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You should maintain a torch angle of about 15 degrees during TIG Welding Aluminum. This torch angle has two benefits: Firstly, it does not block your view of what is going on in the puddle. Secondly, it does not tilt too much which
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Shielding Gas Type Regarding TIG Welding Gas, Pure Argon is still the favorite when it comes to TIG Welding Aluminum, especially for thin applications (less than 1/2 inch). For thicker base metal (from 1/2 inch), using a mixture of Argon and Helium is highly
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One important rule for choosing proper amperage for TIG Welding Aluminum is to use 1 ampere for every thousandth (1/1000) of the aluminum thickness. For example, to TIG weld an aluminum piece that is 1/8 inch in thickness would require 125 amperes. However,
READ MOREUnlike TIG Welding Cast Iron and other materials where DC is utilized, Alternating Current (AC) is the correct polarity to use for TIG Welding Aluminum.With AC, you get the continuous change in the electrode flow between EN (Electrode Negative) and EP (Electrode Positive):
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If you’re a new welder, you may be wondering what the difference is between stick welding and MIG welding, and which type of welding may be more useful or more versatile. In this blog from Perfect Power Welder, we’ll discuss the basics of
READ MOREWhat Beginner Welders Need to Know – Your Beginner’s Guide Begin with the right welding wire selection, you should use e71t-gs with 0.30” diameter and try to run the settings as low as you can. Some other welding tips include using a series
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If you ask any welder out there, their usual choice while welding body panels and sheet metals would be MIG welding. There is a very simple reasoning behind this, MIG welding does not run as hot as flux-core. During the latter, the wires
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MIG welding is usually used in shops where the production of the same types of products is high and where there is less chance of your gas shielding being blown away by the wind. It is widely used in construction processes, sheet metal
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Use lap joints rather than butt joints Make sure the joints are tight and precise, any caps between joints will increase the odds of the burning trough Use low settings, thin wire, and fast traveling speed Go with tack welding rather than doing
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MIG stands for Metal Inert Gas Welding or as named by the American Welding Society, Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW). To not overcomplicate things, many people just refer to it as wire welding. Wire welding (aka MIG and GMAW) was first invented in
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