The TIG welding troubleshooting book experienced welders trust

TIG Welding Secrets is a field-built TIG welding troubleshooting book that replaces guesswork with clear, repeatable fixes. Organized by symptom and material, it shows how to stop porosity, arc wander, tungsten contamination, lack of fusion, crater cracking, heat tint, and distortion on stainless, aluminum, titanium, and nickel. Each issue is reduced to root causes—gas coverage, cup and stick-out, torch angle, surface prep, filler choice, amperage, AC balance/frequency, pulse, travel speed—and the smallest change that corrects it. Concise checklists, decision trees, and photo cues help you diagnose fast, correct confidently, and return to producing clean, code-ready welds.

Written in a clean shop-floor format by seasoned TIG specialists and inspectors, this reference favors practical settings over theory. Expect proven gas lens setups, purge practices, stainless color guidelines, and aluminum oxide removal that works. Settings are given in real ranges with rationale so you can adapt to joint geometry and heat sink. Whether you’re chasing consistent color on thin 304, tight fillets on 6061, or contamination-free titanium, TIG Welding Secrets helps cut rework, reduce gas waste, and hit spec with less trial and error.

• Symptom-to-cause index mapping “gray stainless,” “dirty aluminum,” and “arc instability” to precise adjustments.
• Process dials: AC balance/frequency, pulse, gas flow, cup size, stick-out, and filler selection by alloy and thickness.
• Quality checks: quick etch/bend indicators, purge verification, and visual acceptance cues for repeatable results.