what is tig welding

Questions such as what is tig welding are often posed to us by customers considering their first Tig machine purchase. There is a fundamental understanding about welding in that it is a fusion process using heat to melt metal pieces together but the nuts and bolts of tigging are missing. First the basics. Tig welding is a process that uses an electric arc to jump through a shielding gas agent. The TIG part is derived from Tungsten Inert Gas but also Tungsten In Gas as there are some gases now […]

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New Tig Torch Category

We have updated our Tig torch category list with SR9 WP17 WP17V WP18 WP26 Tig welding torches. Tig torch types SR9, WP17 and WP17V use the small Dinse plugs 10-25mm. The WP18 and WP26 torches use the 35-70mm plugs. The WP17V is a gas valve tig torch and the WP18 is a water cooled tig torch

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