First Tig Weld

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Long time lurker first time poster. I recently bought the Thermal Arc 181. I tried tig welding for the first time yesterday. Please feel free to speak your mind. Good? Bad?2 pieces of mild steel .060 but joint1/16 2% Thoriated tungsten1/16 filler rod60 amps1/4 inch cup12cfhI already know I need to work on keeping the torch in a straight line.
Reply:First time?You did good. Do you have the optional foot pedal? Your setup looks spot on too.Weld like a "WELDOR", not a wel-"DERR" MillerDynasty700DX,Dynasty350DX4ea,Dynasty200DX,Li  ncolnSW200-2ea.,MillerMatic350P,MillerMatic200w/spoolgun,MKCobraMig260,Lincoln SP-170T,PlasmaCam/Hypertherm1250,HFProTig2ea,MigMax1ea.
Reply:First time with the Tig. I have been mig welding for about 10 years though. I do not have the foot pedal. From what I have read it makes a big difference.
Reply:For your first attempt that is great, keep it up! I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:that's how it's supposed to look---nice, clean, freshly flap-disked shiny metal.  So many guys just barely scrape off the mill scale and then wonder why their welds aren't up to par.
Reply:Im impressed with your work ethnic in that your prep is perfect.......that in mind always start with a clean work piece and the rest will come with time.......  Miller Dynasty 350Twenty Six HammersThree Crow BarsBig Rock
Reply:Not bad, lets see the back. I agree it's nice to see someone do a decent job of prep for a change. On thin material, you may need to clean both sides or you may pull the contamination thru from the back..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan