Tig settings

[Susquatch]

Sounds like you could use some sort of a depth stop fastened to the cup.

Interesting. Does TIG require a touch to start the arc?

 

[Doggggboy]

Well we share the blind in one eye handicap. I read your note and my thoughts about getting a TIG welder died. One less thing to buy.

One eye is an inconvenience in other everyday things too. Try playing tennis, or pickleball with no depth perception.

But the good news is that we are both still working metal. I like to say, "never let what you can't do get in the way of doing what you can". We can still do a lot even with just one eye. Nuff to keep me happy anyway.

My tennis days went away along with my shoulder and I just couldn't talk myself into pickleball, yet.
Shooting with my left eye was a challenge as well. Right up there with driving in Australia and NZ on the wrong? right/ other side of the road with my blind eye facing oncoming traffic.
No casualties.

 

[Doggggboy]

Sounds like you could use some sort of a depth stop fastened to the cup.

Now there's an idea! I might try that at some point but in the interest of getting the damn car done before I die, I better move on to Mig for now

 

[Doggggboy]

Interesting. Does TIG require a touch to start the arc?

My welder can be set for a lift start or a high frequency start. I was just using the HF start.
Not sure it would matter in my case.

 

[CWret]

getting a TIG welder died. One less thing to buy

TIG welding using the ‘Walking the cup’ method can help for us old guys with not so steady hands and not good depth perception.
Jody is one of my favourites on YouTube (this flick is 10 minutes, many others would have made it at least twice as long)

 

[Tom O]

Now there's an idea! I might try that at some point but in the interest of getting the damn car done before I die, I better move on to Mig for now

I think it’s possible mind you some tigs are scratch start so whatever mechanism it uses would probably need to be retracted for startup.