Good looking that is. Question though; does your tungsten turn colors after you terminate your arc? 3 seconds post flow is probably not enough. In use a basic rule of 10 seconds depending on what I am welding and how much gas I have left :lol: -Jonathan Um yes it turns into a rainbow kinda with mor...

im still trying to get the hang of not making a crater at the end of welds but they are aton better then befor. ive learned that prep is critical so that helps as well running with -2 balance. or clearnace affect. running on 110 amps and 2 sec pre flow and 3 sec post.

If Yoda uses them they must be good enough for us lackies. Mick i got my 2% lathenated and some aluminum to practice on, and Ill tell you what. Ten times better found out how to ball my tungsten and here are some pics of the welds mind you it is 1/8 inch think. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab...

weldin mike 27 wrote:Hey,

Lose the green tungsten, I'm sure they work best on big azz transformer machines. Go for a 2% lanthinated one. Much better on inverters.

Mick

I ordered 2% lathenated 3/32, jodey from weldingtricksandtips swears on these so i ordered some. cross my fingers lol

here is the deal on my aluminum welding, I am on AC amps im at 110 foot pedal set at 100amps, my "clearance effect" or balance is at +1, Metal thickness .074 mm thick "its intercooler piping" I used a stainless wire brush. Now i kinda figured something out last night first time i...

hello everyone, my name is evan andi live in central illinois. I have been around cars ever since i was 13 so welding was a part of it. But i was around flux core and mig, never really got around tig. About a year ago i worked with a good friend of mine and he taught me some of the basics with his s...