TIG

Intro welding processes

Valerie WeihmanRock — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:27:36 -0500

Here is a Quick comparison of Welding Processes that I thought would be helpful. Written in everyday language. (AKA means Also Known As.)

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SMAW: Shielded Metal Arc Welding AKA: Stick, Arc, Rod Burning, Stinger

Summer Internship/Apprenticeship

thepaternoster — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 11:22:09 -0500

This May I finished my first year attending SUNY Delhi's Welding Technology degree program. I am currently looking for a summer internship/apprenticeship in New York City and perhaps someone could point me towards a shop that might be interested. While I am developing my skills as a welder in class, I know that the real test of my abilities will come from daily practice working in the shop.

Introduction

tduerig — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:31:06 -0500

Howdy ArtMetal folk. I dunno if I'll ever update this blog but I love browsing and will likely continue to update my picasaweb album as I go (see signature).

Figured I'd start with a post of a tiny history with a couple images.

patinated brass picture frame

FrankV — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:27:19 -0500

5x7 Brass picture frame made as a gift. Hand hammered texture, machined groove for glass and photo, TIG welded together from rear

TIG welder purchase advice

Bob Turan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:48:45 -0500

I'm finally ready to add a TIG welder to the studio. I have a small MIG welder (Millermatic 135) and a couple of buzz-box stick welders (Lincoln AC and Wards AC/DC). I do stainless with the MIG, and when I looked into adding aluminum capability (new liner or reel-gun) I decided I may as well get a new machine.

tig welding jewelry

bobthebuilder — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:19:59 -0600

Ok. So I have an old tig setup, old craftsman ac arc welder with an old miller hf arc starter, foot pedal, 300 amp water cooled tig torch. Can I use this to weld silver jewelry? Really small jewelry,

My buddy Fume, the dragon

Grimm — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:48:19 -0500

This is my favorite piece to date. His name is Fume (I figured theres a dragon named Puff and another named Smaug, why not Fume). I didn't use any framework of any kind. Just buit him up from TIG weld.

Roses

Grimm — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:33:50 -0500

Here's acouple roses I made using TIG welding. No frame of any kind was used. Just weld. The petals were brushed with a brass brush while still hot to give them a kind of antique bronze look.

bonsai trees

Grimm — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:11:27 -0500

I started making these trees about a year ago. I was just messing around showing some one else how to weld. By the end of the day I had a couple of these trees on my workbench. No frame or anything was used.

Trouble with tig welding small Everdur bronze piece to larger bronze.

kaumlauf — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:17:04 -0500

Hi, I am an inexperienced tig welder trying to weld a small ear to a larger horse body- the body is about 12" high, and pretty thick- close to 1/4" thick walls.(cast). The ear is about 1/4 x 1/2". The ear just melts into a blob, and the stub on the main body just plops.