January 19th, 2008 
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In welding jargon stick welding is a nickname for Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) or Arc Welding. The name stick welding is the result of the stick like appearance of the electrode that forms the crust of arc welding. There are 5 most basic aspects that can be very influential in deciding the effectiveness of the process. They are what we call as CLAMS.
CLAMS should be expanded as
C – Current setting
L – Length of arc
A – Angle of travel
M – Manipulation
S – Speed of travel
Current setting – Electrode and its type influences the decision of selecting the appropriate current of amperage. Operating ranges can be read from the display at the side of the electrode box. The newest machines do bear with them a label that suggests you appropriate amperage values for the list of electrode thicknesses that are most often use.
Length of arc – Longer lengths lead to excess spatter and undercuts too. Choose a length that is most appropriate to the electrode that you have decided to use for the specific task. Avoid holding the electrode way too close as it leads to a sharp decrease in voltage. Newbie make a mistake of holding the electrode too far and produce a lot of spatter. Constant practice will teach you that controlled and tight length of arc will result in minimal spatter and great beads.
Angle of travel – Perpendicular position will lead to great beads.
Manipulation – It is wise to build up on the basics that you have acquired. But the basics should be strong as this is what can take you places as a professional welder. With keen observance and innovation at your leisure will eventually give you your own style of performing the job.
Speed of travel – Continually maintaining the same speed of travel will give you good beads. However you have got to alter the speed to make the arc stay within the specific area. High speeds will produce high crowns and undercuts too. They are not efficient when it comes to penetration too.
Most important of these all, be open and prepared to accept your mistakes. No one person has mastered the art without any errors whatsoever. But try to keep your view strictly to the puddle. Make necessary arrangements so that you get a clear view of the puddle. Be calm and learn from your mistakes. That is the best that you can do as the first step towards learning. Also learn to re-weld you mistakes away. They are useful to keep wastage to a minimum. Keep yourself away from the harm that a machine is capable of and strictly adhere to the safety precautions that should be followed while performing these risky tasks.
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Why is TIG welding superior to MIG when welding 4130 chromoly for aircraft construction?MIG is so much easier and produces a clean weld for flat stock. Why not use it for fuselage construction also?
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wow, tell us something we dont know…
Mig and TIG welding are all arc welding. TIG is arc welding in the presence of a tungsten electrode which is non-consumable and an inert gas and the welded material. This is usually used in the aircraft industry. MIG welding is still arc welding in the presence of argon and wire feed consumable. TIG is usually a better welding technique. These are different from stick arc welding which uses flux coated sticks in developing an arc.
The short answer is no.
There is not a massive amount of industry around the coastal areas of spain , and any welding work would really be centred around making Gates , Fences and Rejas ( Security Grilles ). If this is something that you are able to do then my advise would be to looking at starting this as your own business because you would struggle to find reasonably well paid work like this on a permanent legal contract here in Spain
Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, is an arc welding process that uses a nonconsumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld. The weld area is protected from atmospheric contamination by a shielding gas (usually an inert gas such as argon), and a filler metal is normally used, though some welds, known as autogenous welds, do not require it. A constant-current welding power supply produces energy which is conducted across the arc through a column of highly ionized gas and metal vapors known as a plasma.
GTAW is most commonly used to weld thin sections of stainless steel and light metals such as aluminum, magnesium, and copper alloys. The process grants the operator greater control over the weld than competing procedures such as shielded metal arc welding and gas metal arc welding, allowing for stronger, higher quality welds. However, GTAW is comparatively more complex and difficult to master, and furthermore, it is significantly slower than most other welding techniques. A related process, plasma arc welding, uses a slightly different welding torch to create a more focused welding arc and as a result is often automated.
This bloke reminds me of a guy I know. He’s been welding pipe for 51 yrs.I’m thinking of chopping and dropping a beach cruiser.I think i’ll give him a shout.
expert village is by far the worse thing ever
he has a canadian sounding accent
You will weld in accordance to the weld procedures that will be given to you for the specific materials mentioned.
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What is right for you, MIG or TIG? For certain type of work TIG is required, like welding chrome moly for some racing organizations. Intricate work, like gunsmithing is also well suited to TIG. TIG is used by many auto restorers who prefer a more precise, perfect finish that requires little to no finish work. TIG is most similar to gas welding in technique, so if you've done oxy-fuel welding, TIG should be a natural transition.
