Unfortunately I can't get any pictures. I was thinking though, It seemed like at first it welded fine but after a while it would start boiling. I didn't clean the back side of the welded area before I welded so could it be that once the area heated up it started to penetrate all the way and that's w...

I'm a novice TIG welder and I'm trying to figure out what is going on. I helped someone by TIG welding something on their winch bumper and even after sanding with a flap disc and wiping everything down with acetone there were still contaminates in the metal that would burn out when I started welding...

My current project is to weld some 1/2" couplers to a beer keg that I use for beer brewing. A foil tent taped to the inside will probably work great since the keg is contoured. Thats a coincidence. I weld kegs for homebrewers quite a bit. If you are welding on couplers you don't really need to...

My current project is to weld some 1/2" couplers to a beer keg that I use for beer brewing. A foil tent taped to the inside will probably work great since the keg is contoured.

I'm new to TIG welding and I wan't to do some stainless welding with back purge. Does it matter what size defuser I use on the end of the hose, i.e .05 or 2 microns ,etc? Also, does it matter what a back purge block is made of? I know stainless and copper are good choices, but could I use aluminum o...