TIG CARBON STEEL EDGE BEAD .050" THICK RULE OF 33 PULSE SETTINGS

WELD PROCESS = TIG, GTAW, GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING

METAL TYPE = carbon steel

THICKNESS = .050”

WELD TYPE = SURFACE EDGE BEAD

JOINT TYPE = EDGE BUILDUP

POSITION = FLAT

AMPERAGE = MACHINE AMPS SET TO 50 AMPS AND CONTROLLED WITH FOOT PEDAL (WITH PULSER ON,SETTING AMPS TO SAME AS WALL THICKNESS IS A GOOD RULE OF THUMB)

TUNGSTEN = 2% LANTHANATED, 3/32"

FILLER WIRE = 1/16” ER70S6

POLARITY = DCEN

GAS FLOW = 20=25 CFH argon

CUP SIZE = 10

PRE FLOW = .2 SEC

POST FLOW = 10 SEC

ADDITIONAL SETTINGS = PULSE SETTINGS 33 PPS, 33% BACKGROUND, 33% ON TIME (RULE OF 33 FOR PULSE0

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 Snip oxidized tip of filler metal before a restart

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