Tig Welding Aluminum Coke Cans with Everlast Powertig 250ex and Miller Dynasty 200dx

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How to Tig Weld coke cans with a miller dynasty 200dx and an Everlast powertig 250ex, good tig welding settings for thin aluminum are 60 pps, 30% t and 20% background current. 60% ac balance, and 90hz frequency worked out ok.
Low amperage starts on both machines allow arc starts with no holes blown.

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[my1956effie]

I am looking at the 200DX but it does not have pre gas flow. I would go to a bigger machine but then a water cooler is required. How important is that pre gas flow? Your input is much appreciated.

[weldingtipsandtricks]

@my1956effie

for me, pre flow is not a "must have". I got in the habit of bumping the pedal to get the gas flowing a long time ago. its nice to have in case you forget or for automated applications. but not a deal breaker for me.

[tlassak]

Great video and thanks for all of your videos! What size tungsten did you use and did you need to adjust the TIG start parameters on the Dynasty 200 in the advance menu? Please reference section 6.2 and 6.3 on page 40 and 41 of the Dynasty 200DX manual. Note: I tried to attach link to the manual, but it would let me. I will email you the link.

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[weldingtipsandtricks]

@tlassak I knew I forgot some things....On the Dynasty I used 1/16" tungsten 2% thor...I adjusted the start to the default .040" electrode setup after I popped a hole using the default .063" setup...and I used a sharpened point.

[my1956effie]

Awesome stuff, would like to see you weld the razorblades now.

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[dudemancalidude]

my local welding supply loves your videos...also great camera shots...merry christmas too

[HitachiHenemaru]

Cut a coke can in half and weld them together again. Not the thicker metal on the bottom.

[kawscottyoung]

Does your tungsten have a ball end or a point?

[Borre23NL]

Another great video, I will be going to a welding academy in january and watching your tutorials has given me a better understanding about Tig welding that I can use on my training. Thanks for taking the time to pass on your experience to the young bucks, Marry Christmas!

[shamuslauer1]

AY thats the machine im using at school for stick XD

[welshpete12]

And a merry Christmas to you and yours from Wales, Britain . Thank you for a interesting and instructive video .

[fkhodada]

Excellent

[tbndeereman75]

I remember hearing somewhere that someone welded 2 foil gum wrappers together with a tig, I was wondering if you could try it to see if that was true.

[Ballowall]

Damn dude your pretty buff! You cant tell through all the welding clothes lol

[Andy205ro]

Did you ever hit the duty cycle on dynasty ...20% seams low ,or is just numbers?! just curious.