Stihl saw oiler adjustment. and TIG, go figure

And for the welders: I'm going to be at the end of a single phase run. How will this limit my tig-machine capabilities? AND Where do I start for TIG learning? Welder buds (two available), vo-tec school, read a book?

Really all this IS related. I'm sawing out the right-of-way (six poles worth) for the power to come in so I can build a killer tractor and other (racecar) fabrication facility--as well as have home, vineyard, and mountain bike trails.

The guys are giving you some other good info in regards to amperage draw. A small econo tig draws 52 amps on 230 volts. The inverters draw little more than half that.

Played with a big new Jonsered saw today. It belongs to a woman!

Thanks for the TIG post T, good advice.

I use a different method for teaching weldimg. I tell everyone to turn down the amps and see what happens, turn the amps very high, hold a long arc, a short arc, speed up really fast on travel, slow down to a crawl, stick the tungsten in the weld puddle, etc: and observe what happens to the weld puddle. It much more natural to make mistakes while learning to weld than it is to make a pefect weld, so by trying my method you see what causes the mistakes therefor you'll learn what to do to correct a problem. Probably the hardest to learn is getting both hands to work together, one hand controls the torch and the other hand feeds the filler rod and that just takes alot of practice to learn. There again try adding to much filler rod and see what the puddle looks like, then go the other way, don't add but very little rod. Be very observent of the weld puddle when you make these two mistakes, then you'll see how much filler rod to add before you move the torch.

A good exercise is to make a lap joint, tac every 1/2", set the weldment to a 45 degree verticle slope, use both hands on the torch and drag a bead verticle down with rolling the arc on the top lap edge, this is the filler metal. Then put the arc right down the middle of the joint and observe the weld puddle. Then try going way far back on the top metal lap, then go way down on the base metal lap and see what difference there is in the weld puddle. You will soon learn how far to come up on the top lap piece to get filer metal to make a very nice bead. Weld for about 1/2" at a time then stop and observe what the weld looks like before changing your weld puddle control method. Make one change at a time! If you make more than one adjustment at a time, then you won't know what caused the orginal problem.

This should get you on your way to learning Tig (GTAW, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) welding.

T_Bone

If you have a Stihl bar, you will see markings on the bar that indicate the minimum groove depth.