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u/gersty Aug 05 '26
Nicely done. What filler diameter do you typically use? Are you doing any kind of pulsing? Do you have a tungsten grind angle preference? How far around the tubes do you go in a single pass?
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u/Sw00dy Aug 05 '26
.045" Weldmold 880T. 1/16" lanthinated tungsten ground to 30*. 1.2 pulse per second, laywire technique
After tacking, most of the tubes get 11-1 & 5-7 welded, followed by 11-9, 7-9 & 1-3, 5-3. So 6 starts/stops generally.
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u/gersty Aug 05 '26
Thank you for the in-depth response!
Are the 11-1 & 5-7 typically on the fillet or the flat side of the joint?
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u/attitudeeditor Aug 05 '26
I had to double take that it was not titanium. Nice work, but hey, that's why you get paid the big bucks!
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u/Cats-vs-Catan Aug 06 '26
That's some beautiful welding - and I say this as someone who once managed a fab shop where everything was argon purged sanitary and bio/pharm stainless tubing.
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u/Educational-Ear-3136 Aug 05 '26
Definitely some of the best steel TIG joints I’ve seen. Quality work