Nice to see you using a older machine it shows everyone it don't matter what kind of machine you have is the welder not the machine that makes the weld its the man that makes the weld.
That was awesome! I've been teaching myself to tig after a lesson or two with a professional, and I could not get a tack for anything. Your technique worked for me.
nice, learned this trick many years ago from jody's tips n tricks but forgot it till recently where i was having trouble tacking 1/16" ss sheets outside end corners before fusing, was a pain in the ass trying to tack those ends without burning or getting them to fuse till remembered this trick but you need to floor the pedal and release as soon as it zaps unless you got the right features on the machine that allow just a light tap ,i was able to do it without helmet even at 65 amps and made short work of it just zap zap zap nice little silver zaps ,saved me frustration and lots of time and each one was 95% success
Like the "blast it for a moment at twice the amperage" rule of thumb! Heading out to the garage to try it out. This is what I've been looking for. Thanks!
@Guzzi Fabrication Worked excellent. I was welding a 3/8" tab onto a 1/2" leaf spring. A quick blast to my machine's full 200 amps at each of the tab's 4 corners had it placed firmly and the rest of the welding didn't budge anything. Super technique!
Dude, 2nd day of self teaching tig and where i had an issue was tacking so i dont have to fiddle fook around. Everyone else had 20 min vids, urs was boom boom done fast explaining thanks a ton! And also much better technique
I would have melted an 1/8th inch from the edge on the tack for a fillet or lap using normal settings with aluminium. I really like this approach for tacking. Especially when it comes to stainless pipe with a gap. It's so hard trying to line up chamfered pipe without it going out of alignment! I'm interested to know what the strength would be like if you lay rod on top of that? I want to weld car panels and theres so much heat in TIG, if this was a viable with rod I would happily slow down my work rate to get less metal distortion. Great video, thanks!
I have the hardest time tackin a filet with aluminum. i always just burn and melt awat the material. I never fuses. Ill try this but im getting super frustrated. thx
Thanks for the tip! How many amps are you running? If it's double it and 1 amp per thousandth, are you running 500 amps on 1/4 plate? My machine only goes up to 225
1 Amp per thousandth is a great rule of thumb for normal welding, if you do in quarter inch plate try your machine at 200 amps then 225 amps I'm sure either one will work. thanks for watching
This is great, thank you! What about ramp down settings and other settings on the TIG machines? Can they be left at wha you'd normally bead the weld, just the current up double? Also what is that cool device called that you use to weigh the parts down? I've never seen one of them and it looks really handy. Thanks again, Mike
Upslope / downslope settings aren't used on this technique, the weight is called a 3r hand, I'll do a video sometime on building one. Thanks for watching !
I think you'll be better off with a laser welder for gold jewelry. They're much more affordable than they used to be. This would give you far more control and precision, along with magnification optics.
You never want to touch the tungsten to the metal but you do want a tight gap between the tungsten and surface. Try it out let me know your results. Thanks for watching.
@@Zw1d Keep in mind when doing this technique electrode angle and distance, the way I learned was watching : weldingtipsandtricks / weld.com on youtube, then I purchased ac 4x8 sheet of 3003 060. aluminum cut into small coupons and everyday, a couple of hours a day for a month and a half set down and got " seat time " just keep practicing and you will be a great tig welder ! Thanks for watching
@@guzzifabrication3448 make sure your argon is 99.999% pure. 99.99% isn't pure enough for tig welding aluminum. Why nobody is talking about this - is beyond me. (99.999% is called argon 5.0 (five ninths, then a zero (or higher number). 99.99% purity is called argon 4.0 - four ninths then a zero. for aluminum tig welding, argon 4.8 (99.998% pure or higher) is what you need. I had my fair share of cr*p for using argon 4.0. also, make sure they vacuum your argon tank (out of air or less pure argon) prior to filling. and never empty it completely out after.
Nice to see you using a older machine it shows everyone it don't matter what kind of machine you have is the welder not the machine that makes the weld its the man that makes the weld.
Yes Sir !
Never knew the "double it" rule of tack
there was a bunch of other great little tid bits in here too.
thanks a bunch Guzzi.
Hey thank you for watching!
I’ve watched 40 plus videos on aluminum welding and always struggled to figure out the instagram guys do the quick tack welds. Thank you!!
Glad to pass it on !
The best cut and dry way to tack. Thank you sir! :)
Thanks ! glad I could pass it on.
This is phenomenal. Cant wait to try. Thanx
You'll like it, let me know.
That was awesome! I've been teaching myself to tig after a lesson or two with a professional, and I could not get a tack for anything. Your technique worked for me.
Hey thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, it's a good feeling when you can help others out.... I'm just passing on with somebody showed me
Same Here, My tacks needed your video, thanks. Its like a spot weld
Thanks for watching !
nice, learned this trick many years ago from jody's tips n tricks but forgot it till recently where i was having trouble tacking 1/16" ss sheets outside end corners before fusing, was a pain in the ass trying to tack those ends without burning or getting them to fuse till remembered this trick but you need to floor the pedal and release as soon as it zaps unless you got the right features on the machine that allow just a light tap ,i was able to do it without helmet even at 65 amps and made short work of it just zap zap zap nice little silver zaps ,saved me frustration and lots of time and each one was 95% success
Like the "blast it for a moment at twice the amperage" rule of thumb! Heading out to the garage to try it out. This is what I've been looking for. Thanks!
Awesome ! let me know what you think of this technique.
@Guzzi Fabrication Worked excellent. I was welding a 3/8" tab onto a 1/2" leaf spring. A quick blast to my machine's full 200 amps at each of the tab's 4 corners had it placed firmly and the rest of the welding didn't budge anything. Super technique!
