Great work guys! Ive got 100 hours practice and still only get it right half the time. Very...delicate frustrating process ive found. You should do a teach and correction show with someone who has never tig welded.

when I took welding classes I used 2% cerated tungsten for both aluminum and steel and it worked great and that was with a miller syncrowave 350 transformer based tig welder

So far your teaching is some of the best that I have watched so far. Very informative

Thanks for doing this, helps a ton!

Thanks you very much i don't do tig aluminum welding for 20 years Thanks helping me out

Thanks for a great info video it help me how and understand how to tig weld aluminum .

Thanks, I learned a lot.

Thank you so much for sharing.

Yall seem chill im mainly an aluminum mig welder but i do some tig i’ve learned from yall and other videos but no one will teach you you got to just watch videos and learn really

cool, luv it good format good delivery enjoyable to watch

Great video , one thing any beginner should know. Just because you can mig weld doesn't mean you're going to be able to pick up a tig and start welding like a pro. I think that's why so many people just give up and return their welder so thinking there's something wrong with it. It takes several hours of practice. I've had my tig for 15 years and if I need something important welded I call a friend that's NASA certified to weld it. I would suggest taking a TIG welding class or have someone that knows how spend a few hours watching you and help get you started in the right direction. Don't give up

@eastwoodco

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that advice. With a little help, TIG welding is fairly easy to learn. But, like you said, without help, people often do get discouraged. I think the Eastwood TIG 200 AC/DC is a great machine, especially for beginners, because it's very easy to use and get the proper adjustments for good welds. The chart makes it very easy. From there, it's just honing your technique.

Great video I'm going from Mig aluminum to TIG aluminum , boy does that torch get hot quick

@eastwoodco

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it does

Great videos thanks

Could you do a video on tig welding tubing?

that video was great thank,s I love it

Good job

great youtube class

Grate info👍👍👍👍

when welding two parts of thin aluminum together do you tack it first then go back and then weld to keep it from warping

Ahrr There Matey - Great Stuff. You are pretty good instructor. I Especially liked the -\+ settings explaination. AlSo - The Foot Pedal adjustment - I didn't know that. I've got a SynchroWave 200 which my DaD left me which I am trying 2 figure (tigure) out. While practicing ALUMINUM, I was doing crappy welds - Until I finally Switched it over to AC... Now I must practice... This Foot Pedal is KILLIN Me - I've ALWAY's Must B sitting just so 2 get a control of the Switch. I NEED a Thumb or hand Tig Welding Switch... Regards, LJR-III

Nice

That is a nice steel welding table that you have which probably weights close to a ton. What is the least welding table you can get away with from a practicality and safety standpoint...for welding aluminum sheet metal

Damn I'm old. My first aluminum TIG was an old Sears Colormatic (still have it-rebuilding it to stock new condition purely stick again - fun project) 2-phase 220V (guessing it's 60Hertz) stick machine switched/wired to AC with a bulky 3 hose TIG gun (ON-OFF) cooled by a Glucose tank I made (did not have floor drains or anyway of just running off a hose or sink) and a large fish tank pump (Also a Sears LOL) running threw a large after market Ford transmission cooler with a Dodge Aries 12volt fan run off a battery with a 12volt battery charger. And back then all We had was pure tungsten and had to scratch start,no HF then LOL ! And I don't know why You say if Your just starting out there's a power and use chart to look at. I have been a heavy duty mechanic and welder/fabricator for 32 years and I still look at the charts for help !

A newbie here. How do you know when and how much filler rod to add? Where do you place the filler rod?

Is it to late to enter for the free gas lens kit?! haha! Great video!

I have the 200 model. I want to weld some 1/2" aluminum to 1/8| aluminum. I made the parts for a tunnel ram manifold. Will this welder do it?

Thanx for the show buddies. I really did appreciated

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Right so let's start at the very basic's... I assume from watching a couple of your video's that basically unlike MIG where the wire actually touches the grounded piece I think that the technique here is to have the electrode a minimal distance away from the grounded piece and the "Flash-over" form's an arc which in turn melt's / heat's the metal up to a super-heated state ( I assume from an RF Radiation kind of effect), where the contact of the filler rod melt's the filler rod and that form's an intermetallic bond between the 2 metal's, if I'm working by the correct song sheet then could you give some guidance as to standard "clearance" (or gap's) between the grounded work piece and the electrode of the TIG gun, I have done quite a bit of MIG welding (self taught, after a quite considerable quantity of steel and stainless test / practice pieces, and I'm up to a reasonable standard), but I'm wanting to expand into TIG as I consider it to be much neater, cover's most alloy's, more versatile and now that I've found myself at the stage of needing to weld much heavier pieces it should in theory be more adept. could you please if possible expand further upon the theory behind the art or have I about covered it in " lay-man term's"

Hi, thanks, do you have anything on welding Panel aluminium around 1mm , 5005? But joint?

