who tig welds?

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how many of you tig weld for a livign at work or on the side?If the conversation isn’t money, then I’ll see you later.
Reply:I do.Airco Ac/Dc 300 HeliwelderMillerMatic 200 (stolen)Miller Maxstar 150STLMiller AEAD200LE (welding and generating power) Hobart MIG
Reply:meCertified pipe welder at the Chevron refinery in Pascagoula, MS. I took and passed a 6" standard wall carbon steel TIG root and hot, 7018 out. and two  2" Monster coupons TIG all the way, one carbon, one stainless.Last edited by TimmyTIG; 01-06-2013 at 09:00 PM.
Reply:Me to. Union Boilermaker with over 60 certs in various materials.
Reply:sweet!!! so you guys make bank?is the tig welding you guys doing clean? you ruin alot of clothes?? you make good money?If the conversation isn’t money, then I’ll see you later.
Reply:me, 95% aluminum, 5% stainless. As far as making bank..... I wish, I just do basic production welding, making ultraflote tanksHobart Ironman 230 MIGHobart Handler 125 MIGEverlast Powertig 185 DV (2014 model)Collossal Tech cut 50Evolution Rage 2 Black Bull Bandsaw
Reply:Originally Posted by MOE1sweet!!! so you guys make bank?is the tig welding you guys doing clean? you ruin alot of clothes?? you make good money?
Reply:Frequent dc tig'r myself.JasonLincoln Idealarc 250 stick/tigThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52Miller Bobcat 250Torchmate CNC tableThermal Arc Hefty 2Ironworkers Local 720
Reply:i wanna do tig mainly for work cause its clean and seems like good money and i wanna do bike stuff on the side and hobby.If the conversation isn’t money, then I’ll see you later.
Reply:Originally Posted by MOE1i wanna do tig mainly for work cause its clean and seems like good money and i wanna do bike stuff on the side and hobby.
Reply:3 to 4 hours a day.. Self-taught and paying the bills doing it....From the desk of Kevin CaronTrying to be the best me I can!www.kevincaron.comAHP Alpha Tig 200x MillerMatic 251Miller Syncrowave 200
Reply:you'd think a big welding forum like this one would be full of people who tig in one form or another, lol.
Reply:Originally Posted by kevinacaron3 to 4 hours a day.. Self-taught and paying the bills doing it....
Reply:don't tell us you need for him to hold your hand on how to successfuly tig weld to make a living....sounds like someone very recent here, lol
Reply:I make a decent wage, but I ain't getting rich by any measure. getting $29 per hour and $65 a day per diem on this job. I was making $34 and $90 on my last job, working 7-10s, I made 11k in one month.Rig welders are the ones 'making bank' these days.I don't ruin any clothes, you learn how to get out of the fire. Plus, nowadays they make you wear nomex coveralls, so you burn up their clothes.Last edited by TimmyTIG; 01-06-2013 at 10:41 PM.
Reply:I TIG but so far only because it interests me and need it for my own stuff.I did have a good deal lined up based on my aluminum welds being much better than what they were getting.  But when he saw my old school set-up he figured the other guy (with fancy new stuff) should be able to do better than he has been doing...Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Originally Posted by SquirmyPugI do.
Reply:Originally Posted by MinnesotaDaveI just bought the same TIG welder as the one shown in your pic.  Waiting for a few parts and then I can try it outShould be a massive upgrade compared to my current set-up.
Reply:Originally Posted by SquirmyPugYou will like it, hope you have alot of power to feed it.
Reply:80 amps should be more than enough. It will take way more than 200 amps to trip the 80 amp breaker.Airco Ac/Dc 300 HeliwelderMillerMatic 200 (stolen)Miller Maxstar 150STLMiller AEAD200LE (welding and generating power) Hobart MIG
Reply:Originally Posted by SquirmyPug80 amps should be more than enough. It will take way more than 200 amps to trip the 80 amp breaker.
Reply:Trained in autologous TIG, but no equipment to do that at home yet.Kevin / Machine_Punk from The Aerodrome Studio - Lincoln PowerMIG 210 MP - Meco N Midget w/custom welding station - Vintage Victor 100Current Projects: The Aerodrome Studio
Reply:Tig at work mainly Monel, inconel, Ti, stainless, hastellow , aluminum all tube or pipe some orbital tube weldingmake a livable wage doing it on my down time i help friends with tube chassis stuffMiller Xmt 350Lincoln Ln-25Ahp 200xSmith Gas Mixer AR/HTig is my Kung FuThrowing down dimes and weaving aboutInstagram http://instagram.com/[email protected]
Reply:Originally Posted by TimmyTIGI make a decent wage, but I ain't getting rich by any measure. getting $29 per hour and $65 a day per diem on this job. I was making $34 and $90 on my last job, working 7-10s, I made 11k in one month.Rig welders are the ones 'making bank' these days.I don't ruin any clothes, you learn how to get out of the fire. Plus, nowadays they make you wear nomex coveralls, so you burn up their clothes.
