Greetings everyone! New guy who just purchase my very first tig welder PT250ex. Hoping I could learn how to tig by just giving a lot of seat time.
Sang C.
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Greetings everyone! New guy who just purchase my very first tig welder PT250ex. Hoping I could learn how to tig by just giving a lot of seat time.
Sang C.
You certainly picked a good one! Post some pics you can get a lot of help that way!
Welcome. Nice purchase! Plenty of power in a very nice welder. If you haven't already done so, check out the following web sites. A lot of very useful and practical information for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by b00stedawd
http://welding-tv.com/category/tig-welding/
http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding.html
Cheers!
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Originally Posted by b00stedawd
Welcome, the PT250EX is an awesome machine!
Welcome Sang,
TIG is a pretty nifty way to weld, I think you will enjoy it. Watch some vids while you wait for the brown truck to arrive, then practice, practice, practice.
Thank you everyone for warm welcome. I received my welder today and going to take it my friends place to test it out tomorrow. I don't have everything to weld at my place. One question I have is there are two hoses on the welding torch that I don't know where to plug it into. I'm thinking one is for gas and other two are for water cooler. Is this correct?
Thanks again,
Sang
If it's the WP-18 or WP-20 that is correct (see the side black neck of the torch head for the model).Quote:
Originally Posted by b00stedawd
The water into the torch, the hose will have a re-enforced/thread look on the outside to handle the higher input pressure from the cooler if they are not labeled.
Check these Everlast videos out for more TIG torch info.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrDg5hRXY6c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht0fTD_x9PY
Hi Sanq, from one new member to another welcome. There is alot of into here to pull from guys who have a lot of experience, I know I sure have been learning a lot from reading some of the posts. Also, lots of posted projects for ideas.Quote:
Originally Posted by b00stedawd
I have only been TIG welding for a short time, but my tip would be is to make sure you keep a 90* angle with your torch and filler rod. Once I got that down, my welds started shaping up quickly - but still a long way to go. Post some of your welds and let me know how you like your 250ex once you get some time on it.
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