If you’ve ever stood at your welding cart staring at a row of bare rods, you know the feeling. The biggest mistake most new TIG welders make is grabbing…
Author: Rod Mercer
TIG filler rod storage is one of those things that seems simple until you weld with a contaminated rod. You get a perfect setup, clean base metal, and then…
Getting the TIG tungsten stick out chart dialed in is the difference between a clean, stable weld and a puddle that wanders on you. In our research, the most…
If you’ve ever searched how far should tungsten stick out TIG, you probably walked away with a dozen different answers. Someone says 1/8 inch. Another welder…
Bad TIG gas symptoms show up fast, usually as ugly welds that scream something’s wrong with your shielding. You’ll see porosity, weird colors, or a…
If your TIG arc went bad after changing the gas cylinder, the problem almost certainly lives in the gas path, not in your hands or your machine. This is the…
You’re running a bead and your tungsten electrode snaps clean, even though it never touched the workpiece or filler rod. TIG tungsten breaks without touching…
If your TIG aluminum filler rod melts into a ball instead of flowing smoothly into the weld puddle, you’re dealing with one of the most common frustrations in…
Finding the best TIG welder for battery power isn’t as straightforward as most buyers expect. True [precision gasshielded…
Finding the best portable AC TIG setup for off grid welding means balancing clean welds on aluminum with the reality of limited generator power. After digging…