L33 BYT

What sort of welder do they use on programs like American chopper/Overhaulin.

Its not mig or Arc it looks more like well I dunno. They do feed the gap with a rod though.

teamfatboy

Sounds like TIG bit like overgrown soldering.

L33 BYT

Ah ok. That would make sense.

Hooligan

They use a Tig for the the finer bits and a 'normal' mig for larger stuff.

We do as well, for example when you weld a bracket to a frame you'd use the mig but work on a petroltank or oiltank, exhaust and things like that you'd use the Tig.

GARETH T

and i think im the worlds worse tig welder

L33 BYT

Do you need inverters and stuff for a TIG?

GARETH T

depends what you wanna tig, but yes,, genrally they are called inverters

and propper inverters cost propper money

focusv8

You can get fairly cheap D.C inverters,Ł200ish that will do for small jobs and short duration welds on mild and stainless but if you want to do Ally you need A.C and you won't get and inverter for less than Ł1000.

Mine (cheap one) will do up to about 3mm and run for about 5mins before it auto cuts out.
You need a bottle of pure argon as well

Something like this; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PARWELD-XTI-14...QQcmdZViewItem

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foreigneRS

TIG is proper tricky compared to MIG

GARETH T

this is the one i use,,, as you can see its a bit more complecated than an arc

L33 BYT

Fooking hell. Sure thats not the dash off the mellenium falcon

ellicoss

Not all tigs are that bad at the front as said its not as easy as mig what do you need to weld with 1

L33 BYT

To be honest NOTHING. Just liked the look of them, Looked like they were easy to use and precise. So I thought Id ask some questions.

THEYGOTMETOO

They are precise Give me a TiG anyway ... I absolutely hate MiG welding... love TiG though

ellicoss

Got to say i also love tig welding so quiet and clean to mig welding and look so much better when done

Hooligan

Mig is easier for bigger stuff, easier to fill larger gaps and penetrates deeper in those conditions.

Tig is much more precise and cleaner looks wise.

i should really start a topic on my bike build but I hardly ever take pics

tabetha

TIG or TUNGSTEN INERT GAS, is also a hell of a lot more controllable especially if manual footed and stronger welds by a long way, much dearer to use and buy though.
Despite all the controls the most used one is your foot, unless on dodgy auto mode, as you can control the heat generated much more precisely in real time with the foot control, they may look daunting but are easy to use when you have stopped ELECTROCUTING YOURSELF!!
A common mistake is to touch the filler rod on the tip of the torch, which then needs cleaning by grinding /file etc and this gives you a good belt!!
tabetha

turbo terry

all weldings cool, i'm a mig welder, wish i could tig better as it's so much cleaner and nicer to use, had sparks in all sorts of place with fookin mig welding - real tears!

GARETH T

my problem is, im normally sitting on my welders bench if tig welding, and if im moving the work piece about i normall drape the torch over my leg,,, i dont know how many times the electrode as burnt a hole in my leg