ZINGER Tig Welding Tungsten Electrodes, 2% Lanthanated Blue Tungsten Assorted Welding Rods-Blue 5pcs 3/32 Inch + 5pcs 1/16 Inch

Good product

the package was supposed to contain 10 electrodes. it was received with 1 missing 3/32 electrode

Tungsten is super freaking hard so it's also very brittle which is why you can put a rod on the edge of something solid and metal and come down on the stuff hanging over to get a very clean very precise break, with the larger diameter stuff it seems to work just fine but with the smaller stuff, it wouldn't snap, just kinda bent to like 20 degrees off center, I attempted to just snap it in half with both hands knowing the break would not be the best like that and I would risk splitting at the end but sometimes it just works, all the same never once in my 20 plus years of welding have I ever seen tungsten do what this stuff di, it bent and mean a cool 90° and then some. It split and splintered and that's stuff bent as well, it finally snapped but putting it to the grinder just splintered it way more and wasted the entire piece, ok bad electrode let's try another let's just make sure it snaps right the first time. Grab a block of steel that is very sharp edged, place the tungsten over the edge of my vice that I use to snap all my other electrodes and snap, wait nope a 90 degree bend aga8n, I grab it and snap it quick to see both ends have feathered. I managed to sharpen the opposite ends but only 2 so it was pointless to snap the tungsten as I still only got 2 ends to work with and I doubt they will hold up as I can see micro cracks running the length. Check out the video.

Eh... figured these would be my end all tungsten, they are not. I would consider them again, but not my first choice in composition. I found i dont use the smaller ones all that much, but good to have them on hand for when i do need them for really small stuff. They seem to not last all that long at times., opposite other times.... mixed feeling overall.

I'm new to Tig welding and used this in my new Eastwood digital Tig 200 , so my experience is very limited to say the least . But with that said , they work just fine , hold a tip as long as I don't dunk it. First item I made was a welding cart/table , it's made from .060" x 1.5" SQ steel tube , so I got some practice with different angles of welding . I'm happy and will buy again when I need more .