Hello everyone.. I'm stuck on the final stretch of this welding school I'm in, but I'm stuck on horizontal Aluminum butt weld. It's in the horizontal position but not like if it was sitting on a table right in front of you (2G).. Like if the plate was vertical up and down and the weld is still horiz...

So I've been wanting to buy a welding machine. I want one that will do SMAW & TIG. At my work I use a.. ThermalArc ArcMaster 300 AC/DC Tig and Stick.. I really like how it runs and would love to get one but don't think I can afford the $8000 price tag. So I was wondering if there is a site or fo...

I'm thinking it's angle too but can not figure out what angle will work.

Hello everyone. So last time I posted on here I was having trouble with horizontal. Now I'm having trouble with overhead. Vertical was a piece of cake. Mild steel to mild steel T joint. 1/4" thick base metals. Using 2% thoriated tungsten and 3/32 70s filler metal. 100% argon gas. TurboTorch. An...

The welding course consists of... Mild steel Horizontal T joint fillet weld 1/4" bead, 3/8's bead, and 5/8's bead. Vertical T joint fillet weld 1/4" bead, 3/8's bead, and 5/8's bead. Overhead T joint fillet weld 1/4" bead, 3/8's bead, and 5/8's bead. Then Test on Beveled Butt weld in ...

Alright so I have a serious problem. So my work sent me to welding school to get Tig Qualifications. I already have SMAW qualifications. I feel like I'm pretty skilled with SMAW but when I use TIG it's a whole other world. So my teacher is trying to kick me out of class unless I start putting down g...