Tig Welding 1/4" wall Carbon Steel Socket weld root pass walk cup

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WELD PROCESS = TIG, GTAW, GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING

METAL TYPE = CARBON STEEL

THICKNESS = WALL THICKNESS 1/4”  2 INCH SCHED 40 PIPE

WELD TYPE = Fillet weld  SOCKET WELD ROOT PASS

JOINT TYPE = SOCKET WELD

POSITION = ROLLED OUT ON TURNTABLE

AMPERAGE = 145 amps 

TUNGSTEN = 2% LANTHANATED, 3/32"

FILLER WIRE = 1/8” ER70S2

POLARITY = DCEN

GAS FLOW = 20CFH argon

CUP SIZE =  7

ADDITIONAL SETTINGS =  PRE FLOW = .5 SECPOST FLOW = 11 SEC

TIPS: KEEP A TIGHT ARC

 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 cup Same settings work with free hand as well as walking the cup techniques.

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