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by tigger
Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:27 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: more pics of my progress @ 6 months welding
Replies: 15
Views: 2892

Re: more pics of my progress @ 6 months welding

you da man.. i have been using the pedal pulsing technique on stuff and i find it great at keeping heat down on thin sheet metal, and it gives me a more consistant weld bead. is this why you use the technique or is there something im missing?
by tigger
Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:22 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?
Replies: 15
Views: 3413

Re: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?

yo BURF86 blud!, sounds like youve got your foot well and truly in the door my friend. i used to work in a book making factory operating a folding machine before i became an electrician and i left that job cuz i just didnt like being kooped up in there all day, so i dont think i would want to work a...
by tigger
Thu Aug 26, 2010 2:31 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?
Replies: 15
Views: 3413

Re: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?

well i can certainly remind you not to live in the UK if you want to weld! I pay approx £60 per bottle of gas ( cant remember what size it is, but the bottle is about 3 and a half foot tall :? ) and i have to pay £7 a month for the privillage of having their bottle to keep it in!! when its done i ju...
by tigger
Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:06 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?
Replies: 15
Views: 3413

Re: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?

I dont think im ready to make a manifold 'just' yet as you suggested running at 200 amps and ive only got a 150A DC murex tradestig 151i- I realize that im gona have to upgrade to a larger AC/DC machine if i want to make a real go in this game. A local firm has a miller aerowave and i want it!! I bo...
by tigger
Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:08 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?
Replies: 15
Views: 3413

Re: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?

so how long have you been tig welding then? ive been doing it nearly a year but argon is very expensive and i cant justify buying it all the time just to weld scrap metal lol, so my practice suffers, so i try to be economical with it unless i find the need to make a bracket or something and then its...
by tigger
Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:06 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: HOW TO SET UP A WELDING STATION FOR TIG PRACTICE
Replies: 11
Views: 3792

Re: HOW TO SET UP A WELDING STATION FOR TIG PRACTICE

a purpose welding table is way up there on my wish list but when i first started to practice i had an old cut down guilotene blade about 10mm thick and put the clamp on there. i spent all my time welding very thin plate as it was all i had and i didnt have a foot pedal at that point so i had to get ...
by tigger
Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:32 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?
Replies: 15
Views: 3413

Re: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?

ooo0oo, now thats what im talking about!! how did you get into welding then if you dont mind me asking? have you got any qualifications in welding? i only ask because i spoke to the owner of a local engineering firm with a small team of tig welders and i asked if i had to have a qualification for hi...
by tigger
Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:35 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: i want to become a welder!!! i think....?
Replies: 15
Views: 3413

i want to become a welder!!! i think....?

Hello, i have a large dilema, i am an industrial electrician and live in the UK. i am now at the end of my 4 year apprenticeship- passed all my exams and now its just a case of finishing my job report portfolio and ticking boxxes-( pen pusher crap..) i have a workshop where me and a friend build old...