Tig Pulse Settings

[jase_c]

Hi guys i have just started welding TIG again after a lot of years and was wondering if a few of the guys that do a lot of stainless tig welding on here could give me a few settings to try welding 1.6mm stainless pipe with, just fuseing it at the moment but would like to try a few different pulse settings that the "experts" use to compare how it welds. At the moment i am using 60 peak amps with 20 base amps, 30 pulse width and 30 frequency. The welder i have is a Token tools Alupulse 200D.

[Mick_o]

Hi Jase i personally don't use pulse settings on Stainless. I am a pipefitter welder by trade (with around 15 years experience) and i would recommend turning your amps down to the 40 amp zone for a kick off mate without using pulse settings just a nice steady hand

When you get your hand and your eye in you should be able to bump the amps up a lil bit and make your hand speed a bit faster. But for a kick off start a bit colder with slower hand speeds.

Also make sure you are running 14 lpm of gas.

Got a few pics of my work floating around on here to check out

Hope this helps

[boostn0199]

I use 53 peakamp the 20% of the peak as the base and 0.4 sec pulse width .9 pulse freq.

[jase_c]

Thanks guys, will try both.

[jase_c]

used the pulse settings today and will try without tommorow. Any tips on crater amps and up slope and down slope?

Edited January 8, 2014 by jase_c

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^ why not just cut a 45" bend to suit what you need?

[jase_c]

Because they cost around $20 and i had enough pipe to make a lobster back bend, but basically I wanted the welding practice.

[jase_c]

On a separate note has anyone seen or tried these Bandsaws

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-x6-Industrial-Portable-Variable-Speed-Metal-Cutting-Bandsaw-Taiwan-/390763434160?pt=AU_Hardware&hash=item5afb50d0b0&_uhb=1

Looks reasonable quality and the price isn't too bad, wonder whether its on par with the Hafco BS-5S.

[r34unit]

any one else have settings tips or tricks they would like to share ?