Welding Aesthetic Shirts Start With Real TIG Technique — TIG Welding Secrets

Clean, repeatable “stack-of-dimes” beads aren’t a graphic—they’re a process. If welding aesthetic shirts are your off-duty uniform, TIG Welding Secrets is the on-duty playbook that earns them. Built by career fabricators, this field-tested guide compresses years of shop wisdom into precise settings, sequences, and fixes for the metals that matter.

Expect practical parameters, not fluff: tungsten selection and prep for DC/AC, cup size and gas flow that actually shield (not just on paper), torch angle and travel speed ranges, pulse strategies that tighten heat input, and AC balance/frequency charts for aluminum that prevent etch washing. Stainless, chromoly, and aluminum are covered with repeatable start points, WPS-style checklists, and photo-backed troubleshooting so you can diagnose porosity, undercut, contamination, and heat tint fast. Used in motorsports, aerospace-adjacent prototyping, and daily fab work, the methods focus on controlling the puddle, minimizing HAZ, and hitting spec without rework.

• Dialed-in baselines: 1/16–3/32 in tungsten, 2% lanthanated, 10–15° torch angle, 15–25 CFH with #8–#12 cups.
• Material-specific playbooks: ER70S-2, ER308L, ER4043 filler pairing, fit-up priorities, and purge tips for stainless.
• Troubleshooting maps: from arc wander and sugaring to crater cracks—causes, tests, and exact parameter tweaks.