How to hold a TIG Torch
There are no hard fast rules on how to hold a tig torch.
But the video on this page will give you some suggestions on how to hold a tig torch for different situations.
there are so many different scenarios welders get into that require holding the tig torch in different ways.
When welding on a workbench, I usually hold the tig torch like it was a big fat sharpie pen.
But when I am welding up over my head on a chromoly cluster joint, I might hold the tig torch differently.
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