Some TIG welding and and a bit of an accident.

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I dont do a huge amount of welding as a machinist but I quite enjoy it. Here's some of my stainless tig.And what can happen sharpening a tungsten on both ends.
Reply:OW!!! If you cant fix it with a hammer, it must be an electrical problem."Boy, everyone starts with a full bag of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before the bag of luck is empty."-Grandad circa 1990ish
Reply:That's why I wear gloves while using pointy metal.
Reply:Ouch!!!!!!!!!!Note to self: I should probably get an up to date tetanus shot. And not sharpen both ends Torchmate 2x2 CNC with Flashcut CNC controlsHypertherm Powermax45 Esab ET220i Razorweld 195 MigRazorweld 200ac/dc TigTormach 770, Tormach xstechRazorweld, Vipercut/Vipermig, SSC Foot Pedal Dealer
Reply:Thats a strange looking tig torch.Airco Ac/Dc 300 HeliwelderMillerMatic 200 (stolen)Miller Maxstar 150STLMiller AEAD200LE (welding and generating power) Hobart MIG
Reply:srp61Welcome to the club; I'm not in it, but I'm sure there are members out there.Opus
Reply:That stuff is downright popular these days. Kids pierce just about anything and everything. It still hurts to look at that picture though. Lots of colorful beads there. City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:surprisingly it didnt hurt at all, just a bit of a whack on the finger, and the tungsten actually snapped in half.although boy did it bleed when I pulled it out which was quite difficult, I had to really pull on it
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A7491/16" or 3/32" ?Nasty.....
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A7491/16" or 3/32" ?Nasty.....
Reply:kinda Ironic you took the picture of your finger with a "health and safety issues" paper slot behind it. lol make sure you take care of it... infection is a bad thing...
Reply:Originally Posted by Bandaidkinda Ironic you took the picture of your finger with a "health and safety issues" paper slot behind it. lol .
Reply:Things like that always hurt more coming out than they did going in.  Going in just feels like a quick whack.  You don't actually realize what happened till you see it.I got a finish nail in the thumb when I was in school.  I grabbed a pair of pliers and headed to the sink.  My classmates thought I was nuts, but it's got to come out.  I just as well pull it myself.My name's not Jim....
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749Yeah, nasty. I remember that.I'm prolly due for it sometime. Been awhile.I seem to get stuff ripped out of my hands from time to time by my polisher. Gotten a few that wacked me pretty good.
Reply:Dewd... use a drill to hold the tungsten and sharpen both ends,Welding/Fab Pics: www.UtahWeld.com
Reply:I use a 4 1/2" grinder with a flap disk. And I sharpen so it's dragging, AWAY from me. Man, that looks bad. And, YOU STOPPED TO TAKE A PICTURE, TO POST ON WELDINGWEB??? Are you nuts??? I hope you feel better soon. Have some of these"Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:I bet we could get quite a thread going on work related injuries, not that I have ever had any.....
Reply:I bet we could get quite a thread going on work related injuries, not that I have ever had any.....I actually thought about showing the latest, but hate to admit what a dumb thing it was that caused it.
Reply:maybe that left a bit of tungsten specs and dust in the finger so it can withstand more heat without it bothering him next picture he posts will be showing how he strikes an arc with his finger...."hey guys, watch this...."kinda like the welding version of Wolverine  1st on WeldingWeb to have a scrolling sig! HTP Invertig 400HTP Invertig 221HTP ProPulse 300HTP ProPulse 200 x2HTP ProPulse 220MTSHTP Inverarc 200TLP HTP Microcut 875SC
Reply:Originally Posted by Stick-manAnd, YOU STOPPED TO TAKE A PICTURE, TO POST ON WELDINGWEB??? Are you nuts???:dizzy:
Reply:Well this is three days later:I didn't think to take a photo at first but as half the workshop was crowding around looking at it one of the other guys took a pic and I thought hey that's a good idea. They wanted me to pull it out right there but if I had i would have left a large blood trail all the way to the first aid room.Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
Reply:Isn't that how the killed that Russian spy several years back? Thoraited tungsten particles?