TIG stands for Tungsten Inert Gas welding. Also called GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) and Heliarc® which was Linde's trade name for the TIG process when it was introduced many years ago. The arc is started with a tungsten electrode shielded by inert gas and filler rod is fed into the weld puddle separately. A slower process than MIG, it produces a more precise weld and can be used at lower amperages for thinner metal and can be used on exotic metals. TIG does require quite a bit more time than MIG to learn. It is similar in technique to gas welding.
MIG is required by law and by insurance companies in many localities for structural repair of automotive frames. MIG is also much easier to learn and faster to weld. For doing other types of welding, like sheet metal, it can be a matter of personal preference. For an auto body repair shop or a novice welder, a MIG is a good, practical all-around welder.
After welding and if application is critical , solution annealing is preferable.
The guy is no more than a poster, he make money on his videos, like a Jack of all trades and master of none, Sorry dude! I am a retired Steamfitter, and control tech, UA, (union) I have the nuclear, oil, paper and food industries behind me, I have taught classes on , smaw, tig, mig, s/s 304-to 316ls, dissimilar metals, w/ k and J rings, pulsearc© and the bore scope process, and different type xrays you do a very poor job of explaining the processes of welding and techniques,
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I was working for a company welding aircraft parts. APU assemblies for boeing, lear, and raytheon. I was recieving $18 and hour but would have been able to make more through raises and fringe benefits. i ended up quitting because they cut out all overtime. I need certs for all kinds of AL, S.S., And CrMo. I had to get tube, and plate from .020 to .375 certs before I even started welding on the parts and that took a couple of weeks….
I think a lot of people hear about guys making $40 an hour and think they can jump in on that but what they don't realize is those guys have been doing it for years and have recived annual raises etc.
porosity in the finished weld, which means that air bubbles get trapped inside the weld bead!It also means the metal has more carbon, or the cup size is wrong, the argon mixture or co2 is wrong, rust in the joint, or did you forget to clean the filler wire,(well it dose happen)preheat joint,( it will pull moisture out) The purpose of shielding gas is to keep the air atmosphere away from the weld pool. Without it, the weld pool reacts with the oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen is that better
What you have to your advantage is being able to Oxygen- Acetylene weld. You need to be able to use both hands. One to manipulate the TIG Torch and the other hand to feed and dip the filler wire. Good Luck !
This guy is good, not typical of expert village.
There is a big difference between MIG and TIG welding, in both the process, and the skill level required of the weldor. They really are two different processes altogether, and the MIG is the much easier of the two.
There is much to read on the web, including some great information at the Miller and Lincoln websites. They can give you a pretty great overview of TIG welding. But, as with many skills, it takes hands-on practice as well as study, to be successful.
If your fiance has ever welded with a gas torch, he might already have the skills he needs. Unlike a MIG welder, a TIG does not feed an electrified filler wire for you. You are in control of a separate heat source (the torch) that you must manipulate in order to melt the base metal together, while adding the filler by hand to the molten puddle you're creating. It's the same way a gas torch works, just with electricity, rather than gas, as the heat source.
The tricky part comes in learning how hot to make the puddle, how much heat to apply (with a foot or hand controller), and how to coordinate the filler at the same time. Quite often, TIG welding involves metals like aluminum or stainless, which have their own quirks that need to be considered. It's by no means impossible to learn all of this…and it can be a very valuable skill to have, often paying higher than MIG welding jobs.
If your fiance shows this prospective employer that he is a professional who takes pride in his work, has studied the subject, and is willing to learn, he may get his foot in the door and start down a new path on his welding career. I wish him the best. Study all you can, and if you know a buddy who is good with the Oxy-Acetylene torch, go visit him right away for some practice!
Best of Luck!
When you talk about pulse tig it is mostly DC welding. You use the pulse to help reduce the distortion. It is mostly used on all ferrous metals. You do not need or have the pulse feature on AC for aluminum. You would need an AC or AC/DC machine for tig welding aluminum. They are some what costly. When tig welding you need to stay with the better name brand welders. Thermal arc, Hobart, Miller, and Lincoln are all good machines. To weld 1/4" aluminum you need approximately 200 or more amps. So this puts you into a machine that is in the $2000 range. Then you need a bottle of argon gas. If welding for any length of time at those amps you would need a water cooled torch. Not to mention the water cooler, foot pedal and all the other items needed. All these items are costly. I am not trying to discourage you but you need to know it is going to cost you some bucks to invest in all the equipment you will need. Good luck!
(30 years as a certified welder)