about to enter a furnace and repair tubes using tig on 9 chrome

by Dana Armstrong
(Fort McMurray,Alberta Canada)

haven't done it in years so i need a little mind refresher...keyhole,dip, wash the root in,fairly wide gap,feed rod from side gap on the overhead,lots of purge,lots of pre heat????any advice,i'd be all ears and grateful.Thank you.

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Dana, I use the keyhole dip method for most carbon and low alloy tubing. Preheat will probably be required and advised.

thanks for the post,

jody

anyone else got any tips for Dana???

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