Larry Potterfield, CEO and Founder of MidwayUSA, teaches the process of using TIG welding to repair broken gun parts. TIG, or tungsten inert gas, welding is an arc welding process that uses a tungsten electrode to produce the weld. Argon gas is used to protect the work piece from contamination….
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17 Responses to “Gunsmith – Using a TIG welder to repair gun parts”
I don’t mean to sound critical and this comment is not intended to make me a know-it-all, but I expected Larry to at least understand how to use a file properly. Just a pet peeve of mine I suppose, but files aren’t designed to use a sawing motion as seen in this video. They only cut one direction, and failing to use proper file technique will wear out a file faster than anything. Above all though Larry’s great and so is Midway USA.
wow this is the guy in the horror movies that owns the recluse farm the couple runs for help …and he ends up cutting them and playimg with the pieces
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@dezertcammo Idiot, open your eyes! He is picking up the file on the return trip of the file and pushing forward again. He’s just filing very lightly.
@dezertcammo Yes I was going to say the same thing, I learned how important it is in deber machined parts.
His repairs always seem so unpractical for anybody. You almost have to own a shop to do anything he gives tips on.
if its hardened steel then they are using an air quenching rod, probably A-2
Pierre8907 wrote:
“whose the dumb fuck that braze welded that piece before?”
If you don’t have a tig welder, brazing would be the next best thing. Brass very easy to file down. You sound like a dumbshit.
Learning to TIG weld is frustrating as hell.. but its fun at the same time.
Happy to be turning into a welder and fitter.. awesome job
i agree i tell everyone that all the time my files last me longer the any of my workmates does
This is obviously hardened steel. What rod do you use?
its not a bead. lol
good thing im a tig welder
0.55 that is a very ugly looking tig weld
I’d like to see the end result, not just pushing the trigger back with a big smile. Is that smile deserving of the weld?
I don’t mean to sound critical and this comment is not intended to make me a know-it-all, but I expected Larry to at least understand how to use a file properly. Just a pet peeve of mine I suppose, but files aren’t designed to use a sawing motion as seen in this video. They only cut one direction, and failing to use proper file technique will wear out a file faster than anything. Above all though Larry’s great and so is Midway USA.
thanks
exelent job!!