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TIG Welding for Dummies
PTsideshow:
TIG Welding for Dummies
by John Swartz and Brad Hemmert
Miller Electric Special Edition
Wiley Publishing
copyright©2008
ISBN#978-0470-24455-5
small format booklet
comes with a DVD for the new TIG welder
The Miller Diversion 165
How to weld set up and operation.
They are currently not for sale with out the welder.
This is not an endorsement or recommendation to sell or buy this unit, just for informational purposes
Diversion product detailshttp://www.millerwelds.com/diversionpc/details/
This is just a little heads up if you happen to see this at your LWS. I took part in a sneak peak, critique of the book and video for Miller a while back.
This 68 page introduction booklet caused quite a stir on the Miller site forum. Some were upset at the title, some were upset that Miller would dumb down the TIG welding process. And some still don't get what the whole idea is behind it is.
This is a use of the popular dummies series of books. To bring some interest and get people to read the introduction to the tool/welder you just bought. As who reads the directions right out of the box right!. Along with the video on the 4 step set up with only an adjustable wrench of the unit. you can start to Practice TIGging.
The video is good but short as it covers the high lights of getting started. in learning to TIG welding.
The unit itself is designed to fill the gap in Millers line up at the lower end. Home owner,weekend warrior small shop type TIG weldor. It will cost under 2 grand and is being rolled out across the country different areas at a time.
It is amazing to me how many people are really upset about it. I guess the Dummies title signals a demystifying of the art and practice of TIG welding. Make no mistake,they don't say anybody can do it other than with lots of practice, practice and practice. It will be an An American brand in a currently all import market and fill hole in the blue line up.
The booklet itself is very well done in the style and format of the Dummies books:
* Introduction
* Getting to know TIG welding
* Gearing up: TIG welding equipment
* Choosing electrodes and consumable materials
* Putting safety first
* Prepping to weld
* Selecting joints and welds.
It has all the regular icons a Dummies book has and can be used from chapter one to the end or any chapter that interests you.
My only other thoughts on the unit is as one person on another forum put it they will be a lot of them welders for sale when the dummies find out they can't TIG. Well if that's true, then everybody here can pick one up cheap and carry it in the car for emergency repairs.
Brass_Machine:
I am going to look into this one. I want to learn to TIG in a bad way. I have been considering saving to go to this guys TIG school.
WeldPro. I have heard good things about his class.
Eric
Alphawolf45:
I am on the Miller forum and seen the reaction to the booklet first hand..But it not a friendly place there anyway ....Ever hear them guys say that welding machines should not be sold to newbs? Should be required to have a license of some kind to buy a welder? Yeah they say that over there.....The arguement is newbs will buy a cheap 110 volt welder and then tack a trailer or a trailer hitch together with shallow welds that then come apart on the interstate killing some innocents.....
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I got a huge old TIG welder this year. I already had an arc welder and oxyacetylene and a Mig welder but TIG is just the ticket for precisely placed small welds..Today for instance I welded up a pair of mis-placed holes in the stainless steel gun frame.Could not have done that with any other welder I had....But I'll never be an expert with TIG even if I had stack of books and videos...I do good but need a welding teacher to watch and critique my work if I wanted to turn PRO and act all arrogant on the Miller welding forum...Hehhehheh..
PTsideshow:
Yep you said it, as I tried not to be such an A** when I was describing the reaction. I guess I just can't handle all the legends in their own mind types that are on the net.
The number of unheralded geniuses, just astounds me. Demystifying TIG welding will lower their standings in their villages and return them to their rightful status as the village idiot!
;D
Brass_Machine:
--- Quote from: PTsideshow on September 03, 2008, 07:06:57 AM ---...
The number of unheralded geniuses, just astounds me. Demystifying TIG welding will lower their standings in their villages and return them to their rightful status as the village idiot!
;D
--- End quote ---
Good lord... I almost spit out my coffee when I read this...
Eric
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