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Brettmm92 wrote:... and Steve, how would you prep your lanthanated tungsten before welding aluminum?
I make a short taper to the next size down. i.e. For a 1/8" tungsten, I'll taper it to 3/32, assuming that's the power range I need. 1/16" for a 3/32 tungsten.

I do this for any tungsten on HFAC, including pure on a transformer machine.

Steve
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