@@jimmurphy5739 Sweet !
Thank you.
👍
WOW, awesome, Cold weld tig... I cannot wait to try this...Thank you so much!!!!!
Thanks for watching ! Let me know what you think of this method.
Thank you, I've been working on this for awhile. I appreciate the know how.
Thanks for watching!
I've always had trouble getting a nice clean tack weld, thanks for the tip! can't wait to try
Thanks, try it out!
Thank you awesome video.....
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Great!!
Thanks !
Thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you kindly.
Good tutorial.
Cheers m8.:_:):_B)
I appreciate your support for the channel, thank you Sir !!
Dude, 2nd day of self teaching tig and where i had an issue was tacking so i dont have to fiddle fook around. Everyone else had 20 min vids, urs was boom boom done fast explaining thanks a ton! And also much better technique
Hey that's awesome man thank you !
Thanks for taking the time to make the video very clear & informative
Hey thank you for that comment, it means a lot! I just want to pass on stuff I've learned maybe help somebody else out, thanks for watching !
It has helped me! Blessings to you brother! 🙌🏾
Awesome !
Thanks man really appreciate it
Yes Sir.
I would have melted an 1/8th inch from the edge on the tack for a fillet or lap using normal settings with aluminium. I really like this approach for tacking. Especially when it comes to stainless pipe with a gap. It's so hard trying to line up chamfered pipe without it going out of alignment!
I'm interested to know what the strength would be like if you lay rod on top of that? I want to weld car panels and theres so much heat in TIG, if this was a viable with rod I would happily slow down my work rate to get less metal distortion.
Great video, thanks!
If a guy has a run of material to assemble and tack this method works well for production. Thanks for watching !
Thank you!
Thank you Mr. Garloff for watching !
I have the hardest time tackin a filet with aluminum. i always just burn and melt awat the material. I never fuses. Ill try this but im getting super frustrated. thx
This trick is going to help you ! Let me know.
@@guzzifabrication3448 tried it today and the 2 pieces never melt together. they just burn away. am i aiming in the wrong spot? right in the crease?
@kmarshall131 what is the metal thickness?
@@guzzifabrication3448 I tried with 1/8 and 16 gauge.
I needed this laster year!
Is gas needed for these quick tacks?
Yes shielding gas is required. Thanks for watching !
What if you can't double it. My machine only goes up to 180 amp.
Try it with your machine, see what 's the max thickness you can do.
Thanks for the tip! How many amps are you running? If it's double it and 1 amp per thousandth, are you running 500 amps on 1/4 plate? My machine only goes up to 225
1 Amp per thousandth is a great rule of thumb for normal welding, if you do in quarter inch plate try your machine at 200 amps then 225 amps I'm sure either one will work. thanks for watching
What about gas flow? Is there any for the tacks?
Normal cfh, tig welding always requires a shielding gas, thanks for watching.
Thank you brother 🙏
It's all about everyone sharing different techniques methods experiences and we all grow, thanks for watching !
Great video, I’ve been struggling for ages tacking and getting started, top tip 👍
Glad it helped !!
This is great, thank you! What about ramp down settings and other settings on the TIG machines? Can they be left at wha you'd normally bead the weld, just the current up double? Also what is that cool device called that you use to weigh the parts down? I've never seen one of them and it looks really handy. Thanks again, Mike
Upslope / downslope settings aren't used on this technique, the weight is called a 3r hand, I'll do a video sometime on building one. Thanks for watching !
Thanks for posting this video. Could you use this on low amps to tack silver/gold jewelry?
Try it and let us know, thanks for watching !
I think you'll be better off with a laser welder for gold jewelry. They're much more affordable than they used to be. This would give you far more control and precision, along with magnification optics.
We should have more if this easy to learn and understand video, many thanks👍
Thank you Sir !
Were you using gas on the aluminum tacks?
Yes, shielding gas is always necessary, thanks for watching
Thanks for advice!!!!
Yes Sir !
Do you touch the metal with the torch tip?
You never want to touch the tungsten to the metal but you do want a tight gap between the tungsten and surface. Try it out let me know your results. Thanks for watching.
I highly doubt it will work in my attempts with aluminum, but I do wish it does...
I just did multiple joints in the video on aluminum....
@@guzzifabrication3448 i realize, but I'm a novice and I'm kinda struggling with everything.
@@Zw1d Keep in mind when doing this technique electrode angle and distance, the way I learned was watching : weldingtipsandtricks / weld.com on youtube, then I purchased ac 4x8 sheet of 3003 060. aluminum cut into small coupons and everyday, a couple of hours a day for a month and a half set down and got " seat time " just keep practicing and you will be a great tig welder ! Thanks for watching
@@guzzifabrication3448
make sure your argon is 99.999% pure. 99.99% isn't pure enough for tig welding aluminum. Why nobody is talking about this - is beyond me. (99.999% is called argon 5.0 (five ninths, then a zero (or higher number). 99.99% purity is called argon 4.0 - four ninths then a zero. for aluminum tig welding, argon 4.8 (99.998% pure or higher) is what you need. I had my fair share of cr*p for using argon 4.0. also, make sure they vacuum your argon tank (out of air or less pure argon) prior to filling. and never empty it completely out after.
@@shacharliberman5084 Thanks for watching !
Makes me not want a lift start tig 😑
Yes Sir, scratch start tig has a place, but......
I’ll tell you this, recently upgraded my lift tig to a foot pedal machine, game changer for the quality of tig weld I can lay down now.
That video was a bit tacky.
More "blast tacky" than my other videos for sure ! Thanks for watching !