Having invested in a decent TIG welder I now need to learn how to use the
thing properly! I intend seeing if I can persuade any good welders I know
to spend a few hours with me, or find a local night class to attend, but in
the meantime are there any good books on the subject please? Or even links
to good info on the `net?

Cheers.

Chris wrote:
Having invested in a decent TIG welder I now need to learn how to use the
thing properly! I intend seeing if I can persuade any good welders I know
to spend a few hours with me, or find a local night class to attend, but in
the meantime are there any good books on the subject please? Or even links
to good info on the `net?

Cheers.

Chris,

Have you visited http://www.millerwelds.com/products/tig/, as it has a
decent collection of articles, relating to basic TIG welding, as well
as site listing of books, and other electronic resources? Hope this is
of assistance.

Lincoln electric furnishes an excellent manual with its machines.
Bugs

--Post to sci.engr.joining.welding and follow the links to
Ernie's site..

--
"Steamboat Ed" Haas : Bummed to be living in the
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : Golden Age of Bull****...
http://www.nmpproducts.com/intro.htm
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---

Chris:
I recently went through this when I bought my Thermal Arc 185 earlier
this year. In my opinion there is really is very little good
information all in one book or resource. The Miller material is quite
good, but it lacks the some of the practical answers to new user
questions. Using gas lenses, for example...how far can you extend the
tungsten from the cup and still have it work effectively? What worked
for me was to get all the free stuff from Miller, rent a video from
Technical Video Rental, go to the book store and look..don't buy unless
you really think the book has something great to offer. I have been
disapointed by some of the books I've purchased as they still leave out
critical hands on info. Search this website for Ernie Leimkuhler's
posts for newbie users. I've learned more from his posts than anything
combined.
I've copied most of his posts to a seperate text file I keep in my
workshop. The most important thing is practice. Go to the junk yard
and find clean mild steel and start welding it...I even get stainless
to practice on. Copper too. Good luck
-Mike

Ignoramus607 wrote:
On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:09:00 +0000, Chris wrote:

Having invested in a decent TIG welder I now need to learn how to use the
thing properly! I intend seeing if I can persuade any good welders I know
to spend a few hours with me, or find a local night class to attend, but in
the meantime are there any good books on the subject please? Or even links
to good info on the `net?


I spent quite a bit of time borrowing library books about tig
welding. None of the ones I saw went into in depth discussions and
they were all very basic and lacked detail. The best one is the free
TIG welding handbook from Miller:

http://www.millerwelds.com/education/TIGhandbook/

Geez - I borrowed some books from the Washington University library,
and they were so DEEP, I just about got lost and had to come up for
air. They had history, and chronology of the development of the TIG
process, all kinds of info on how it works at the molecular level,
etc. Nothing on technique, of course.

But, for general compatibility of alloys, what filler and Tungsten
rod to use, tips on technique, and how to set up the welder, the
welding process and the workpieces for best effect, the Lincoln
TIG book is about the best without having to wade through tons
on stuff to find those great tidbits.

Jon

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:09:00 +0000, Chris wrote:

Having invested in a decent TIG welder I now need to learn how to use the
thing properly! I intend seeing if I can persuade any good welders I know
to spend a few hours with me, or find a local night class to attend, but in
the meantime are there any good books on the subject please? Or even links
to good info on the `net?

Cheers.

Fantastic info and links, you have all saved me money and time, I'll also
find this Ernies site and download what I can from there, all very much
appreciated guys, thanks again.

Ohh, and the machine I bought is a Migatronic 220, mainly because it was
both single and 3 phase, and I can't afford proper three phase at the
moment, i just run a transverter, which most certainly would NOT like
running a TIG

"Chris" wrote in message
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On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:09:00 +0000, Chris wrote:

Having invested in a decent TIG welder I now need to learn how to use
the
thing properly! I intend seeing if I can persuade any good welders I know
to spend a few hours with me, or find a local night class to attend, but
in
the meantime are there any good books on the subject please? Or even
links
to good info on the `net?

Cheers.

Fantastic info and links, you have all saved me money and time, I'll also
find this Ernies site and download what I can from there, all very much
appreciated guys, thanks again.

Ohh, and the machine I bought is a Migatronic 220, mainly because it was
both single and 3 phase, and I can't afford proper three phase at the
moment, i just run a transverter, which most certainly would NOT like
running a TIG

The American Society for Metals (ASM) has a great welding book, but the
first time reading it is overwhelming. It is hardcover and about as thick as
a J&L or MSC catalog. If you are serious about welding you will find it very
valuable over the years, but maybe not at first. Let's just say the book
doesn't come as standard equiptment with every Grizzly welder!

Dixon

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 11:02:30 +0000, Chris wrote:

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:09:00 +0000, Chris wrote:

Having invested in a decent TIG welder I now need to learn how to use the
thing properly! I intend seeing if I can persuade any good welders I know
to spend a few hours with me, or find a local night class to attend, but in
the meantime are there any good books on the subject please? Or even links
to good info on the `net?

Cheers.

Fantastic info and links, you have all saved me money and time, I'll also
find this Ernies site and download what I can from there, all very much
appreciated guys, thanks again.

Ohh, and the machine I bought is a Migatronic 220, mainly because it was
both single and 3 phase, and I can't afford proper three phase at the
moment, i just run a transverter, which most certainly would NOT like
running a TIG

http://www.stagesmith.com/Metal-links.html


"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:09:00 +0000, Chris
wrote:

Having invested in a decent TIG welder I now need to learn how to use the
thing properly! I intend seeing if I can persuade any good welders I know
to spend a few hours with me, or find a local night class to attend, but in
the meantime are there any good books on the subject please? Or even links
to good info on the `net?

Cheers.

I haven't seen this old Linde Heliarc manual suggested yet,
so here is the link:

http://www.esabna.com/eu/literature/...STRUCTIONS.pdf

I'm no TIG guru, so I can't say if it is all that useful. It
is a bit dated, "copyright 1959 by Union Carbide" shrug. I
stumbled upon it looking for something else...

Here is the link page that it came from, maybe there are
some other manuals of use the

http://www.esabna.com/html/downloads...0%20-%20F-5999


--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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On 1 Dec 2005 05:12:07 -0800, End Terms wrote:

Chris wrote:
Having invested in a decent TIG welder I now need to learn how to use the
thing properly! I intend seeing if I can persuade any good welders I know
to spend a few hours with me, or find a local night class to attend, but in
the meantime are there any good books on the subject please? Or even links
to good info on the `net?

Cheers.

Chris,

Have you visited http://www.millerwelds.com/products/tig/, as it has a
decent collection of articles, relating to basic TIG welding, as well
as site listing of books, and other electronic resources? Hope this is
of assistance.

Just spent a couple of hours reading and downloading info, superb site,
thanks!