Welding Thin Aluminum Sheet

Start by aiming your flame at the center of the seam and as soon as you begin to see the metal get shiny at the very center of the seam you will want to begin dipping your filler rod.

Welding thin aluminum sheet.

On thin gauge aluminum like this you will only need to pass the flame over the weld seam for a short time before beginning to weld. In this video chris runge shares tips and technique for tig welding thin aluminum. Don t attempt to weld thin materials like sheet metal with flux cored wires which put more heat into the base metal. Tig welding sheet metal.

It is also better for out of position welding. Novice welders should understand that thinner wire needs to be used when mig welding sheet metal. The gtaw process is slower but has better appearance and accuracy. The tips shown here can be used for welding aluminum body panels or genera.

Gtaw is preferable for thin sheet. Good fitup clean metal right size tungsten and filler metal all play a big part. Scroll down to learn more. Thicker welding wire also means more heat which will result in you damaging the panel you are welding.

Forget the larger 1 8 inch tungsten electrode and use a smaller one. To weld sheet metal with solid wires use electrode positive ep or reverse polarity.