Fabrication Shop Shirt - TIG Welding Secrets

For every fabrication shop shirt: TIG Welding Secrets for precision welds

On the floor, you don’t need theory—you need repeatable TIG results that hold up under inspection. TIG Welding Secrets distills field‑proven workflows for stainless, aluminum, and chromoly: joint prep that prevents porosity, torch control that stabilizes the puddle, and filler timing that locks in fusion without undercut. Dial in gas coverage and cup selection, tungsten geometry, AC balance/frequency, and heat management that keeps distortion down and color in spec.

Written by shop veterans and aligned with common WPS expectations and AWS best practices, this guide turns minutes of setup into hours saved on rework. Expect tighter HAZ, cleaner toes, predictable penetration, and consistent bead appearance—shift after shift. Get concise parameter ranges, fit‑up tolerances, troubleshooting matrices, and inspection checklists you can run in any job shop. If your fabrication shop shirt ends the day covered in grind dust, this makes fixes upstream—before they cost time, margin, or reputation.

• Cleaner, faster passes on thin wall and plate with repeatable settings
• Reduce porosity and contamination at the source with disciplined prep and purge
• Streamlined flow from fit‑up to final pass; less post‑weld cleanup