TIG welding uses sintered tungsten electrodes ... before being pressed and sintered into solid rods. The rare earth oxides serve to reduce the energy needed to remove electrons from the electrode ...

Aspiring TIG welders very quickly learn the importance of good tungsten electrode grinding skills. All it takes is a moment’s distraction or a tiny tremor in the torch hand to plunge the ...

Dale Bowman Share Three muskie rods towered, at 9 feet ... raves about their tungsten jigs. Owner Brian Oberfoell went through some of their latest. First was Lucky Lady, a jig that sits at ...