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What does it mean to say,”I am a Tig Welder”?

December 11, 2008

What does it mean to say, “I am a Tig Welder”?

When you talk about welding there are many types or processes of welding that are considered. For the most part when the word welder is spoken of it is usually the stick welding that is brought to mind. It might even refer the mind to a Mig machine that is common to shop work in welding.

Welding as we know it, is the art of gluing metal components together. Tig welding is popular in the powerhouse industry. Tig is popular in refineries and petrol chemical plants. It is widely used in the fabrication of light weight bicycles.

There are thousands of uses for this type of welding. The unique thing about this welding application is that it absolutely takes into consideration the method of having to use both hands while administering the weld. To answer our introductory question would be to say if I call myself a tig welder would be to imply, I am ambidextrous.

A tig welder must absolutely learn to weld with both hands. In all honesty to be a good welder of any kind, it is imperative to be able to use either or both hands to weld with.

Of course this is easier said than done. If you have ever tried your hand at welding you probably already understand what I mean. Tig welding is a prestigious form of welding.

Tig welding is a style of welding that demands a patient hand. Most times you would ever consider a Tig welder, the thought of a clean well dressed individual that has a confidence level above the average welder.

This is surely in part due to the education and time spent in learning this type of welding as well as the opinion of external influences in the welding community.

It is usually fact that this type of welding pulls in the biggest dollar amount when it comes to welding in general depending upon other factors outside our topic of discussion.

When the statement is made then what does it mean to say, “I am a Tig Welder”? I am saying that I am the best in my field. I am big bucks and top dog. I am confident and respected. I am accomplished in my field. These are some of the ideas that go with a statement like that. 

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