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Tig versus Torch, Which one |
r_towle |
Mar 29 2010, 06:25 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Hi,
So, Mig welds are hardened and cannot be hammered to much. Tig welds are really small but I believe they are also hardened so they cant be hammered. Torch can be hammered. I also want to weld aluminum. Torch and Tig can both do this. Torch has the added benefit of being a red hot wrench which comes in handy in the rust belts. Torch can also cut...which is good. So, which would you guys buy? Tig or Torch. I already have mig...its just not good for sheet metal butt joints...I like smooth metal. RIch |
r_towle |
Mar 29 2010, 06:49 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
I have also seen both.
The torch can be hammered flat and the Tig cannot without breaking... Nor can mig. For bodywork...real all metal bodywork, the torch seems to be the best. I am questioning aluminum... The thing is...most welders that could weld aluminum with a torch have retired...heliarc welding...tig welding has been around for a long time. Rich |
76-914 |
Mar 29 2010, 07:55 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,510 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
I have also seen both. The torch can be hammered flat and the Tig cannot without breaking... Nor can mig. For bodywork...real all metal bodywork, the torch seems to be the best. I am questioning aluminum... The thing is...most welders that could weld aluminum with a torch have retired...heliarc welding...tig welding has been around for a long time. Rich Hey Rich, and I am NOT a welding God, but if you really want to gas weld aluminum the head that I know of has a pistol grip and takes your standard oxy/acet hoses. I think it's made by Henrob, if I remember correctly. Before I started hanging with you guys I used to mess around with home built airplanes and saw one of these used. But I tell you this. It happens FAST. I don't know how many passes it would take to master this thing, but that shit flows like water. And as you mentioned earlier, electric welds are brittle. That's why A/C tube frames are gas welded. If you can't find them pm me and I'll trace them down. |
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