[AT] TIG welding--a little OT

[Robert L. Holtzer]

John, this reminds me -- get a good auto-darkening helmet so both hands are 
free all the time -- one for the torch, one for the rod.  Good quality but 
thin leather gloves are preferable for manual dexterity.

Bob Holtzer, Windsor, CA

At 03:07 PM 3/16/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi John,
>TIG is great on thin stuff, slower than MIG and more difficult to master.
>Kind of like Oxy-Acetylene welding but you control your heat with a foot
>pedal instead of flame size and distance to puddle. Always wear the gloves.
>Buy good equipment and cry once.
>Chuck Saunders
>Kansas City, MO
>
>On 3/16/06, John Wilkens <jwilkens at eoni.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thinking about a new tool--TIG welder.  What kind of filler rod would you
> > use for thin steel?  Just regular unfluxed mild steel wire--or baling
> > wire--or??
> > I'd like some general feedback on TIG welding (thin steel, aluminum,
> > etc.)--any thoughts.  What got me interested was a program I watched on
> > the
> > Speed channel about a fellow building a custom motorcycle.  He was always
> > using a TIG welder and it sure looked like it worked slick--and the guy
> > wasn't a pro welder.  I've had zero luck trying to weld fender-thick steel
> > with a small (probably too cheap) wire feed welder.  Just couldn't control
> > the heat good enough.    John
> >
> >                     In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
> >
> >
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>Hi John,<br>
>TIG is great on thin stuff, slower than MIG and more difficult to
>master. Kind of like Oxy-Acetylene welding but you control your heat
>with a foot pedal instead of flame size and distance to puddle. Always
>wear the gloves. Buy good equipment and cry once.<br>
>Chuck Saunders<br>
>Kansas City, MO<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/16/06, <b 
>class="gmail_sendername">John Wilkens</b> <<a 
>href="mailto:jwilkens at eoni...com">jwilkens at eoni.com</a>> 
>wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid 
>rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
>Thinking about a new tool--TIG welder.  What kind of filler rod 
>would you<br>use for thin steel?  Just regular unfluxed mild 
>steel wire--or baling<br>wire--or??<br>I'd like some general feedback on 
>TIG welding (thin steel, aluminum,
><br>etc.)--any thoughts.  What got me interested was a program I 
>watched on the<br>Speed channel about a fellow building a custom 
>motorcycle...  He was always<br>using a TIG welder and it sure 
>looked like it worked slick--and the guy
><br>wasn't a pro welder.  I've had zero luck trying to weld 
>fender-thick steel<br>with a small (probably too cheap) wire feed 
>welder.  Just couldn't control<br>the heat good 
>enough.    John<br><br>     &n 
>bsp;           &nbsp 
>;  In
>the wide-open spaces of NE 
>Oregon<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>AT 
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>http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at</a><br></blockquote></di 
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