum Forum" <tailwindforum@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:49 AM
> Subject: Tailwind-List: TIG welding aluminum
>
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>> --> Tailwind-List message posted by: Jerry Hey
>> <j-winddesigns@thegrid.net>
>>
>> I had learned and always believed that Pure tungsten should be used
>> for
>> Tig welding aluminum. However, yesterday someone showed me how to
>> put a ball on the end of a 2% Thoriated tungsten. Once that is
>> accomplished, welding aluminum is about the same with either tungsten.
>> I ran about a mile of practice welds, using both, and could not tell
>> any difference.
>>
>> First, sharpen the 2% tungsten to a sharp pencil point. Then, with
>> the
>> welder set to DC + and high freq to "Start," hold the tungsten
>> vertical over a grounded, clean steel surface, start the arc and watch
>> as the ball forms. Use low amperage to slow the process down to a
>> controllable rate. The ball can be smaller or the same size as the
>> tungsten. Then switch the welder to AC; high freq to "Continuous"
>> and you are ready to weld aluminum. I bet a lot of you already
>> knew this, but it was news to me. Jerry
>>
>>
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| Subject: | Tailwind Times not quite on schedule |
--> Tailwind-List message posted by: Jerry Hey <j-winddesigns@thegrid.net>
My little group of printers (three) are chugging away trying to pump
out this issue of the TT. It is slow going because there are a LOT of
photos. Sometime next week, number 16 will be mailed. Jerry
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