Tig Welding Carbon Steel socket weld 1/4" wall Fill and cap settings

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WELD PROCESS = TIG, GTAW, GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING

METAL TYPE = CARBON STEEL

THICKNESS = WALL THICKNESS 1/4” 

WELD TYPE = Fillet weld  

SOCKET WELD SECOND PASS AND CAP

JOINT TYPE = SOCKET WELD

POSITION = IN TRIPOD VISE 5F

AMPERAGE = 135-140 amps ( 140 FOR SECOND PASS OVER ROOT…135 FOR CAP)

TUNGSTEN = 2% LANTHANATED, 3/32"

FILLER WIRE = 1/8” ER70S2

POLARITY = DCEN

GAS FLOW = 20CFH argon

CUP SIZE =  8

ADDITIONAL SETTINGS = LIFT ARC 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 

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