A couple of pratice welds..

[fdcmiami]

i'm not sure where using the 1/16th tungsten got started but the fact is you can do 90 percent of your tig welding with a 3/32. i am split even between those and 1/8th; rarely do i need a tungsten smaller than 3/32.

[225]

i'm not sure where using the 1/16th tungsten got started but the fact is you can do 90 percent of your tig welding with a 3/32. i am split even between those and 1/8th; rarely do i need a tungsten smaller than 3/32.

I am about to go to a 3/32. A buddy that is a pro told me to go to it also. He said it controls the heat better, etc...

[Rodsmachineshop]

same here 3/32 and 1/8 never really use the smaller tungsten

[Trip59]

same here 3/32 and 1/8 never really use the smaller tungsten

Let me ask though, for welding what?

90% of what I'll be Tigging will be under 1/8, probably 75% of that 16ga or less. All the charts and calculators told me 1/16"

[Rodsmachineshop]

everthing from aluminum exhaust manifolds to intake manifolds and pontoons on pontoon boats. if welding thin stuff i just grind the 1/8 to a nice point . I weld mostly dirty aluminum so use the 1/8 since using high balance when welding smaller tungsten burns up

[Rambozo]

Let me ask though, for welding what?

90% of what I'll be Tigging will be under 1/8, probably 75% of that 16ga or less. All the charts and calculators told me 1/16"

For steel that would be fine. For aluminum you will want to go larger. Also it can depend on the torch, a water cooled one can wring a little bit more out of a small tungsten. For sheet metal I like a 1/16" in a WP-20 torch. However, that CK Flex-loc has me thinking about a change.

[Rodsmachineshop]

same here think the CK flex is the perfect torch for what i weld