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Can I use a TIG welder to melt metal in small crucibles?
Ignoramus29878 wrote: The subject says it all. I wonder if I can use a tig torch to melt metal in little (or not so little) crucibles. With at least 5kW at the arc, I could melt pretty big stuff. Your crucible may need to be graphite to ground your metal for the tig arc to work. Charlie |
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