TIG CARBON STEEL SQUARE TUBE BUTT WELD .055" THICK

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WELD PROCESS = TIG, GTAW, GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING

METAL TYPE = CARBON STEEL

THICKNESS = .055"

WELD TYPE = groove weld

JOINT TYPE = BUTT JOINT

POSITION = 1G FLAT

AMPERAGE = 55-60 amps

TUNGSTEN = 2% LANTHANATED, 3/32"

FILLER WIRE = .045” ER70S2

POLARITY = DCEN

GAS FLOW = 20 CFH argon

CUP SIZE =  12

ADDITIONAL SETTINGS = 

PRE FLOW = .5 SEC

POST FLOW = 7 SEC

TIPS: KEEP A TIGHT ARC 

Aim for an arc length that is equal or less than the diameter of your tungsten electrode.

Torch angle can be forgiving provided your arc length is tight.Keep the hot tip of the filler wire shielded by the argon envelope from the tig cup