Welding class starts, tomorrow!

[nikerret]

TIG is not my thing. The struggle was real. TIG made my OFC look like God's work. My absolute best was just under one inch of decent. That's not a very good run. Part of the issue was the Lift-Arc, which I couldn't get a consistent start with. I would like to try it with a pedal.

I only did two coupons, front and back, in three hours. I started with just trying to melt the metal, without filler rod. That went okay. I forgot what filler rod we were using, but that did not go well. I hit the 2% thoriated tungsten at least three times. I got my filler rod stuck to my work piece, a few times. When I was re-sharpening the tungsten, for the umpteenth time, a two inch sliver came off the side, so I had to cut that off and sharpen a short one. Sometimes, I forgot to turn the gas on, like the very first bead, and where that nice round hole is.

In the end, I give myself a one out of ten on TIG ability.

#1 & #3


#2 & #4

 

[nikerret]

Here's a picture of the booths and equipment.

This is the booth I've been using, which would be set up a little differently, if it were mine. The students of the welding program get to set their booths up, how they like.

It has aMiller PipeWorx 350 FiledPro powering the remote control where you can adjust the amperage. I've used this booth every time.

Here's the remote and wire feed system:


Here you can see the whole booth. It's 6' wide by 4' deep, I believe. Each booth has an Extreme Air extractor with a slatted welding table on top.


I'm not sure how they decide who uses what, in the Welding Program, but some are assigned Miller and others Lincoln Electric.
Here's some of the Lincoln Electric booths and equipment: