Tungsten choices

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This is my first post in this forum so please bare with me. I'm a student welder and die to my schools stingy budget were given one piece of 1/8 2% thoriated tungsten per semester and if we need more it is up to us to buy our own, which I'm ok with. But after doing some searching online there is a plethora of tungsten choices thoriated, ceriated, lanthanated, zirconated, and pure tungsten. What are the differences and what is a good choice for some one that sits in a tig booth for 8 hours day welding aluminum, stainless, mild steel, pipe, plate and everything else. I just searching for some advice, suggestions, recommendations, and or advice from someone who has been doing this longer than myself. Thanks for  your help.    pic for clicks
Reply:jeremy; there are many charts and list's regarding tungsten and it's uses in tig welding online if you do a google search. if you have to reach in your pocket to pay for tungsten at school there's a free tig electrode offer from diamond ground products. call up,they ask you a couple questions and a week later you have it in the mail along with an informative tungsten guidebook.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:Thanks man. I'm going to give them a call on Monday.
Reply:Originally Posted by jeremy757jonesThanks man. I'm going to give them a call on Monday.
Reply:Originally Posted by jeremy757jonesThis is my first post in this forum so please bare with me. I'm a student welder and die to my schools stingy budget were given one piece of 1/8 2% thoriated tungsten per semester and if we need more it is up to us to buy our own, which I'm ok with. But after doing some searching online there is a plethora of tungsten choices thoriated, ceriated, lanthanated, zirconated, and pure tungsten. What are the differences and what is a good choice for some one that sits in a tig booth for 8 hours day welding aluminum, stainless, mild steel, pipe, plate and everything else. I just searching for some advice, suggestions, recommendations, and or advice from someone who has been doing this longer than myself. Thanks for  your help.    pic for clicks
Reply:Synchrowave 250
Reply:The owners manual says to use 2% cerium  Tungsten...You will have better results with 3/32" rather than 1/8"......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:I use 2% lanthated 3/32" in my Syncrowave 250. Works fine for both steel and aluminum.See WeldingTipsAndTricks.comBurt _____________________Miller Syncrowave 250Millermatic 211Miller 375 Plasma Cutter Hobart Handler 12010FtDrillBit.com
Reply:2% lanthanated is all you need for aluminum or steel
Reply:Thanks guys. In going to give this lanthanated a shot
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterThe owners manual says to use 2% cerium  Tungsten...You will have better results with 3/32" rather than 1/8"......zap!
Reply:We only have one Synchrowave 250 that me and 2 other guys fight for cause it's watercooled and so damn comfy. The other machine I use is a miller but I'm not sure which one. But supposedly they upgraded everything from esab machines to lincoln and miller over the last 2 years. Which I'm thankful for because the 2 esab's I've used there seem to be kinda crappy but I'm new to the game so I don't know what I'm talking about.