the DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO TIG WELDING BALANCE -How to TIG weld aluminum
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
- One of the MOST CONFUSING things that I couldn't understand when I first started to learn TIG welding was the subject of BALANCE. So LETS MAKE THIS SIMPLE and break this down for some people getting into TIG welding. This is a subject I'm STILL experimenting with and learning about, so grab a coffee and come hang for this one, this is gonna be AWESOME🔥
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Not want to weld aluminum
I wanting to weld Thin metal .28 too chromoly tubing I keep burning holes in the sheet metal even at 20 amps and at 15 amps using av# 8 or #10 cups when I practice and practice and practice and practice before I weld on the chassis.
I am burning holes 1/4 wide in the thin metal
I am Using a Lincoln 210 scratch start or a Vulcan 205 high frequency start I do the same thing with a 1/16 Tungsten and with a #8 or #10 cup set at 20 amps or 15 amps and I burn holes burn holes in it then I go a half in. With a fair weld .
I don't want too the burn the chassis full of holes .
I got the Lincoln welder and Welding brackets on my rotisserie and done a fair job for never doing it before now all I'm doing is burning holes
@@kenlewis5968 Do you mean .28, or 0.028"??? 0.028" you might be better doing muliple tacks and letting it cool, not running a bead, so it doesn't blow holes. tack each end, then the middle, then keep splitting the distance with another tack until they start overlapping, then hit with an abrasive flap disc in the angry grinder to dress the weld smooth. Pretty much as you'd do on body panels with MIG, really.
Just watched the free lesson. I will be checking if the company I work for will reimburse me for the full lesson plan fees. If that is the case I will be signing up. Cheers !and thank you
This is the best content for aluminum Tig welding on the planet.
Sure is, from Australia; thank you.😃
Your the best man. I’ve been tig welding aluminum for 30 years and watching your videos helps me so dang much. You have uped my game.
Your videos have been helping me a lot the last days. Thanks for helping people
These videos are great for fixing brain cramps and bad habits! Something I forget the basic’s and get frustrated, these videos are so clear and to the point of problem and correction. Thanks for posting!👍🏻
Dusty I have been welding over 45 years black iron a pipeline off and on and this aluminum is a new world for an Older guy and I took a course on aluminum and it did not cover nothing like you do You go In-Depth on every detail and That's is a hell of a lot of help and is more information about what's going on and how to fix it and I Thank You for all the videos I truly do.
One way of looking at it is that only a certain amount of energy is needed for the EP portion of the cycle to clean/deoxidize the aluminum surface. So as the total energy goes up, a smaller proportion of the total energy is needed for the cleaning action. So as your amperage setting goes up, increase the EN portion (or decrease the EP portion). I have noticed this and it is not dramatic but at 150 A, I generally only need about 80% EN, but when I drop down to around 80 A, 70% EN seems to work best for me.
Great video and explanation.
I know others have done how to ball the tungsten, but I wish you would do one. I have never been able to get them to look as clean and perfect as the one ones you show. I have also played around with balance a great deal but still haven't been able to get the tungsten to last as long as I think it should. Thanks Adam
Man I’m excited to try this out! I commonly have incredibly thick aluminum to weld, I used a 75/25 helium argon mix around 275 amps. Even with 1/8th tungsten I’ve had this issue ALL DAY. If this works I’ll be stoked ! Appreciate your advice !
Im so glad to get a great explanation of the balance setting helped me out greatly.
Great video - has explained things I've been wondering about for years
i just watched his webinar its really worth a watch thank you
You just keep knocking it out of the park with these tips!
Thanks for the review. Sometimes we forget the basics.thank you Larry Moore
Dusty, I really appreciate the info you give online here. I’ve learned a lot from you and your personal experiences over mine, and it’s great. I’m getting Into aluminum tig after 16yrs of 6G pipe welding. I’m a good welder and I just get it if you know what I mean but tig is waayyyy dif. I’m so intrigued it’s unreal but I’m having a hard time getting started with settings and tungsten choice. It’s just so different from what I thought but still gets me pumped to try a solid bead. Just not achieving desired yet.
Good evening, excellent tip, tricks, and techniques. Thank you for great education.
Great explanation of balance. Been running a 1974 Miller 330a/bp for about 4-5 years now. Just picked up a miller syncrowave 250 with water cooler and all used for $1000 out the door. I cant wait to get it hooked up and running.
The more heat you are using versus the balance is the key as while on the positive cycle the heat is going into the electrode.
You have to turn it to least positive when cranked up high or else not only will it ball up, the balls will melt off into your weld.
You have to find that point where the tip balls up but still hangs on.
Probably the best tig video I have ever seen....I'm an aircraft mechanic and did not know about this. I can't wait to fire up the machine! Thanks!
Dusty, this was such a great subject to talk about. I've been struggling with my tungsten deforming. Never thought of adjust balance. Next subject.... HERTZ adjustments for the width of the toes of the weld puddle would be great to also learn more about. Thank you!
Yeah, I agree. It’s what I said in my last post. It’s not so much the percentage, but the actual power going into the tip. This is the problem with older transformer machines.
