Tig Filler Leftovers

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Just wondering what you guys do with the last 3"-4" of filler rod. I'm just starting out and already have a small pile of short filler. Are they just usually thrown out or is their a use for them?I've only used filler in 18" lengths and of course that meanstwice as many leftovers as I'd get using the filler whole but I can imagine my control issues magnified with three feet of filler flailing around behind me.How do you know the blacksmith's dog? When you hollar at him he makes a bolt for the door!
Reply:I used to just weld it together, I clip off the welded bit as you get real close, rather than try to put the (usually) big glob into the weld.  Aluminum filler is a bunch tougher to join, just use needlenose pliers to get down to the last inch or so.Experience is something you get right after you need it
Reply:Originally Posted by that'll_buff_outJust wondering what you guys do with the last 3"-4" of filler rod.
Reply:Weld to the next GTAW filler wire and keep going. When I was is training school(USAF) you showed the instructor one stub at the end of the day.Two turn tables and a microphone.
Reply:I toss em.  I used to weld them together then I started messing with stainless.A pile at the end of the day was a good day.    DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:deja vu weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=44135I throw them in the scrap bin. I've made plenty of paint hooks and other quick small items.
Reply:Usually only have an inch or so left. Not worth bothering with.ɹǝʌo ǝɯ lloɹ 'sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ɟı
Reply:I toss them also.Ya gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:I keep all the 3-4 in stubs and use them in a modified pin vice like tool. Great for tacks.
Reply:Originally Posted by forhiredeja vu weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=44135
Reply:a few weeks ago a client asked me why I throw the leftovers away, I just told him it costs a lot less to throw away then weld together at 80~$/hour anyway that's the economic part, the welding part is.. you will bring contaminants in the weld and stopping in the middle of a weld to get another wire is unproductive at least.sometimes I make this out of scrap filler Attached Images--------------------------------------------------------------www.becmotors.nlyup, I quit welding.. joined welder anonymous
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Reply:Weld em to the next filler...
Reply:I put them to the side, then practice by welding them all back together later.
Reply:If its steel I will weld them together as im welding, its its aluminum, well I use 1/16" in small spools so I dont have any waste
Reply:Right in the trash they go.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
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