PSA: TIG welding that 3/4 inch plate versus stick welding it

Did a repair on a boiler header in Toledo last month, and the TIG root pass took half the time and left zero slag to clean. Anyone else made that switch for thick pressure work?

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betty_fisher51mo ago

Wait, you did a TIG root on three quarter inch plate? How did you even get enough heat in there without preheating for a week? That sounds like a nightmare to control.

sam_hart1mo ago

Betty_fisher5 has a point, that's way too slow for production work.

jennifer_fisher14d ago

@sam_hart I heard Miller just put out a tip sheet on this, TIG root saves serious cleanup time.