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I trash a LOT of tungsten when I am tigging.  I used to drop the contaminated ones on the bench and kept the sharp ones in a tube.  I made these boxes for something to do.    The contaminated ones now go in the tray to be resharpened instead of all over the bench.1/8" plate,Pulsed Spray Mig, .045 wire AG8, 100 ipm.Real world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Cool - I knew you would find a good use for those. You remind me of a male cat - spraying everything in site!    John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Thats a whole lot of tungstens, how often do you dip them?Miller Syncrowave 200Hobart Handler 140Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 38E-Z Tube BenderPlasma Cam DHC2
Reply:I dip them TOO often.  I like to keep a short arc so....The gold I just bought.  Today I cut em in half and sharpened them.  They seem to grind easier than the thorated.  Haven't used any yet.   Oh yeah and I won't go sterile DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:That looks like a handy little tray.Brilliant!
Reply:That's a lot of tungstens on the bench!  I usually only have one - the one I'm using, and it's only sharpened on one end.  I find I am less likely to foul the tungsten if I know I gotta get up and sharpen it each time I do foul it.  I probably average about 1 sharpen per half hour, but have also been know to put it back in the torch and immediately foul it again!
Reply:Originally Posted by David RI dip them TOO often.  I like to keep a short arc so....The gold I just bought.  Today I cut em in half and sharpened them.  They seem to grind easier than the thorated.  Haven't used any yet.   Oh yeah and I won't go sterile David
Reply:I have done some piecework.  Having a pile just saves time.  The last job I tigged was 23 pieces at about an hour and some each.  Sharpen the pile at the end of the day....If  I don't run out 1 every 1/2 hour is 10 or 20 a day.....DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Looks like the wife is going to be missing here brownie pan from the kitchen cause that is what I would use,then weld the tubes in.... T.J.www.tjsperformance.comDynasty 300 DXHTP 240HTP Microcut 380Hyperthem 85JD2 Hyd Bender and HF Hyd Ring Roller all in one =(Frankenbender)Bpt. Mill/DRO4' x 8' CNC Plasma TableInstagram: tjsperformanceYT: TJS Welding and Fabrication
Reply:Geezzzzzzz Louiezzzzzzz David!Thats alot of Tungestion.....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:Originally Posted by MicroZoneCool - I knew you would find a good use for those. You remind me of a male cat - spraying everything in site!
Reply:Why do you cut them in half, you are wasting at least 30% of each Tungsten. Why not just wait until they have been ground down through use. By the looks of it you won't have to wait too long
Reply:Originally Posted by Shox DrWhy do you cut them in half, you are wasting at least 30% of each Tungsten. Why not just wait until they have been ground down through use. By the looks of it you won't have to wait too long
Reply:If you grind them at both ends you get twice as many anyway. I spend all day, welding custom built Ventilation/Extraction Canopies for commercial kitchens out of 0.8mm 304 Stainless Steel. So I know all about dipping ends
Reply:Originally Posted by David RI think Zap cuts em in 3 and uses the really stubby  cap. David
Reply:I thought you were supposed to dip them? LOL
Reply:this is a tungsten holder and this is a lot of tungstenand i will return zaps dime Attached Images
Reply:Holy Freaking Money Pot Batman!That's not a lot of tungsten, that's an assload!Dude, was there a clearance sale? And does the Friskies help in preventing mid-day hunger????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:Why dont you sharpen both ends? Theres got to be a reason, only one I can think of is if they get too contaminated the bad end doesnt fit into the sleeve :OHTP Invertig 201Lincoln Idealarc SP250Miller 180 AC StickBy farmall:They should have held the seagull closer to the work, squeezing evenly for best deposition.
Reply:Originally Posted by fordmanWhy dont you sharpen both ends? Theres got to be a reason, only one I can think of is if they get too contaminated the bad end doesnt fit into the sleeve :O
Reply:Originally Posted by Shox DrI spend all day, welding custom built Ventilation/Extraction Canopies for commercial kitchens out of 0.8mm 304 Stainless Steel. So I know all about dipping ends
Reply:Originally Posted by Big_EddyShox - if you don't mind - what machine, tungsten, settings are you using? I've been welding coupons getting ready for my first real stainless project with the above material and I'm having a hard time getting things dialed in. Any tips would be appreciated. I've got about 20 hours of practice in now on 24g mild steel and I'm comfy there - but stainless is still new to me.Thanks
Reply:Originally Posted by fordmanWhy dont you sharpen both ends? Theres got to be a reason, only one I can think of is if they get too contaminated the bad end doesnt fit into the sleeve :O
Reply:I've been welding coupons getting ready for my first real stainless project with the above material and I'm having a hard time getting things dialed in. Any tips would be appreciated. I've got about 20 hours of practice in now on 24g mild steel and I'm comfy there - but stainless is still new to me.Thanks
Reply:I have to grind quite a few tungsten when I do piecework as well.  Most of the machinests call out for some small tight welding that require you to get really close to the work.  And with adding speed = lots of grinding.  But I could never grind more than 2 or 3 at a time because that gives me chance to stretch my legs. Originally Posted by David RI have done some piecework.  Having a pile just saves time.  The last job I tigged was 23 pieces at about an hour and some each.  Sharpen the pile at the end of the day....If  I don't run out 1 every 1/2 hour is 10 or 20 a day.....Davidlike gramps always told me " keep the tungsten out of the puddle, Keep the damn tungsten out of the puddle, And Keep the god damn tungsten out of the puddle"  just some inspireing words i live by  lol...sorry could not resist
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Reply:Wow.  You think it wise to post that picture so soon after the heist?Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:I did not do it I tell you.
Reply:Sharpening the tungsten at both ends is a good idea, but  if you are not careful you can bite yourself in the a$$. If you start welding with a double ended tungsten and you  end up with a big glob on the end of it, its finished, do not try to take the cap off the torch and insert it through the back, you will end up in trouble if you goober up both ends while inserted.My rule is to only turn the tungsten around when the tip is only mildly contaminated.