Posted by admin on Thursday, October 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
I have been scratching my head over this one I am currently trying to weld up a tee-joint made of thin aluminum (Don't know how thin but less than 1/8 so probably 2/16) anyway the main problem is I am running a old tig machine it has no pulse control or anything of the sort only a foot pedal votage/ high frequency and ac/dc/dcen ect. THAT'S IT !!! I am using a 1/16 pure tungsten and I keep burning through the plate when I try to make the root pass Trust me I have it low like 5-15 at the most if you have any tips on how to make a fillet weld root pass on this god foresaken metal please share.
If you can get your hands on a mig welder, it would probably work better for metal that thin. Only difference is it won't hold as well.
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