| A good Tig Welding Tip for you is to use a | | | | - Aluminum castings like transmission housings that |
| TigFinger heatshield when you are welding and | | | | need a preheat or that get really hot while you |
| you cant find a good way to steady your hand. A | | | | weld |
| TigFinger can be made from leather or from a | | | | - 4130 chromoly tubing cluster welds or for roll |
| finger of an old glove but it will not work as well | | | | bar or race car parts |
| as one that is made from high tech heat resistant | | | | - Stainless pipe and tubing welds |
| material that is slick and slides easily on hot metal. | | | | - Stainless steel headers where you need to rest |
| Have you ever been welding on something that | | | | your hand near the weld |
| got really hot and you started shaking a bit | | | | - Aluminum tubing like for Tuna Towers and |
| because you couldn't prop directly on the hot | | | | marine handrails |
| metal? That is no way to show off your welding | | | | - magnesium castings like gearbox housings or |
| skills is it? | | | | some chainsaw parts |
| So here is my main tig welding tip: | | | | - aluminum or stainless boat propellors |
| Why not keep a TigFinger Heatshield in your back | | | | The list goes on but I think you get the point... |
| pocket for those times when you need to prop | | | | A TigFinger is one of the most useful TIG tools |
| your knuckles right next to the weld? | | | | ever. |
| I have found the TigFinger useful for tig welding all | | | | An article like this about tig welding tips does not |
| sorts of things: | | | | do it justice. |