I'm no pro, but I don't see any cleaning action on that weld. Do you hear gas flowing after the arc stops? What tungsten are you using? I use the Alphatig as well, The Lowes aluminum is fine. Like was mentioned, set the balance to 35 or so, (about 9 0'clock). If this is your first time, I would work...

Thanks for all the help guys, I cant wait to get back under the hood. As far as the thickness of material, I can get ahold of some 1/8th to practice on. Ultimately, I am getting into this hobby to see if I can repair some damage to an aluminum boat that I am restoring, the boat is mostly .050-.070 t...

Hi YBNORMAL welcome to the forum. Others here do way more aluminum than me & will chime in as their schedule allows but for what my thoughts are worth. lanthanated is good tungsten but you have to get 2% - anything less is no good especially on AC - also the make / batch can give you good or ba...

Looking for tips on TIG welding aluminum to be specific. I am getting pretty good at setting up the machine for beads on various thickness material, and my filler rod hand is getting pretty good at feeding rod without getting closer to the torch, and I rarely dip the tungsten any more. I have gone t...

Hi everyone, hoping to learn from you fine folks what I am doing wrong when trying to TIG aluminum.