Whether TIG welding, Mig Welding, Stick welding, or any other process, Restarts are part of the process. If you can make a decent restart, you are a lot less likely to have weld defects and a lot more likely to make a good looking weld.
What is the 3 second rule?
The 3 second rule says that it should take 3 seconds or less to get moving when you restart a weld bead.
For stainless steels, it might be even better to use a 2 second rule.
Teaching a friend a crash half day course for tig welding square tubing so he could weld a chair project out of square tubing
The difference between TIG brazing and TIG welding is brazing occurs above 840f but below the melting point of the base metal being joined.
Silicon bronze filler metal melts around 1800-1900f and carbon steel melts around 2800f.
Silicon bronze is a useful rod to have in your tig arsenal because i...
Sometimes mechanics need specialty wrenches that are not available from Snap-on, MAC, Craftsmen, etc.
In the Aircraft maintenance industry, this is a common thing.
This modification even had a engineering drawing with it.
I used Hastelloy W filler rod because I have had success with it many many ...
