WELD PROCESS = TIG, GTAW, GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING,
METAL TYPE = carbon steel PIPE
THICKNESS = 2 inch XXHEAVY pipe wall thickness .625"
WELD TYPE = groove
JOINT TYPE = BUTT WELD
POSITION = 6G pipe OPEN ROOT WITH 1/8” GAP AND ZERO LAND
AMPERAGE = 124
TUNGSTEN = 2% LANTHANATED, 3/32"
FILLER WIRE = 1/8” ER70S2
POLARITY = DCEN
GAS FLOW = 20 CFH argon
CUP SIZE = 8
PRE FLOW = MANUAL
POST FLOW = 10
ADDITIONALSETTINGS =
TIPS: EXTEND ELECTRODE ENOUGH TO GET A DECENT ANGLE SO THAT WALKING THE CUP OR FREEHAND WELDING BOTH WORK WELL …MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS CENTER OF WELD
Aim for an arc length that is equal or less than the diameter of your tungsten electrode.
Torch angle can be forgiving provided your arc length is tight.Keep the hot tip of the filler wire shielded by the argon envelope from the tig cupSnip oxidized tip of filler metal before a restart