Just before the holiday I had my last TIG welding class at 3rd Ward. It was a three week (three hours per week) advanced course. Each week we were taught to weld different types of metal. The first week it was steel, then stainless, finally aluminum. The first week was relatively easy to master, each week after that got progressively more challenging.
Aluminum was last up. Indeed it was the hardest. Unlike
other welding it uses an AC current at really high temperature. The problem I
had with the aluminum was it felt like it went from a solid to a liquid state
without ever passing through the easy to
weld molten state.
I had a piece that Michael and I had been working on for his
sister’s Christmas gift that needed to be welded in aluminum, let’s just say
for a first time out, and at that thin of gauge, I was bound to have some
issues. Luckily we were able to come up with a much more desirable alternative.
The big problem with getting proficient at this point is having a 220 TIG set-up. Not something I’m likely to invest in anytime soon. But as Malcolm Gladwell says, it’s hard to get to be pro without about 10,000 hours.
yup. aluminum is tricky. but i don't think you need 10000 hours. maybe 20
Posted by: Jerlich | 01/02/2013 at 01:21 PM
Thank you for sharing your experience! I've been wanting to learn how to weld for a few project that I have coming up. Welding seems like a useful skill to have.
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