It seems like everyone on here has released an AC balance video in the last few weeks. Yours is by far the best.
Agree 100% it is super important to keep the shape of the tungsten it changes everything when you weld aluminum .Ac current hammers your tungsten
Great explanation of balance.
Thanks for your excellent content! You've gained subscriber.
A thousand years ago we prepped the tungsten by hitting a hard piece of copper at high heat to ball it.
Recently had a period of time where all I welded was 1/8” thick material. I used a #5 cup with 3/32” tungsten and cleaning at 25%. Amperage was less than 150 amps. Then I had a run of 3/16” material. I switched to #8 gas lens with 1/8” tungsten. Stuck with 25% cleaning, but needed 200 amps. I got the nodules you showed in the video. The welding was good so I stuck with it and just changed tungsten more frequently. I played with gas flow a little, but never though to try a lower percent of cleaning, because I was having enough success to finish the project, but this tip may have made it even better and maybe faster due to less tungsten changes. I guess you could say I got into the rut because it was good enough but the whole time I was thinking how did this happen with #8 gas lens and not the #5 standard cup.
I am totally new to the welding world. I am going to buy a MIG welder, but do find TIG very interesting. Thanks for the video!
Great informative videos, great teacher!! Good content!
I have a Lincoln 355 and was welding aluminum the other day at 250 amps and I noticed my tungsten had a split at the end, now I know why! Thanks
Great tips Dusty.
Another great video. I listened to your small rant. Dude there are haters out there. Just ask them if the work for free. Don't give away youy welding classes. People will be glad to pay for them and their people that won't. There's nothing you can do about. You have one of the best welding sites on RUclips . Hatere's are going to hate. Deal with people that want to learn. I have been TIG welding for 40 years on aircraft. I have learned a lot from you channel. Thanks Pay it forward brother.
The first tig machine I ever used was an old old Hobart . With a 25 gal water cooling system, the entire machine was the size of a Smart Car.
This is awesome, thanks!
Great video, I have an old school transformer machine, so no balance adjustment, but interesting none the less
Great advice, thanks
Excellent video dusty 👌
Sure glad I waited for the new model to come out.
Ngl, you’re like a role model for me. Thanks for everything you do.
Same here! All the most best info.
Been watching your channel for a couple weeks now, man you do beautiful work! & your info is awesome! Im 50 years old, have dabbled with mig in the past but im not a welder (more of a grinder, LOL) Im on a budget but just purchased a Yeswelder AC/DC tig to start learning aluminum welding, hope this machine is sufficient? Won't be after beautiful or fancy welds, just decent looking & solid, most of anything i do will be painted, id like to attempt a DIY camper set up. Well, just subscribed & look forward to future videos. Thanks for all the great info.
I find Welding Tips and Tricks more helpful with beginners, especially working with limited materials.
But this video is helpful to explain why my tungsten starts to go to crap once I start welding AC. Probably I have the AC balance too high. I only have thick blocks of scrap from a CNC machine operator, so I usually must weld at very high current. The torch also gets HOT when you weld too unless you are using water cooled. Next time I'll try using lower AC balance and raise them as necessary. Often those big blocks I have to preheat them, or maybe just start a bead somewhere on the metal, and let the welder heat it up, then I can back off the current. Weld has ended up looking better as a result.
Excellent video ! How do u get the tungsten to “ball” initially ?
Awesome. I’m learning a lot about tig from this channel. I’m getting ready to start welding tig as soon as I get the rest of the items I need and I plan to take your online class as well.
Have you heard of the welding tips and tricks podcast? I’m listening to that every day and it would be great to hear you on there.
unfortunately the pod cast has finished up a little while ago. no idea if the guys will get time etc to start making new episodes. would be great if they did.
Thanks!!
Finally, I feel like I understand alot better what balance tuning does. Thank you soo much!
Another great video!!!
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Blasting 380 amps into aluminum and no balance setting could keep the ball stable no matter what tungsten i was using.
My method was to just keep 5 tungsten ready to go and grinding them every hour lol
show us how you ball your tungsten
Nice work 😊😊😊
Needed this right now big dog
Hi! You mentioned using ball end tungstens, how do you prepare same?
Good job
Very cool guy!!
Or you can get the Amplitude pack for your Miller Dynasty and set independent Amps for EN and EP also works.
What is your process to ball up the tungsten?
Super Vidéo Merci 🙏
En résumé diminuer côté positif si vous augmenter l’ampérage
Hi , sorry total new to welding , what do you mean by running positive or negative side more or less ?
Hi. What kind of video camera do you use to take a weld pool ? Thank you.
THX!
SUPER.SUPER.SUPER.
Merci
Mine does AC/DC tig but has a digital screen and no balance settings, how do you get the “ball” on the tungsten also?
Good video
My welder talks about Forward and Reverse current cycles and has -5 to 5 AC Balance settings. Which is the - and the +?
