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by TravisBeard
Fri May 25, 2018 2:11 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Tips on restarts and termination?
Replies: 2
Views: 468

Tips on restarts and termination?

I keep ruining welds at the restart and at the end. All I have is a torch switch. Any advice?ImageImage

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by TravisBeard
Fri Mar 09, 2018 12:57 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Quick newbie question about amperage.
Replies: 10
Views: 869

Re: Quick newbie question about amperage.

Jody says one amp per thousandth is good up to about 160 and then you start making multi pass welds. My welder helper app says use a bunch of amps for thick material. So my question is do I just never go above 160 and anything thick just weld on 160 amps? i think what hes referring to is prep work....
by TravisBeard
Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:14 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Quick newbie question about amperage.
Replies: 10
Views: 869

Quick newbie question about amperage.

Jody says one amp per thousandth is good up to about 160 and then you start making multi pass welds. My welder helper app says use a bunch of amps for thick material. So my question is do I just never go above 160 and anything thick just weld on 160 amps? I ask because I'm doing beads on 1/4" s...
by TravisBeard
Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:08 am
Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
Topic: Gas fire pit
Replies: 9
Views: 1440

Re: Gas fire pit

It looks great. It might be a dumb question but where is you gas line running to? And what kind of rocks in the top?

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by TravisBeard
Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:39 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?
Replies: 11
Views: 792

Re: Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?

Sorry - but without modifying your welder you cannot use a pedal - the one you pictured is as I described - uses 2pins for the switch control & 3pins for the current pot ( just separate plugs ) yours as standard has no external connection or ability to switch over from the panel knob to a pedal...
by TravisBeard
Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:36 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?
Replies: 11
Views: 792

Re: Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?

not sure it will work. Some of the import welders have 2 sockets, and the pedal has 2 wires. Thats what the pedal you are looking at is probably for. How many pins are in the socket on the panel? Also, you need to match the resistance of the pedal to the machine, some require 10k, some 22k, etc. Yo...
by TravisBeard
Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:00 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?
Replies: 11
Views: 792

Re: Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?

I'm not sure if it will work or not, all I have is two pins and I seen pedals on ebay that say 2 and 3 pin pedals and they have 2 ends- one with two pins and one with three. I've tig welded for two days so I know next to nothing. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180307/fd51da884c94c5dee1d2e23bd607...
by TravisBeard
Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:26 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?
Replies: 11
Views: 792

Re: Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?

Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob? If not is it worth it to use one with a knob or should I just use my torch switch? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Just keep the pedal knob full power, and control amps from the panel. One of my Tig welders needs the pedal knob to control max...
by TravisBeard
Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:31 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?
Replies: 11
Views: 792

Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob?

Does anyone make a 2 pin pedal WITHOUT an amp knob? If not is it worth it to use one with a knob or should I just use my torch switch?

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by TravisBeard
Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:13 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Is this normal?
Replies: 4
Views: 417

Re: Is this normal?

weldin mike 27 wrote:Sorry, I just saw tig. Could used a clean out anyway. The HF spark parts could be defective
Thank I'll give it a cleaning.

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by TravisBeard
Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:31 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Is this normal?
Replies: 4
Views: 417

Is this normal?

I got a little tig welder and when I click the hand control to get some pre flow I can see an arc jump from the bottom of the welder to my table. Is this bad? I would think this would be bad.

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by TravisBeard
Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:58 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: New guy in need of advice!
Replies: 4
Views: 436

Re: New guy in need of advice!

Excellent advice! Thank you very much
by TravisBeard
Wed Feb 14, 2018 3:23 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: New guy in need of advice!
Replies: 4
Views: 436

New guy in need of advice!

Hey I'm Travis from Illinois and I'm just getting started welding. I'm looking to buy an everlast 160sth with tax money and learn tig and stick so I can eventually get a career going in the industry. I figure I'll have 200-300 bucks to spend on filler materials and I was wondering what would be the ...