TIG WELDING CARBON STEEL THINWALL .063" TUBE LAYWIRE 3/32" ROD

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WELD PROCESS = TIG, GTAW, GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING


METAL TYPE = CARBON STEEL SQUARE TUBING

THICKNESS = .063” WALL THICKNESS TUBE

WELD TYPE = GROOVE WELD  

JOINT TYPE = BUTT JOINT

POSITION = FLAT 

AMPERAGE = MACHINE SET TO  70  AMPS CONTROLLED WITH PEDAL  60-65 AMPS SWEET SPOT

TUNGSTEN = 2% LANTHANATED, 3/32"

FILLER WIRE = 3/32” ER70S2

POLARITY = DCEN

GAS FLOW = 20 CFH argon

CUP SIZE =  8

ADDITIONAL SETTINGS =   PRE FLOW = .5 SECPOST FLOW = 7 SEC

TIPS: KEEP A TIGHT ARC ..

practice restarts until they blend in

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



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