I am having a heck of a time getting repeat welds . I have been welding stick, gas and MIG and do fairly well but with TIG I do not get consistent welds . I have a cheap TIG welder a 200 dollar Tooluim Stick and TIG . I can not control the heat , when you talk about balance, I do not get what you mean , is this heat setting versus gas flow . I have tried your thickness versus heat, using 120 gaffe to amp setting . I completed a couple decent TIG welds on steel. Aluminum was a disaster .
How do you ball the tungsten?
Here's a question. For under a thousand dollars Canadian can you get a solid tig; ac/dc programmable (frequency, pre/post, alternating , variable foot lever, a solid torch, and plumbing? At what point can you get a torch that you can actually dial in based on the metal and filler specifications? I'm tempted by the 350 welders but they dont come with the features you would want for sanitary welding or pretty stuff. It looks like there are a couple of boxes that have the features but I don't know if the numbers are right on them. Are they well engineered or do you still have to practice the "art of welding"
Thank you x 3. Thought I was going crazy. Apologies to my mother for calling her son a Fidiot.
Hey dusty whats up i have problem my aluminium welding turns pink when i finish my pass any ideas ??
Keep up the good work 🦾🦾
And bubbles appear
I have a syncrowave with balance of only 1-10. 1 being max penetration 10 being max cleaning.. what does this mean in regard to this?
Your penetration is dc- and cleaning is the dc+ side. General rule is 70% dc- and 30% dc+. You would set it on 7 as a starting point and fine adjust from there
Good morning
The slider in the camera shot made me laugh.
Saludos hagan también la explicación en español
I am from India ❤❤❤
Get your balance right and remove your oxide that burns at a higher temperature than the metal itself
I was a welding instructor for 35 years. Your good buddy. Size and type of tungsten are important. Millions of TIG machines out thair without AC balance. Not as important as tungsten prep and type.
Where are the fill and chill shirts !?
I'm glad my HF250 has no "features" and extra settings to fiddle with. So many things to not have to think about. Just concentrate on the hundred other variables tig welding has.
What about saying what tungsten you're using.? Are you just using pure.? Or are you using E3.? Ceriated, Lanthanated. ??
Layz-R from CK is one of his top tungsten
Im new to tig welding i am under immense pressure to learn upto 3f and 3g only in few days. I struggle a lot in fillet joints. Any help please.
Hey, I’m not Dustin but I’ll try and help you as you are under a time crunch. Fillets can be the toughest to master when you are starting out. I found that keeping your tungsten as close to the workpiece as possible helps with getting the proper penetration and you have to watch the puddle closely to make sure both sides of the joint are even and the puddle is wetting out down into the root of the joint. It takes a lot more amps to weld fillet joints and because of this you have to watch your heat closely. It can build up and run ahead of you and the puddle will begin to widen and droop into the joint. You have to watch this and back off the amperage on your pedal and especially at the end of the joint to finish the weld without a crater. Hope this helps.😊👍
@@PranaTech i weld on 6 mm plate at 145 amps. I can somehow manage the torch length and angle but whilst tapping filler wire sometimes its gets stuck. ( then everthing goes downhill). I tried feeding the filler wire but the weld bead will become thick( and it doesn't look nice).
@@ihatepokemonthings i am trying my best but unfortunately my hands shiver a bit.( because of this i also had trouble using 7018 rod).
Hope this helps.
Either you dip it in the melt, or you use the wrong type of tungsten for the material. Alu and stainless, common metal has different tungsten, marked red and green.
Keep in mind that the shielding gas comes in different varieties too, for different purposes.
Investigate which one you use for which and then you will get a lot of other important information regarding Tig welding.
Zirconiated tungsten for ally, white end.
@@FRERABRETZ1 2% Lanthanated, does everything for me, but I'm using an inverter TIG, not transformer
hi
How the hell you make a ball on the end of a tungsten?
long story short : + current always must be around 20 amps
Don't most machines just have a Balance Dial? I've never seen a Machine with 2 balance dial's, positive & negative!
The angle on that tungsten is way to steep imo
So so many of the Chinese 200 amp machines will only go to 30% positive.
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Why is when EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT TIG WELDING IT ABOUT WELDING ALUMINUM how come NO ONE TALKS ABOUT WELDING STEEL AND chromoly there is other stuff out there besides aluminum.
I forgot to tell you what the set up is
Using a purple 1/16 tungsten, amps set at 10 amps or at 40 amps, a number eight cup, gas is 100 % Argon it is set about 20cfm on 220 volts and I tryed it on 110 volts I just burn holes on the top plate while trying to do a lap joint and get sparks and sometimes while I got a bead going I get a flash starts but never stop the the weld
Good content, but PLEASE stop with the verbal diarrhoea! How many times do you have to repeat yourself? How many ways do you have to explain the same point?
This is a topic I thought I had learned well, and yet, you taught me more today. Thanks, Dusty. 🪙
I'm just learning and i suck! hoping to fix/repair vintage Harley cast aluminum parts. machine/ blend so it looks not repaired and still cast. Great videos! Cheers!
use 4043 filler for cast
Pull your tungsten in so it’s sticking out 3mm from the ceramic shroud not 15, rookie mistake, weld is protected by the argon, the zirconiated tungsten should be a ball not a point.