American living in japan. teaching myself how to do this stuff.. I have no peers or friends in the hobby so this page seems like cool place to learn some of the trade. I've been welding here and there for two years now. been building cars my whole life and got tired of paying for fab work! pic of my work and my current ride. I can fuse metal together, but since I have very little shop Experience I lack fabrication skills

No welding background… just watching online videos on TIG. I know enough to know, I don’t know much at all. LOL! I have a lot to learn but that doesn’t discourage me. I’m very excited to get back to it this weekend. First pic is steel coupon and second is stainless coupon. I was trying different amps and pedal control. Also don’t think I sharpened my tungsten correctly either. Any advice is appreciated. @Grant Pratt appreciate your videos, they are great motivation... I always wanted to learn to weld as a hobbyist and I've finally taken the leap.. thx 🙏 Steve

I think it’s time to scrap this pipe for a new practice piece. 130 amps 120 hertz 35 balance 19 cfh Number 6 cup 3/32 2 percent lanthanated tungsten.

125 amps-struggled on the pedal with heat at the end of runs. 150 hertz 3/32 2% lanthanted tungsten 1/8” 4043 filler rod. #6 cup on 18-19 cfh I did clean up the corners before I gave it to a co worker. I also have a video of all welds. Had to cut out two of them and redo them so they got a little wider and grainy.

Practicing on some aluminum #6 gas lense cup at 25 cfh 250 amps on the machine using the pedal 3/32 4043 filler rod 1/8” aluminum 3/32 2% lanthanated tungsten 70% EP AC Balance 140 HZ AC Frequency.