No BS, just good old down to earth instruction, thank you for sharing your TIG skill tips and tricks.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

You are welcome, thanks for watching

This is the best How To training video on Tig Welding that I have found and I have watched hundreds of videos thanks for the help-Tim in MI

@trailercourtsupervisor

28 күн бұрын

Thank you, I really tried to make it simple and informative, and thanks for watching

Thank you for shearing your knowledge

@trailercourtsupervisor

5 күн бұрын

Glad to be able to help, and thanks for watching.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge..This definitely was the most informative easy to follow tig aluminum video if seen..

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Thank you, it was more difficult to film and wait that I thought it would be, that’s for sure. Thanks for the continued support!

Thanks for the tip on keeping tungsten short starting out . Really helps save on resharpening .

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

It really does help, thanks for watching.

Thank you for this video , regardless of the bad comments your a great teacher .

@trailercourtsupervisor

23 күн бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching

Great video pal, subscribed. My tig weldings terrible, and I haven't even started on alu yet.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Some people find it easier, some people dont. Forget what people say about it being over complicated and hard and just stick to the basics.

Great video. Seems the welding Police 👮 are watching your channel as well. Thank you for the greatly needed help to further my understanding of my equipment and projects that I normally had to let someone else do.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Everybody is an expert behind a keyboard. Anyways, glad I could help, I am only trying to simplify an over complicated process. Thanks for watching.

Great video; comprehensive and down to earth. Really like your style.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate the positive feedback, thanks for watching!

For tungsten sharpening, using the attachment made for dremels along with a diamond cutting wheel does a great job at making it easy and repeatable. Once setup, it takes just a few seconds to sharpen, even for those dippers like me 😅

@trailercourtsupervisor

27 күн бұрын

I have one of those as well, but this video is very entry level and it can be done with a hand grinder as well

Excellent video.... So many make it so complicated. It's really not. Thx! Lake Havasu 🌞 Az

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching.

You had me at “budget”

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

That’s what it’s all about. We don’t all have endless budgets. Thanks for watching.

Thank you from good old Germany...nice Tips..🥰

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

One the balance setting the "name brand machines" that you set at around 70 or 75 is percent DC- on the Chinese machines, Vulcan, Yes, Everlast, etc you run those more in the 25 to 30 percent and that is DC+. The setting on that machine setting is in percent and a and it the opposite polarity of the Miller, Lincoln, etc machines.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

I am running AC though, balance isn’t an option in direct current operation.

@GSWEAR66

Ай бұрын

@trailercourtsupervisor The AC balance setting for welding aluminum is the percent DC+ vs DC-, some welders that setting represents DC- and on some it represents DC+. That's why on some welders you set them around 70 or 75 and some you set it around 25 to 30.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

@@GSWEAR66 ahh gotcha, you learn something new every day. Thank you

@GSWEAR66

Ай бұрын

@trailercourtsupervisor My comment was in response to the point in your video you said at work you run the balance at 70 or 75 and this one you set at 25 and and thought it must be a scaled value that that basically meant the same thing as your welder at work but the settings on the welders you used in the video and the one you use at work are for opposite polarities.

14 and did some stick welding, i learnt the pattern of tig and wanna be prepared for my welding class in the future if i ever take it because ive done stick and it was pretty easy

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Keep it up bud, 14? I love the ambition, we need motivated young guys like you more than ever in the trade! Keep it up!

@wrne7121

Ай бұрын

@trailercourtsupervisor yep, me and my friend are in medical classes meaning we have really steady hands which made welding a whole lot easier with experience

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

@@wrne7121 that will do it!

You flipped us off real good 😂

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Yeah…. Turns out I have a bad habit of that. Thanks for watching.

Nice video

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching

Great Video! You certainly make it look easy. Would this Yes Wekder AC/DC 250 model be comparable to this one? Thanks for sharing.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Yes it would, but it would have more power and I would guess more duty cycle

You just proved why welding aluminum properly is not easy. 30 cfh is too high, you'll have an unstable arc. 4043 a more flexible filler, as 5356 is harder, and more prone to cracking if not done properly. 5356 lays much nicer than 4043 which has silicone content that looks sandy on the surface of a weld. Thus 5356 is cleaner appearance wise on 5052 or 6061. 4043 is better on 3003 aluminum. It is easy to melt metal and do what you think is "welding", but doing it properly, i.e. not having leaks, cracks, or booger welds is a whole other world. I guess for your DIY stuff it may be ok for things that don't need to be sealed for fluids, etc. Good for brackets and things not needing proper adhesion. Easy and aluminum welding does not go hand in hand.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

You are a wealth of knowledge, or so you think. Go open D1.2 and try writing a procedure that conforms to D1.2 with what you just spewed out there, I have written quite a few procedures and am as journeyman as they come, I’m sorry you are offended. Just because it works for you or what you have done, does not mean it is right. Thanks for watching.

Using a portable drill to hold the tungsten while grinding the point gives a better tip due to the steady rotation.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Good idea! I’ve seen people do it, but never done it myself, I have proper sharpeners everywhere but home.

@4speed3pedals

Ай бұрын

@@trailercourtsupervisor I got the tip from Jody Collier so when I can, I pass it on.

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

@@4speed3pedals much appreciated, thanks for watching, have a great day!

Im a newbie so enjoyed your guidance!!one question if im tigging dc on cold rolled steel or stainless must i still use my argon tank for aluminum or do i switch to my mig tank set with 25/75? Snookie pa.😊😊😊

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

Stay with pure argon, I believe I do reference a mix, but I am referring to Argon/Helium.

awesome video...just wondering how you are welding those pieces without the clamp on the piece, i do understand the clamp is in the positive connection at the machine

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

My table has an 1/8” thick stainless steel top, the ground clamp is clamped to the table off camera. Thanks for watching.

@dickie7311

Ай бұрын

@@trailercourtsupervisor and that is sufficient seems like it wouldn't be a good connection, just starting to tig aluminum myself

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

@@dickie7311 it is absolutely sufficient, it is not uncommon at my workplace to be grounded 25 or 30 feet away.

@dickie7311

Ай бұрын

@@trailercourtsupervisor thsnks so much, maybe a video on the subject..?

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

@@dickie7311 possibly, take a multi meter and track amperage/voltage as you pull the ground and work leads further apart

Question. I see you are using the torch button which for a lot of us is okay. Would a pedal be preferable when tig welding aluminum or in your experience, does it matter?

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

I am actually using a foot pedal, the button is just a part of the torch. It would be impossible to consistently tig weld pretty much any aluminum that is less than roughly 1/2” thick without some method of amperage control.

@peters5333

Ай бұрын

@@trailercourtsupervisor is that the 5 pin foot pedal that can be purchased from Yeswelder?

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

@@peters5333 yes it is, it was about $70 and a necessary upgrade if you plan to rig aluminum

@peters5333

Ай бұрын

@@trailercourtsupervisor ok. thank you. this is good to know

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

@@peters5333 glad I may have been able to help steer you in the right direction. Thanks for watching!

Hopefully people make up their own minds about misleading information 😡😡by the way, I'm a boilermaker for 45 years. What would I know 😂😂😂😂

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

This is a how to weld video, 45 years huh? What are you doing here? No misinformation hee, every bit of information shared here checks out all day in the aerospace world and per D1.2, I know it does, I have written half dozen Wps’ that are approved by some of the biggest, strictest companies in the world. Thanks for watching.

Why do you people just regurgitate EXACTLY word for word what the professional say and pretend like it’s your own advice? Jody, Justin, dusty, mean this shit from experience. Take your tungsten sucked up into the cup like your spot welding and find some new material

@trailercourtsupervisor

Ай бұрын

I’ve never met anybody as tough as you talk in person, it’s always on here behind a screen. Anyways, thanks for watching. I appreciate the love.