Mark there's a few helpful guys on youtube for self taught tig. this is the guy i watch. Hes really helpful. Also try
https://www.youtube.com/user/weldingtipsandtricks Hes really helpful. Also try this guy as hes real straight forward and as new to it as us.
https://www.youtube.com/user/doubleboost/videos Main tips i can give you is
seat time. Get a piece of thick flat sheet and try and get a movement rhythm without filler rod. And then try with filler rod.
Keep the tungsten sharp. If its blunt or ball'd the arc will jump from surface to surface and you will need more amp to make a puddle and you will end up blowing holes!
When i started out i bought 3 packs of blue tungsten and sharpened them all. So when i dipped it by accident i swapped the tips and tried again, till i dipped it again and just kept swapping till i used every tip. Then you get more time trying and less time getting frustrated at dipping the tungsten. Also much quicker to sharpen 12 tips in one go then stop every 30 seconds.
Don't try walking the cup. That's for the pro's. It will only just make things harder at the moment.
Use the pedal, dont use pulse until you've mastered the pedal. if you set your pulse amps below your main amps pulse will be off, and you can use the torch button like a dimmer switch. Press and hold the amps will ramp up. Let go and they will slope off. press again and it will start ramping up. this is how i do really thin metal as i can react faster like this then the pedal.
good luck!
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