Trboatworks
Diamond
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2010
- Location
- Maryland- USA
I am a relative beginner with tig welding.
I am confident in the work for the things I am welding but want to improve my speed.
What I’m doing:
-I have good torch control and can keep the torch at correct height and steady.
-I can keep the filler wire off the tungsten and I am dabbing at leading edge of puddle.
-I stop the torch and wait to see the root wet out then dab the filler rod, move the torch forward and repeat.
So question- should I keep the torch moving with more heat perhaps and just keep dabbing the rod to fill or is it correct that I stop the torch.
I was watching one of those videos on how to tig and that guy seemed to keep it moving.
Both can be right?
This is about how my welds look when my head is screwed on right- that’s a fillet on 3/8” steel plate running 200 amps:
Thanks all
I am confident in the work for the things I am welding but want to improve my speed.
What I’m doing:
-I have good torch control and can keep the torch at correct height and steady.
-I can keep the filler wire off the tungsten and I am dabbing at leading edge of puddle.
-I stop the torch and wait to see the root wet out then dab the filler rod, move the torch forward and repeat.
So question- should I keep the torch moving with more heat perhaps and just keep dabbing the rod to fill or is it correct that I stop the torch.
I was watching one of those videos on how to tig and that guy seemed to keep it moving.
Both can be right?
This is about how my welds look when my head is screwed on right- that’s a fillet on 3/8” steel plate running 200 amps:
Thanks all