Power Tig 185 Micro on Inside Corner 304 Stainless

[cbmkr]

First time doing Inside corners on SS ,Material was 304 SS 2.88mm thickness,Machine was set at 110 ,I tried a # 6 nozzle and it was to big the #4 nozzle worked better and gave me some more vision of the puddle. I put the 3/32 tungsten out a little more and put a pencil tip on it.That helped centralize the arc,the gas was at 9. I tried pushing into a dead end corner and out each side, It worked good adding the filler rod backwards did work, push the torch ahead a little and add the filler and back. seems to do a good job on Stainless.

[performance]

That point is a little blunt, and the taper isn't nearly enough. It should be at least 2.5 times the diameter of the tungsten...that would make the arc work better for you. What type tungsten are you using?

[cbmkr]

That point is a little blunt, and the taper isn't nearly enough. It should be at least 2.5 times the diameter of the tungsten...that would make the arc work better for you. What type tungsten are you using?

Its 1.5% Gold , it was sharper and has lost a little, next time i will make it longer and see how it does.I this the mark i think it is. If so send me a PM

[MoparCar]

Certainly a good start. Looks like the 185 is working out so far. Thanks for posting the pictures!

[Paul Moir]

Go back to the #6 and give yourself some more stickout. Actually you can get your stickout so the electrode is naturally just above the top of the bead when the cup is resting against the sides, and use the sides as a guide. Inside corners go real slick when the stickout is just right.

Don't worry about gas coverage in an inside corner. You're always really well covered.

[cbmkr]

Thanks for the tip.
I will try that next time, I am not as steady as i used to be.

[cbmkr]

Tried what you suggested, Used my New 9 Torch W/1/16" tungsten #6 nozzle gas on almost 5 lpm Amps at 80, It cleaned up pretty nice and flowed better. I had to much gas before.The tip of the tungsten point is 2.5 times the dia now .
Thanks Again