Any TIG welders that can help me?

[wyowolf]

I agree. From a “look at all these” kind of way.

Does his point of view help you more so than the guy I posted? I ask only for me to learn from a teacher stand point. Everyone has their own reality and their own take away’s from things.

I deleted quite a long post to remove my opinion and just end here....

I wouldnt say Helped more... just a slightly different perspective, because they are basically saying the same thing.

Why would you delete your post? Any and all information is helpful I think! You have been tremendously helpful, to me at least, sometimes as beginners it takes saying the same thing several times or ways to finally get it, being a dad teaching geometry i am realizing this

 

[GreenMonti]

I deleted it cause when I reread it before posting. It seemed to me like I was being critical of Jody. Which isn’t my intention at all. It was kinda late and I was tired. I didn’t feel like retyping it.

 

[wyowolf]

I deleted it cause when I reread it before posting. It seemed to me like I was being critical of Jody. Which isn’t my intention at all. It was kinda late and I was tired. I didn’t feel like retyping it.

Well no one is above criticism thats for sure... esp me!

having watched too many hours to count of these I understand the basic concepts of puddle control and what its supposed to look like, I can see it in my mind, its just going to take practice practice and more practice, certainly i wont get anywhere near those kinds of welds, i simply dont have that much time to perfect it, as long as it holds and looks reasonable then im ok with that..

one more i enjoy watching, mostly cause he is a reg guy and i can relate to that... and he's hilarious...

 

[GreenMonti]

This old Tony. That guy is funny.
Probably a good thing his kids figured it out before slide 38. Haha

 

[GreenMonti]

Finally, the fancy fixture.

 

[wyowolf]

Holy crap wow...that's perfect

 

[GreenMonti]

Holy crap wow...that's perfect

Haha. Yet, you can see how the simple blocks get really close to the same thing and, functionally. The blocks will get you the same place. Plus a little tape, and a diffuser.

Of which.........I use an air muffler for a gas diffuser on my flood purges. 1/8” pipe diffuser (I think) welded to 1/4” stainless tubing and I grind off the pipe thread. Not required but, I just don’t like to see the threads.

 

[wyowolf]

so let me ask a stupid question. These are all flat welds, what about in a brewery situation where you are most likely welding tubing to a kettle?

 

[GreenMonti]

so let me ask a stupid question. These are all flat welds, what about in a brewery situation where you are most likely welding tubing to a kettle?

How do you mean?

Are you referring to the purge or the fixture?

Or welding out of position?

 

[wyowolf]

How do you mean?

Are you referring to the purge or the fixture?

Or welding out of position?

both, i mean I'm light years from doing the fixture you pictured...just wonder how it will work if i needed to weld a port on a kettle?

 

[GreenMonti]

both, i mean I'm light years from doing the fixture you pictured...just wonder how it will work if i needed to weld a port on a kettle?

It won’t. That fixture or the blocks is simply a way to weld plate coupons together and help with warping. Also hold them in place. That’s why I showed plate coupons in both the block pics and the fancy fixture pics.

The diffuser on the other hand. That will help weld ports on kettles or other things.

 

[GreenMonti]

I was thinking today. For those who don’t know, due to exposure or whatever the reason. After all, no one is born an expert. That diffusers are made out of all different things, and for various reasons.

A gas diffuser can be made from a worn out 2 series TIG torch collet body. Like this. Just fashion on a piece of tubing (drill it out) and plug the center hole with solder or jam a piece of filler in it. Gas will exit out of the side holes

This is another diffuser of many that I’ve made. I use this one to flood purge projects the same as the above air muffler diffuser. I also put a cup on it and back gas small areas either by hand or clamping it in a flex post to hold it where I want it. It’s just an old gas lens

 

[GreenMonti]

Any practicing of welding going on?

 

[wyowolf]

I didnt get a chance to this week but def will today and tomorrow.... will post horrific results.

 

[GreenMonti]

Ill be waiting to see how you make out. I’ll answer anything I can question wise.

 

[schiersteinbrewing]

Still trying to have time to practice more