Tig Welding Stainless Steel Pipe

Kevin stone is a senior fabricator who began applying his welding and drawing skills to the creation of massive stainless steel sculptures back in 2005.

Tig welding stainless steel pipe. There are six basic steps to purging a tig weld. Freehand tig welding stainless steel pipe walking the cup. Prepare the pipe ends for welding. This process also uses shielding gas against contamination but you can weld thinner metals more efficiently.

Any welded stainless steel pipe application requires shielding the back of the weld as well as the front when tig welding. Purging the weld is the best way to protect the inside of pipes from oxidation. Tig welding stainless steel is performed by using a non disposable tungsten electrode with a tig welder for striking up the arc. Stainless steel part 1 showed you the basics of.

Https goo gl frdnss what you will see in this episode. How to tig weld stainless steel. A weld that was done by walking the cup is almost robot like with the bead. Seal the inside of the area to be welded with caps or dams.

Since then he has used the gas tungsten arc welding gtaw aka tig process to produce an impressive collection of eagles dragons dinosaurs and more. Subscribe for new videos every monday and friday. How to purge with ar. When comparing freehand welding to walking the cup there is a huge difference in weld quality and appearance.

This is basically a common and unique process for joining stainless steel.