Can you give me an idea on welding aluminum with my 175 Mig

Do the new machines still generate the high frequency noise while welding?

What shielding gas do you use for Aluminum?

im a tig begginer, can i weld this same gauge with lift tig 140 . with only amp adjustments.?

can you use a sst brush to clean al plate

i see your welding with no hand movement- do you need to make a "C" or a comma or will the bead be fine with out moving your hand?

What about water cooled torches are they needed or when are they needed and what about a video on tug welding steel and in different positions uphill down hill over head. Or can tig not be used in other positions. Matt what about my floor pan

@eastwoodco

8 жыл бұрын

We'll do a video on TIG welding steel soon. We have a bunch on KZread, just search "Eastwood TIG" and you should get a nice selection of videos.

is it possible to weld aluminum on a dc only mackine

How many amps do you need to weld 1/4 “ aluminum?

My Eastwood welder came in today.It has the foot peddle,but no place to plug in.

can I weld white metal with tig torch

What is best for cast aluminum?

Mike mentions on the clearence effect that the closer to zero you get the wider the cleaning effect but the less penetration. Couldn't you just increase the amperage by 10 or 15 to get better penetration?

Make I have a MIG welding machine but I don't know the gas to use please direct me on the cheaper gas for me to use because I didn't get Aragon gas in Nigeria please what kind of gas can I use here in Nigeria

hi, good video, but kind of concerned about the fact you did not cover up your arms, ? is it because you only did a little bit of welding, ?

Wood this makes a good welder for boats repair

Do you have trouble with air blowing your gas away in your shop.

When your welding aluminum AC/ you want to have reverse polarity correct? So you want your tig torch plug into negative port with the ground clamp plugged into positive port. Correct?

@eastwoodco

5 ай бұрын

Yes AC welding flips polarity. How it accomplishes this will be different machine to machine.

How would you weld up a leak in a hydraulic cylinder

are there tig kits to ad to any of your other machines?

@eastwoodco

Жыл бұрын

We offer a variety of multi process machines as well

How hard is it to tig weld old exhaust pipe.

@eastwoodco

4 жыл бұрын

It depends on the condition of the pipe and your skill level. As they say... Practice makes perfect!

so do you always have to push the weld instead of dragging?

@eastwoodco

7 жыл бұрын

No, but most people prefer to push because they believe it can provide better penetration.

Matt, I just received my tig 200 and the mig135. I need to purchase the gas what size bottle do you recommend?

@eastwoodco

8 жыл бұрын

Richy, 80 cubic foot bottles, which also fit perfectly in our welding carts. The Pro Welding Cart holds everything, including 2 bottles: www.eastwood.com/professional-welding-cart.html

Curious... are you using the NEW pedal because the one that come with it keeps breaking?

@eastwoodco

4 жыл бұрын

No, it's just a nicer style of pedal that allows you tp place your entire foot on top. It tends to offer more control.

So if I'm welding aluminum and steel do I need two different welders. I weld sheet steel and want to start welding aluminum

@henryholliday1

5 жыл бұрын

if your tig welder is an ac/dc machine no if it is only dc then yes

I like to welld 1/8 of a inch aluminum.

Can you weld aluminum on 110 with tig200

@eastwoodco

2 жыл бұрын

Depends which TIG200 you're asking about. You'll need to step up to the TIG200 AC/DC to get the AC you'll need to weld aluminum. The standard TIG200 DC will not weld aluminum. The TIG200 AC/DC will weld great for you on a 110v outlet. www.eastwood.com/eastwood-tig-200-ac-dc-welder.html

what about using alumibrite

Clean Clean and then Clean happy weld

When you set up your amps on the machine and the pedal which source control is it drawing from the pedal or the machine? Example if I set my machine at 110 and my pedal at 100 does it read the max on the pedal or the Machine?The reason I ask after my aluminum got hot it melted before I added filler at 100 on the pedal..but the machine was set at 110.Also no matter how many times I sharpen my tungsten to a point the second it hits the aluminum it is balling up on AC setting .What am I doing wrong or is it normal ?

@eastwoodco

7 жыл бұрын

Did you make sure you switched the machine to use the foot pedal? There is a switch on the face of the machine for "Foot Pedal" and "Panel Control". If it's set to Foot Pedal, the Foot Pedal is the only heat setting that matters. Does this answer your question?

