Thread: Micro Tig. Could I do it myself ?

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Even an electrician can weld..... if he fucks up badly enough.

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

Even an electrician can weld..... if he fucks up badly enough.

Never trust an electrician who asks to use your pliers!
He's not quite sure he's killed all the circuits in your shop strip out

UPS got one pair of pliers
Landlords A.C. control got another

I picked up TIG reasonably quickly when on a decent machine and after a small amount of tutorage. I struggled when I first started as I had a shit machine, shit helmet and didn't know that. Once I got onto a good machine and had a helmet where I could actually see what I was doing properly, my welding improved very quickly. I was interested in it for the same reasons as you, mostly small gun stuff. Have done a few jobs on the machine at work and parked the shitter I bought. If I find myself needing it more often, I will splash for decent gear.

Biggest thing I found for good welding on small parts was a foot pedal, cups shaped for the job size and a really good helmet. For me personally, the helmet was the main factor.

From seeing your work, I would guess you will have no problem picking it up. There is more info on youtube about TIG than you could digest in the rest of your life.

Well a part to tig is fully machined and waiting for MSL to arrive
We can play with the tig in the evenings after a hard day sawmilling

The rifle this extractor is for is 100% completed except for cutting in the extractor blade slot, fitting the extractor and proof testing