FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
Location: Formby, Merseyside
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Where did you chaps learn it?
Just pick up some scrap and go at it with a tig. Or did someone show you how to do it?
Fancied learning tig for a while. Just as another skill to add to my belt realy.
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bigron1988
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Registered: 29th Aug 09
Location: Southport, Merseyside
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I also want to learn this
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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I started off just making the weld pool and moving it along, then adding wire, then got 2 bits of flat bar and made a t price, then welded them together..
Spent 2 weeks welding scrap to scrap 
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FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
Location: Formby, Merseyside
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That seems to be what most people are satin. Just get a load of metal. Cut it up and go at it. Haha
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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you gon need a good tig set and lots of practice
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gazza808
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Registered: 30th Jun 08
Location: Peterborough
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There's some excellent videos on YouTube,
I'm subscribed to two,
Weldingtipsandtricks
Weld.com
I got the basics when I was at college but leant way more watching these videos.
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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Having a high frequency start helps a lot.
A good wrist action is required  Can make some lovely welds with TIG once you've got the knack.
Start off just going straight runs with no wire, once you can get a nice weave start feeding the wire.
Keep the tungsten sharp, you'll end up in the pool with it all the time when you first start.
Also, make sure any plate/scrap you use is nice and clean.
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
Location: Essex
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Echo what already said really, got a few tips from people, but baiscally just got in the deep end.
Can be a useful skill to have.
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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I do alot of TIG and MIG welding.
Advice i can give is you can not teach welding TIG or MIG its all about mask time and practice practice practice.
Read the basics on how to setup the machine, torch, what the weld supose to look like etc
Once you get the hang of sticking 2 bits of metal together then go on some welding forums and post some photos and get advice on how to improve.
First two rules of welding for me are
1. always be comfy
2. clean everything even if you think its clean and new
DO NOT get gasless MIG or scrach start TIG
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
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The guy who ran this weld will still tell you he can still improve and is learning everyday......
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
Location: yorkshire
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That's a decent job if I've seen one
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bigron1988
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Registered: 29th Aug 09
Location: Southport, Merseyside
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thats nearly as good as the weld you did on my inlet beardy 
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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tell that guy to STFU looks like its been done by a robpt
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FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
Location: Formby, Merseyside
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Need to find someone with a tig that there willing to lend me now haha. Either that or be stupid and go buy one.......
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SXIBrad
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Registered: 7th Mar 13
Location: South Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by FlaFFy_91
Need to find someone with a tig that there willing to lend me now haha. Either that or be stupid and go buy one.......
Its not stupid. Its an investment!
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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Its an art, more so than any other form of welding.
All I can advise is that its all about rythem. I use to sometimes count - 1, 2, 1, 2 in my head. The one being everytime I dipped wire in the pool, and 2 being pulled out. It doesnt denote 1 or 2 seconds but its a good basis in my opinion.
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
The guy who ran this weld will still tell you he can still improve and is learning everyday......
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/971917_481924615232639_617606946_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/8692_460254470732987_55435640_n.jpg
 *faints*
Need to steal the bit of his brain that knows how to do that and stuff it in my earhole. 
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