@SifuGeorgeHajnasrJEETKUNEDO

7 жыл бұрын

+Eastwood Company yes I figured that out and that solves it thank you . The second question was is it normal that my tungsten is balling up quick? the size I'm using is 1/16"x7" should I go with t 3/32?

@lesthom60

7 жыл бұрын

that is normal for alloy, for steel the tip keeps its point .

What's the thickest aluminum you can weld with your machine or other models?

@eastwoodco

6 жыл бұрын

The TIG 200 ACDC and Digital TIG 200ACDC will weld up to 1/4" thick aluminum.

do you tig aluminum with a ball or a tip on the tungston

@eastwoodco

5 жыл бұрын

A tip. Check this out: www.eastwood.com/eastwood-tungsten-grinder-57555.html

What should the Argon be set on?

@eastwoodco

7 жыл бұрын

Depending on what you're welding, it will be set between 12 and 21 scfh. For aluminum, like he's welding here, about 15 scfh. There's a chart on top of the welder to help you get all the settings correct.

How about showing and setting up all the features of the digital ac/dc machine. The book isn’t that great

can i ask how long it will take to be a professional !

@MikeVieira

5 жыл бұрын

As long as it takes to be hired. Getting paid is what constitutes being a professional!

Are you left or right handed?

I sandblasted a dirty old valve cover that I want to add -10 aluminum fittings to. I cleaned the area with acetone and but I keep getting black or mushroom effect of trash when i'm welding the underside. Any tips to help that?

@SolarMillUSA

2 жыл бұрын

It probably has tons of oil embedded in the pores. Try baking it in the oven for 350F for a couple hours to burn off the oil, then clean the area mechanically (using a scotchbrite conditioning pad for example) before doing a final solvent wipe. (I know this is 5 years old, just giving an example technique for someone reading).

Is flux needed,

I think the best way to describe tig welding is it is elagant who thinks im wrong?

There is not a frequency regulator...

I am looking at buying a TIG machine mainly for Aluminum. The Miller salesman is trying to sell me a machine for about $2,000. Seems high to me. Most of my aluminum projects are .100 thickness and 5086 Aluminum. What's a good machine for the buck?

@eastwoodco

7 жыл бұрын

This is a great machine that's easy to use: The TIG 200 Ac/Dc www.eastwood.com/tig200acdc-53012.html But if you're looking for a machine with more controls, especially for welding aluminum, you may want to consider the Digital TIG 200: www.eastwood.com/tig-200-digital.html

How about stainless steel? How about brass?

@eastwoodco

6 жыл бұрын

You can TIG weld stainless steel and use stainless filler rods.

Can you weld aluminum to steel?

@SolarMillUSA

2 жыл бұрын

No, but you can braze it.

Sorry to say this but in one of you previous videos you clearly stressed out how important is to cover you exposed body when doing tig welding because of UV and in this one you only have t-shirt on. I think safety is very important when doing Tig welding and people should be clearly informed about it. Sorry again to bring this up.

Can you tig weld a Roll cage or is not the best choice

@eastwoodco

7 жыл бұрын

MIG welding a roll cage is far easier to “glue” the parts together but a properly prepared (nicely mitered and beveled joints) and welded cage with a TIG is equally as strong. It is the best as far as final visual appearance but that’s only if you’re VERY comfortable with TIG welding. Thanks, Matt/EW

audio - video sync is off good other wise

GET YOURself setup mate.

terrible camera guy touch zooming in n out plus the shaking or passioning couldn't really see the welding part

3 min in and the sync is out Too painful to watch

OMG

That's a soft gig mate get yourself out of there INVEST in yourself it's time bro I am 63 this year if that makes any ?.

it's Aluminium not Aluminum why can't you yanks ever say it properly?

@speckspeck

7 жыл бұрын

NO WONDER the Irish kicked you idiots out... can't control our wee english tempers now, can we? get a Dictionary, stupid

@Just1Spark

7 жыл бұрын

From the people who still have a Queen! LOL

@mceperformance8978

5 жыл бұрын

@stephen hancock Exactly, we invented inverters too. And they're NOT made by lucas because ours work!

@davidshort8764

5 жыл бұрын

It is us Australians who spell and pronounce it incorrectly. alledgedly a secretary of the Home Office during WWII mispelt it whilst having difficulty understanding an Americans' accent, ever since we have called it aluminium.

@plightfoot8491

3 жыл бұрын

Us yanks invented aluminum we call it what we want