Doug the TIG

terranosaurusdoug · 04-05-2020, 00:56

There is a TIG welder at work that hasn't been used for about six years, so I've wheeled it out, dusted it off and given it a check for obvious faults and defects.
I'm going to teach myself to TIG weld

I'm starting on mild steel DC and will move onto stainless steel and AC aluminium!!
I will post some pics up of machine tmoro.

Banshee · 04-05-2020, 01:25

You can do it Dougger

Wallace · 04-05-2020, 02:38

Do you have Argon? I'm struggling with BOC at the moment as most places local to me for cylinder exchange are closed and delivery is too expensive. Tig is a lot more expensive than Mig!

terranosaurusdoug · 04-05-2020, 08:53

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Originally Posted by Wallace

Do you have Argon? I'm struggling with BOC at the moment as most places local to me for cylinder exchange are closed and delivery is too expensive. Tig is a lot more expensive than Mig!

Yeh there is an empty one and a full one here, I don't have to pay for gas etc. so not a problem.

Wallace · 04-05-2020, 13:38

I tracked down a supplier today 75 mile round trip and he doesn't keep the Y size bottles I have only smaller or slightly bigger. Harrumph.

terranosaurusdoug · 04-05-2020, 16:12

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Originally Posted by Wallace

I tracked down a supplier today 75 mile round trip and he doesn't keep the Y size bottles I have only smaller or slightly bigger. Harrumph.

I feel your pain mate!!

terranosaurusdoug · 04-05-2020, 16:15

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terranosaurusdoug · 04-05-2020, 16:20

I got these t'other day and changed the gas bottle today

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terranosaurusdoug · 04-05-2020, 18:26

Without filler, apparently too high and not enough gas.20200504_163752.jpg

terranosaurusdoug · 04-05-2020, 18:28

A few with and without filler, not a bad start I suppose

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elty001 · 04-05-2020, 18:32

Could never get on with tig when i was younger.
Now I've got more patience i might give one of the sets at work a go.

Wallace · 04-05-2020, 22:40

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Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

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Ooh, Thermal Arc. And a water cooler. I'm not jealous.

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Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

A few with and without filler, not a bad start I suppose

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Try giving the sheet a clean, Tig needs clean and grease free material. Are the consumables for Tig? BOC gave me gas rods instead of tig when I started, you can use Mig wire.

kitchenman · 05-05-2020, 02:11

A welding supply co near me sells all gasses BUT no rental charge, I only use my Mig once or twice a year and rentals over £100 a year was too much now I am not working and claiming it back, this firm AIR charged just over £100 for the bottle and contents, when empty just pay for a full one and return the empty. I think it is a nationwide company,
https://hobbyweld.co.uk/find-an-agent/

terranosaurusdoug · 05-05-2020, 08:12

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Originally Posted by Wallace

Ooh, Thermal Arc. And a water cooler. I'm not jealous.

Try giving the sheet a clean, Tig needs clean and grease free material. Are the consumables for Tig? BOC gave me gas rods instead of tig when I started, you can use Mig wire.

Hi mate, thanks for advice. Yeh I will be giving the next one a good clean with a flap disc

As far as o know the wire is for tig, but now you have said I will be checking.
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terranosaurusdoug · 05-05-2020, 08:15

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Originally Posted by kitchenman

A welding supply co near me sells all gasses BUT no rental charge, I only use my Mig once or twice a year and rentals over £100 a year was too much now I am not working and claiming it back, this firm AIR charged just over £100 for the bottle and contents, when empty just pay for a full one and return the empty. I think it is a nationwide company,
https://hobbyweld.co.uk/find-an-agent/

I use this gas from the same company, but I go to Goole for mine

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04-05-2020, 00:56	#1
terranosaurusdoug Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Yorkshire, J33 M62 Vehicle: 2000 Terrano lwb 2.7TDI Posts: 5,500	Doug the TIG There is a TIG welder at work that hasn't been used for about six years, so I've wheeled it out, dusted it off and given it a check for obvious faults and defects. I'm going to teach myself to TIG weld I'm starting on mild steel DC and will move onto stainless steel and AC aluminium!! I will post some pics up of machine tmoro.

04-05-2020, 01:25	#2
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05-05-2020, 02:11	#13
kitchenman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Essex Wescliff Vehicle: maverick 1994 2.7 TD Posts: 1,278	A welding supply co near me sells all gasses BUT no rental charge, I only use my Mig once or twice a year and rentals over £100 a year was too much now I am not working and claiming it back, this firm AIR charged just over £100 for the bottle and contents, when empty just pay for a full one and return the empty. I think it is a nationwide company, https://hobbyweld.co.uk/find-an-agent/ Last edited by kitchenman; 05-05-2020 at 02:14. Reason: error

04-05-2020, 02:38	#3
Wallace Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Middlesex Vehicle: '97 Terrano II 2.4 Xtreme Posts: 368	Do you have Argon? I'm struggling with BOC at the moment as most places local to me for cylinder exchange are closed and delivery is too expensive. Tig is a lot more expensive than Mig!

04-05-2020, 13:38	#5
Wallace Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Middlesex Vehicle: '97 Terrano II 2.4 Xtreme Posts: 368	I tracked down a supplier today 75 mile round trip and he doesn't keep the Y size bottles I have only smaller or slightly bigger. Harrumph.

04-05-2020, 16:15	#7
terranosaurusdoug Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Yorkshire, J33 M62 Vehicle: 2000 Terrano lwb 2.7TDI Posts: 5,500	20200504_161409.jpg

04-05-2020, 16:20	#8
terranosaurusdoug Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Yorkshire, J33 M62 Vehicle: 2000 Terrano lwb 2.7TDI Posts: 5,500	I got these t'other day and changed the gas bottle today 20200502_092026.jpg

04-05-2020, 18:26	#9
terranosaurusdoug Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Yorkshire, J33 M62 Vehicle: 2000 Terrano lwb 2.7TDI Posts: 5,500	Without filler, apparently too high and not enough gas.20200504_163752.jpg

04-05-2020, 18:28	#10
terranosaurusdoug Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Yorkshire, J33 M62 Vehicle: 2000 Terrano lwb 2.7TDI Posts: 5,500	A few with and without filler, not a bad start I suppose 20200504_173903.jpg

04-05-2020, 18:32	#11
elty001 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Aflreton,Derbyshire. Vehicle: 2000se+ 2.7tdi terrano II Posts: 6,832	Could never get on with tig when i was younger. Now I've got more patience i might give one of the sets at work a go.