So anybody have any links to a video on cup walking. I went to school and got my AAS in weld tech. and in our pipe class we never learned hwo to cup walk. I hear that this is controversal aobut if it good or not. What do you guys think.
This info will help becasue I am a new welding instructor and I would like to learn how to do this and teach it if the class is advanced enough.
It's hard to tell, but are you feeding the wire into the leading edge of the puddle, walking the cup on top of the weld metal just as it freezes? Or you feeding the wire into the back edge as the puddle freezes?
In that one the wire is staying in the same place. You can feed additional wire if needed. The wire feeding part is easy. And once you get the feel of walking the cup, it is pretty easy too.
I do it all the time...but I have a helluva time trying to teach it to someone else by describing it. The only way i can get it across is to have them watch me do it.
I always thought that "walking the cup" was basically moving it through a groove/bevel joint. Touching the cup off "waddiling it forward" and I never considered laying it on top of my weld and moving across what had just frozen???
BTW. for some strange reason I cant pull up your video.......not on your end as others can see it it must be mine....but could you tell me what format you posted it in.....wmv. mpeg. mov. or what.
Well, I'm no computer whiz, either...but, try this: .. Click on Tools, Internet Options, Advanced Tab Scroll down to Multimedia and make sure 'Play Videos in Web Pages' is checked.
Thanks Nandy that is exactly what I am looking for. Looks like the filler rod is just laying there and no dipping This would be quite consistent as long as you can wald the cup consistent.
I am a south paw like odie and a larger cup is easier for me ,also. Alot of welders prefer a flex head torch for 'walking but I have found that a fixed head is more uniform for me. The trick is in your wrist motion. I have a counter clock wise rotation of my wrist when 'walking the cup.
we were taught to walk the cup with a piece of sidewalk chalk, as that's roughly the size of a tig cup and you can see how tight and even your lines are.