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IAIN AYRE IT'S TOO MUCH AGGRO

Okay, that’s enough TIG welding for me – it’s a pain in the posterior and I don’t have enough patience for it. In fact, the whole process is incredibly delicate and finicky. Everything has to be squeaky clean before it can be welded. The torch tip has to be held a precise and constant distance from the weld, 1/32 of an inch or whatever, and at exactly the right angle. The filler rod must be held at precisely the correct angle too, and at the same time power must be accurately controlled by your foot –

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