RE: Tungsten rod - GROUP ORDER

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Original poster: "Stephen Mathieson" <sm@xxxxxxxxxx>

No, I used 1/4" tungsten for my flying electrodes and for the fixed
electrodes I ordered some 1/2" electrodes from Miller.

For flying electrodes 1/4" works fine at 10KW.

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Subject: Re: Tungsten rod - GROUP ORDER

Original poster: FIFTYGUY@xxxxxxx

In a message dated 3/12/06 10:17:12 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

 >A cheaper method may be to buy tungsten welding rod and then find a die
>grinding shop to cut them to length.  This is what I did and it worked out
>to about $5 a piece.

     Were you able to find TIG rod in 3/8" or 1/2" diameter?

-Phil LaBudde