How to hold a TIG Torch

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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.

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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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