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Reply:I don't quite follow this "sharpen both ends" idea.OK, say I sharpen both ends.Then I glob up one end.So I flip around the tungsten.Then I glob up the other end.Now I have globs on both ends of the tungsten, with a collet and collet body in the middle.How do I get the tungsten out of the collet and collet body when there are big dingleberries on both ends of the tungsten?Originally Posted by srp61They wanted me to pull it out right there but if I had i would have left a large blood trail all the way to the first aid room.
Reply:Originally Posted by KelvinI don't quite follow this "sharpen both ends" idea.OK, say I sharpen both ends.Then I glob up one end.So I flip around the tungsten.Then I glob up the other end.Now I have globs on both ends of the tungsten, with a collet and collet body in the middle.How do I get the tungsten out of the collet and collet body when there are big dingleberries on both ends of the tungsten?
Reply:Originally Posted by KelvinI don't quite follow this "sharpen both ends" idea.OK, say I sharpen both ends.Then I glob up one end.So I flip around the tungsten.Then I glob up the other end.Now I have globs on both ends of the tungsten, with a collet and collet body in the middle.How do I get the tungsten out of the collet and collet body when there are big dingleberries on both ends of the tungsten?
Reply:Oh man! I've done the same damn thing, except mine was splintered!I had it chucked in the drill, and for one reason or another I wanted a longer taper. When I first started tigging, I would grind with the tip pointing up for reasons unknown. I had the drill pointed up, and the tip was right at the top where the opening for the shield is. I had a pretty deep gouge going on in that wheel, and I must have twisted the drill a bit and the tungsten caught. It broke into 3-4 pieces (it was a new stick) and one piece broke and splintered on the edge, which went through my left index I was using to guide it on the wheel. The big piece came out after some tugging, but there was a little sliver maybe 3/8" long and about half the thickness of the 3/32" tungsten stuck in me. Every time I grabbed it with pliers it would shatter and chip.I ended up getting an exacto and just slicing my finger open the whole length. The feeling of the tip of an exacto blade scraping against the fractured edge of the tungsten INSIDE MY FINGER gave me the heebee jeebies. After that, nails on a chalk board doesn't bother me anymore.Miller: 200dx, Bobcat 225, Passport, Powermax 45, Milwaukee: Dry Saw, MagDrill, grinders
Reply:Probably not a good idea to get radioactive metal in your body. The outside of your body easily deals with tiny doses of radioactivity, but if any gets inside and sits there it can't be good.Never sharped a tungsten by hand, use a drill!Welding/Fab Pics: www.UtahWeld.com
Reply:So, that's a tig finger?............Tim Beeker.
Reply:Originally Posted by MikeGyverNever sharped a tungsten by hand, use a drill!
Reply:Originally Posted by ConductorXI need some help with that one...I have been doing it wrong?  I always sharpen tungsten by hand.  I use a dedicated belt sander with the tip pointing up against the direction of travel.  Should I chuck it in a drill?  Just to hold it or should a spin it also?  I read somewhere that you don't want "rings" around your tungsten.Please don't think I am being silly, I really want to know the correct way to sharpen tungsten."G"
Reply:Originally Posted by ConductorXI need some help with that one...I have been doing it wrong?  I always sharpen tungsten by hand.  I use a dedicated belt sander with the tip pointing up against the direction of travel.  Should I chuck it in a drill?  Just to hold it or should a spin it also?  I read somewhere that you don't want "rings" around your tungsten.Please don't think I am being silly, I really want to know the correct way to sharpen tungsten."G"
Reply:I appreciate the information and guidance.  I am not a pro-welder by any means.  I had a TIG machine but times got hard and I had to sell it.  I am planning to get another smaller one.  My main work will be on plain steel or aluminum no stainless.Thanks again,"G"ConductorX - The Volkswright Shophttp://volkswright.blogspot.com/http://bugwerks.blogspot.com/Miller DVI w/Spoolgun - Miller Plasma Cutter