by LikkerSheWillLoveIt » Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:11 am
You can tack like that with a scratch start, no need to increase amps at all, as suggested a lot easier on HF start with 2T setting (2T is a momentary setting ie. thumb on, welder on, thumb off, welder off. 4T is a latch setting ie. thumb on, welder on and stays on if you remove your thumb, press again to turn it off. It will only “fuse tack” if it’s a very nice fit. When I used to fab stainless kitchens, when welding sink bowls into bench tops, I would tack it in every 10-15mm all the way around to stop it from warping the bench top. Then only use wire in the corners, fuse the rest, using the weld to roll the welded edge so very minimal sanding required.
You will find if you are welding ferrules to kegs and trying to fuse, the ferrule will be slightly thicker, I think 0.2mm from memory, doesn’t sound like much, but it is. Try a practice run of directing the tungsten to the ferrule, about 1-1.5mm above the fillet, as it melts, drag the weld pool down to the keg to melt the keg material and fuse, imagine drawing tiny little circles all the way around the weld with your tungsten, and yeah, I’m talking circles of 2-3mm diameter. After years of this, when needed, I’ve got the hand stability of a heart surgeon!!