Tig Welding 6g Pipe Test Tips

Tips for passing a Tig Welding Pipe test.....or a Pipe welding TIG test... This test is a 2" schedule 80 6g weld test using carbon steel pipe and 309 tig rod with purge.
see a more detailed article along with 2 previous videos here

[SupraSav]

To all the people taking this test; remember to use your time. You don't need to rush. Go over your mental checklist, get comfortably positioned and do your dry runs. Use all the time you have, it's not a production weld.

Thanks for another solid video Jody. Wish more people liked and commented on your videos. These are priceless teaching videos.

[DagoMongo]

I’ve watched this maybe 30 times, and each time I learn something new. Thank you! I hope I can translate, what I have learned from you, to passing my 6G test next week.

[charlesg]

Tig finger by far one of the best things I've used in my welding career. You can use it for every process, any metal type and all around saves your finger from being burned while freehanding. I recommend a lot of friends to try it and their skills have improved as well as mine. Jody you the man, thank you for all the tips you've given everyone. It's been a very good tool before I take a welding test, just pull out the phone and look up a video on the and bam, I've got a job. So once again thank you for the well designed products and the mentioning of the Ck stubby kits. They've all help me and a lot of viewers out. So thank you Jody, much appreciated!

[MikeLeady]

I bought a tig finger after watching several videos of Jody. I normally wouldn't post comments, but it does work! No more screaming hot fingers to finish a bead. Everyone at my shop now has one in their pocket. Thanks Jody.  -Mike

[michaelivey]

Jody is one of my favorites! This guy has a world of welding experience and knowledge! Love his videos. A shout out to Bob Moffat to! These two are my absolute favorite guys to watch!

[DRCHUCKWRIGHTMD]

Jody,  I wanted to thank you immensely for all of you help teaching me via Youtube…I'm fabricating assistive devices for the handicapped and special needs and I couldn't have done it without your instruction and guidance.

[hender]

Just started TIG welding 7 weeks ago, bought a TIG finger and now I wouldn't be without it! Invaluable piece of kit for free handing and way better than cutting fingers out of old gloves!!!

[rennybarr]

You have the best instructional welding videos on YouTube. Very clear, great shot, and very good tips. I thank you for them.

[reynauldyoung]

Dear Jody, thank you so much for your tig finger invention, it really helps keep my fingers from being smoking hot. I really enjoy your videos and find them to be very educational, helpful, and useful. Please continue to post videos to help not just me as a welder but for all welders that are subscribed to your channel who need help getting to that next level as a welder again I say thanks!

[johnplemmons]

Im a welding instructor at Paris Junior College in Paris Texas, the tig finger really keeps the heat off your fingers, and makes teaching GTAW way easier. The students believe using the tig finger is the only way to go! Thanks for a great and useful product!

[richardbradley]

I wish I had the good equipment you have, when I first started Tig welding , the knowledge of the technique of walking the cup etc , my first 6G test was on steel six inches sch 80 no backing ring and I think I was lucky to pass it as they just come out the office and told me no practice time,  I have to take the test to be a grade A mechanic in the boilermakers job. I free handed it and was it tiring, but I was in good physical shape in those days. They didn't allow wide weaving like you were doing, but I passed the bend tests what a relief. Your are very good at what you do a person can learn a lot from you. I have since taken many tests both pipe and steel in all positions, even in xray work.  I'm retired now but have lots of equipment and I build and repair a lot of stuff and having a lot of fun.

[greylingful]

I just returned from a two week TIG class at Hobart Institute of Welding. There were a couple of us in the class that had a TIG finger. It didn't take long for many of the guys to start asking about it and wanting to borrow it. There were a few situations that it prevented the fingers from cooking and I was glad I had it. This was the general TIG class where we went over steel, SS, and aluminum. Great class.

[MadDawg]

I have watched all of Jody's videos. They are very informative and I have used them to develop my technique as I have had no formal training. The only thing I have found to be more valuable than the instructional video is the TIG couldn't imagine welding without it when I need to prop close to the work. Thanks Jody for all that you do.

[PSPSPSPS]

My tig fingers have helped me through all my weld tests in school and recently helped me get a great paying job doing shut downs at power plants.

[danielbogey]

Just graduated from wiregrass ga tech for welding and joining technology and when I took the TIG portion of the course I used the TIGfinger quite often. It saves a lot of trouble and really comes in handy on those tricky free hand welds.

[timothyfaunce]

Tig finger has helped me alot, But watching your videos has taught me to use it as more of a shield and something i can hide my other fingers behind rather than just using it to protect one finger that im uncomfortably balancing my torch hand on. Thanks!

[shawnbrett]

I'm in high school taking welding and your videos help lots and our welding teacher uses your videos in class to show us how it's done right. Every video he has shown us has been your content. He won't use anyone else's haha your great and well experienced keep up the great work

[johnhegarty]

I've being waiting for 6g pipe test on stainless steel shed 40 for ages thanks Jodie great job as usual

[KyleGraham]

Jody, I weld for DOD and have 3 tig fingers. One for nuclear tig work, one for structural tig, and another for stick welding, absolutely love them, especially for long vertical joints, light up, tight arc and just slide your hand up. Great product, enjoy your videos!

[pseudonameable]

I just bought my TIG finger and it helps me with my positioning while not burning my fingers. I'm doing a similar qualification test at work with 40mm diameter tube and 3mm thick in 6G. I have a hard time walking the cup on smaller tubes so the TIG finger really helps me explore positioning methods. Definitely an excellent purchase, and thanks for the videos!