Reply:I try to....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.I started tig welding at the beginning of last year.  I don't do a bunch of it, just cracked open my fifth 150 bottle of Argon.  Mainly, I use it for intercooler piping and butt joints on exhaust systems, mostly DC, as my panel is only 30 amp.-AaronJet 17.5" Drill Press1942 South Bend 16x84 Lathe1980s Miller 320A / BP --- 2013 Power Mig 2562012 Jet 7x12 Horizontal BandsawVictor O/A Setup
Reply:Originally Posted by MOE1hows your life style? what you mainly work on? is it a big compnay you work for? 11k in one month is very very very nice.
Reply:Originally Posted by TimmyTIGhow's my lifestyle? How's your lifestyle? I travel around working in refineries, I live in an RV.That job was for JV Industrial, I guess they're a pretty big contractor in the refinery world. It was a shutdown in the Conoco Phillips refinery in Borger Texas. Those kinds of jobs don't generally last more than a month or so, then you have to find another one.I'm working for KBR now,  definitely NOT making 11k in a month here.
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Reply:I tig pretty much all day every day. I'm a welder/pipefitter dealing mainly in stainless steel piping and tubing. Mainly food/water plants. I stay pretty clean as the plants are all food grade. I make 20 an hour paid hotels and 35 a day per diem. I am currently on a 3 month job in Denver at a new water bottle plant working 7-12's. should be around 12-13k plus when finished, probably 2500-3k worth of per diem if I save it. Money's nice but I enjoy doing it more than anything.
Reply:Haha! I TIG professionally, but don't make "bank", I make "ovens"...I like a few others am in non-union production fabrication. I don't get paid much, but it's enough and what I make I know I earn.
Reply:My main job at work is E&I tech, but I'm also the only welder in the plant. GTAW 2,3,4G AL,Carbon, SS,  SMAW 2,3,4G Carbon.  We have contractors come in for big jobs and I make repairs to equipment and do small project stuff. I have a friend who owns a body shop and I help him out when he needs something tig welded. Yesterday I tig'ed a quarter panel on a cadillac.
Reply:I do a lil bit. I wish I was better than I am. I impress the heck out of my son from time to time though!My arch nemesis is aluminum. I like doing stainless.Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:Originally Posted by Oscaryou'd think a big welding forum like this one would be full of people who tig in one form or another, lol.
Reply:Originally Posted by VPTAnd here I thought I was going to be the only one in this thread.  I melt some metal with the tungsten now and then.
Reply:I was making good money over the summer (enough to buy a car).  I dont think i ruined any clothes either.  But you really have to watch out for the sunburn.  Originally Posted by zapsterYou wanted to be the welder....zap
Reply:I got my first taste being taught by an older gent from GSFC.Was bit bad after that and soon found myself with an HTP 221. I don't do it for a living, but I have made decent pay helping friends (and later their buddies).The only time I've burnt up any gear recently would be from "being so close to the end" of a bead and getting too close with a shortening filler stub haha.I have singed a few glove tips from a hot tig cup too. Alum at 200A get's hot quick when stuck with air cooled.HTP Invertig 221-DV -- get's dragged everywhere.Syncro 200 -- "The Boat Anchor" at the lab.Lincoln 125 MIG
Reply:Originally Posted by Hoosier_WelderI tig pretty much all day every day. I'm a welder/pipefitter dealing mainly in stainless steel piping and tubing. Mainly food/water plants. I stay pretty clean as the plants are all food grade. I make 20 an hour paid hotels and 35 a day per diem. I am currently on a 3 month job in Denver at a new water bottle plant working 7-12's. should be around 12-13k plus when finished, probably 2500-3k worth of per diem if I save it. Money's nice but I enjoy doing it more than anything.
Reply:Scratch-start tigger from way back!hehe I love saying "way back"!I'd been in the pipe shop for about a year using a new fangled XMT 304 when one of the other welders finally asked why I didn't use the "lift arc" so I asked him what the he## he was talking about. This guy was kind of a joker so I was always suspicious when he approached me with something like that.But anyway, he tried to explain the feature to me, I tried to explain that I knew he was full of bs and I wasn't falling for it.Well, I finally tried it and I'll be a sonofabuck if it didn't work!
Reply:Originally Posted by rschreckWhich plant you working at?