TIG Welding Tungsten Problems | Why Is My Tungsten Turning Grey?

When TIG welding, you want to make sure you are keeping a clean tungsten and might look down and ask yourself, why is my tungsten turning grey? Austin and Jeff run through 4 common things that can cause your tungsten to become contaminated without dipping your tungsten. Major factors include, your post flow, windy conditions, and sometimes you might just be a little excited with the weld you just made. What are other reasons that might cause your tungsten to turn grey?
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00:00 Introduction
00:22 Why Do You Need Shielding Gas?
00:46 Turning Off The Valve Too Soon
01:13 Post Flow Set Too Short
01:50 Not Having The Right CFH
02:32 Waving Your Torch Around
02:48 Flipping Your Hood Too Close
02:59 Breathing On The Tungsten
03:16 Working In Breezy Areas

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  • @andyb7754
    @andyb77543 ай бұрын

    You guys do a very good job, thank you. Bob, Red Beard and Man Cub were a pleasure to watch also. Mr. Tig SUCKED!! Keep bringing the very good informative videos.

  • @austinhargett5792

    @austinhargett5792

    3 ай бұрын

    We shall! Thanks, means a lot

  • @Welddotcom

    @Welddotcom

    3 ай бұрын

    Let us know if there is anything you want to see!

  • @WelderB1Family
    @WelderB1Family3 ай бұрын

    Great Info as usual guys! 🤙🏾👨🏾‍🏭👍🏾

  • @austinhargett5792

    @austinhargett5792

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank yah!

  • @Welddotcom

    @Welddotcom

    3 ай бұрын

    Appreciate it!!

  • @gm3093
    @gm30933 ай бұрын

    Sometimes when I sharpen my tungsten on a bench grinder, the tip gets red hot, could this also oxidize the tungsten?

  • @Welddotcom

    @Welddotcom

    3 ай бұрын

    absolutely, after you get it red hot, do a light grind with not alot of pressure, thatll clean it up before you weld

  • @michelangelofernandez2064
    @michelangelofernandez20643 ай бұрын

    Good reminder to not be cheap on the post flow.

  • @Welddotcom

    @Welddotcom

    3 ай бұрын

    Pay for the argon or pay for contamination lol

  • @keithg1628
    @keithg16283 ай бұрын

    Nice machine

  • @Welddotcom

    @Welddotcom

    3 ай бұрын

    We agree!

  • @calebhurd1533
    @calebhurd15333 ай бұрын

    I've had it turn blue and also gold after welding what's up with that?

  • @Welddotcom

    @Welddotcom

    3 ай бұрын

    its the same deal, ideally you want it to return to silver. if you get gold.. thats fiineee, blue ehh its fiine. turn up the post flow and it will fix that.

  • @user-ln1cx3iv4s
    @user-ln1cx3iv4s3 ай бұрын

    Great show, good casual easy going regular guys sharing there experience. Good Tig topic. Good suggestions as well. Nice video. Keep em going. Just Subscribed. See ya on your next one. 🔨🥾😝. Welding is a pretty good gig. Be willing always to learn. It was good to me. 🔨💸🥔🌽🥩🥚🏠🐈🐱🍕🧀🍌🍉🍅🥾🔨💸🥾 ❤😜

  • @Welddotcom

    @Welddotcom

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the sub!

  • @nightheron714
    @nightheron7143 ай бұрын

    Wondering if Austin's green beanie is in case he suddenly gets the urge to do an overhead flux-core weld, or if he wears that to attract a mate? And if the latter, does it show signs of working?

  • @austinhargett5792

    @austinhargett5792

    3 ай бұрын

    It’s my lucky cap 😅 my daughter was born on saint paddy’s day, my cap lady made us matching caps. It honestly hasn’t seen much action 😅. If any welder thinks the welder cap will pull females.. they’ll be fairly disappointed 😂

  • @nightheron714

    @nightheron714

    3 ай бұрын

    @@austinhargett5792 that's great, congratulations on having a daughter, I'm sure the cap looks even better when you're both wearing one. Also, glad you have apparently been able to resist the siren song of overhead flux core raining molten debris and smoke upon you from above. 🙃

  • @austinhargett5792

    @austinhargett5792

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks brother. And if y’all wanna see it! I’ll do it! Lol don’t advertise the love for overhead flux, because who would lol but I’ll do it!