4 Easy Ways to Grind Tungsten for TIG Welding | TIG Time

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In this episode of TIG Time, Wyatt will be demonstrating four ways to effectively grind Tungsten for TIG welding. There are many different ways, but in this episode we tried to pick some ways that will fit everyone's budget. So if you are just getting into welding as a hobby or you are an experienced welder; this episode has something for you.
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[AXNJXN]

THANKFULLY!!!! Technology and products have advanced over these from the last 12 years!

[Welddotcom]

When grinding a point on the end of your tungsten, you sometimes leave a small "tail" that will release into the molten weld puddle at first arc initiation. To prevent this contaminant from happening, merely lightly touch the end of the tungsten to create a small flat (or in this case we ground it) and you will get consistent arc starts.

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When I saw you sharpening the tungsten in the "grab" direction on the grinding stone I thought this was about to be a safety video.

[cantthinkanameup]

Use a cordless drill to grind your tungsten on the bench grinder....spins it for you and easier to move the tungsten around on the wheel to avoid putting deep grooves in one spot.

[GrandpaBill]

It's clear he has more of a 'hate' toward the chemical sharpner... it was like watching an info-mercial bashing the product.... I've used that powder since the early '70's and you sure DON'T need to push the cup into the powder AT ALL!
Pull the tungsten out about a 3/4" or 1" - heat - then dip JUST the 'tip' of the tungsten into the powder a 1/4" to a MAX of 1/2" - Wipe it off; adjust sitck-out and go!!!
Grandpa Bill
(A welder since 1963; held 7 certified welding cards since 1975)

[SouthernIroc]

Belt sander with 80 grit and a cordless drill. Enjoy your videos! Keep on burnin!

[TerrenceLP]

Well done Mr TIG, always love when you get tiggy with it!

[morperformance]

This is exactly how I do it, works excellent, you also learn to dip and come out with a very nice taper and point.

[Welddotcom]

Well of course I'm right! When grinding downward, you can still get the correct grinding direction, but it is difficult to see the angle of the grind.
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Mr. Tig

[pbgd]

Hot safety tip. Heavy metals are dense but also toxic. Just because its called heavy doesnt mean the dust droops out of the air.

[loftsatsympaticodotc]

How come no discussion of tip included-angle? At 6:36, Degrees seem to be calibrated on the rotary guide head of your "Turbo-Sharp X" industrial tip grinder. Can you please elaborate on this and explain the effect of different angles on electron flow, and wear on the tip? (oops, I see you DO have another video on angles. Thanks.)

[TornadoCrafter]

Makes sense if you should dedicate a bench grinder wheel just for this to prevent contamination, why not just get a 120 so you have the right grit for your dedicated wheel.

[Sicktrickintuner]

Picked up a diamond blade at homedepot for 4 bucks, put it on my 4.5 angle grinder and works well.

[boe]

Just giving away free gold thank-you Mr.Tig

[Britdetector]

Why not use a simple battery angle grinder (keeping a dedicated wheel of course) ? Any reason not to ?

[georgiojansen]

I use my angle grinder grind it rough wrong than finish wright....2, 4mm is my favourite heavy enough to throw out easily if you have setup the inner parts like I do

[indianrider]

Why not remove the Tungsen needle and hold it with pliers when doing a chem sharp treatment? No need to clean the head but you do need an external heat source like a propane or Mapp gas to heat the Tungsen.

[doctorxring]

You klutz. Take the tungsten out of the torch first, then heat up the tungsten with a propane torch, immerse in the chemical sharpener, wipe off, re-insert in torch with a perfect point on the tungsten.

[FrancisR]

Honestly the jar of powder despite you saying it's messy seems like the cleanest option cuz you don't spread heavy metal all over the place all you need to do is not dunk your whole gun into it just like you wouldn't take your whole gun to a grinder, you know sometimes these jars come with that same tungsten holder that you displayed earlier in the video, it's entirely your choice to get powder all over the cup that's not inherent of the product like getting carcinogenic heavy metal powder all over the place is an inherent unavoidable aspect of seemingly every other product you showed.

[TonySopeano]

I work in a body shop and work collegues use tungsten grindwheels for just about any kind of metal there is, however they don't use the side of it, is it really that bad to use the side of the wheel?