Tig Welding Stainless Steel Pipe

Tig welding stainless steel is performed by using a non disposable tungsten electrode with a tig welder for striking up the arc.

Tig welding stainless steel pipe.

Kevin stone is a senior fabricator who began applying his welding and drawing skills to the creation of massive stainless steel sculptures back in 2005. Tig welding is traditionally used for welding stainless steel tube and pipe and remains the optimal solution for extremely high purity applications on tube or pipe at or below 6 inch diameter and schedule 10 wall thickness. Prepare the pipe ends for welding. How to purge with ar.

How to tig weld stainless steel. Subscribe for new videos every monday and friday. Stainless steel part 1 showed you the basics of. This process also uses shielding gas against contamination but you can weld thinner metals more efficiently.

Since then he has used the gas tungsten arc welding gtaw aka tig process to produce an impressive collection of eagles dragons dinosaurs and more. There are six basic steps to purging a tig weld. Seal the inside of the area to be welded with caps or dams. When comparing freehand welding to walking the cup there is a huge difference in weld quality and appearance.

Any welded stainless steel pipe application requires shielding the back of the weld as well as the front when tig welding. Walking the cup is a welding technique that gives the welder much more control then free hand welding. A weld that was done by walking the cup is almost robot like with the bead. Https goo gl frdnss what you will see in this episode.

Freehand tig welding stainless steel pipe walking the cup.