Tig Beginner : setting up Powertig 200dx-d for aluminum Tig

[Rambozo]

I don't think it was Me with the "homemade gas saver", but I Do use a Gas Lens system.

Sorry, that was Richard. Are you using a water cooled torch? They really pull the heat out of the tungsten, fast. For 1" long welds, if you can't group a bunch of them together to weld in one go, it will be hard on the gas. You just need to factor that in when you bid the job. MIG will almost always beat TIG for speed and cost. If you can use it, you should.

[Blaster]

Oh this is Water Cooled, and as I said, only became an issue since I was using the Long Cup with its Long Electrode exposed.

The welds are spaced pretty far apart, I can "rush" from one site to another but, it's not all that a comfortable thing to do. I also like giving the Duty Cycle (30% on my PP256) a chance...

So, I'm not so much a Weldor doing a Fireworks Job, as a Fireworks Guy who's Welding Since my State has recently approved these Finale Pods (2.5-6") to be constructed of Alum instead of Wood, this has been my Winter Project. It's all for Me - just didn't anticipate almost $500 in Gas

I don't own a Spool Gun but, maybe would have had I known. At least I'm sure of all my welds by Tigging (I've seen too many Mig welds that can casually "look" better than they actually Are)