TIG
TIG
(OP)
Hi
I have repeatedly heard people saying that the welder performing TIG is "highly skilled".
May I know what makes TIG welder considered "highly skilled"?
Thanks.
Aida
I have repeatedly heard people saying that the welder performing TIG is "highly skilled".
May I know what makes TIG welder considered "highly skilled"?
Thanks.
Aida





RE: TIG
This one, combined with your earlier question, makes little sense.
GTAW welding requires skill. GMAW (MIG, wire-fed) welding requires skill, but is generally considered easier than GTAW because both hands can be on the torch lead which makes it easier to guide and position the head, and the wire feed is automatic as long as the current flows. SMAW requires skill too.
It is also why the specification speak of a "welder" and "welder operator" as different levels of skills.
It is why you (the "engineer") are not the welder. not the machinist. Not the foundry foreman.
RE: TIG
Not that the welder performing GTAW is the only person expected the perform several functions simultaneously, consider the individual operating heavy construction equipment such as an excavator or a dragline. They are controlling different functions of the machine using both hands and both feet all at the same time. All the while, they must be aware of other things going on all around them. That takes a lot of skill to be successful. That's what I call skill!!!
Best regards - Al
RE: TIG
Welding is one of the toughest intellectual tasks you can imagine.
... No, you can't imagine it if you haven't tried it.
You have to shut out all external distractions to concentrate on a little puddle of molten metal.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA