[AT] TIG welding--a little OT

John Wilkens jwilkens at eoni.com
Fri Mar 17 19:19:09 PST 2006


My sweet wife bought me one three years ago and it still works great--on 
the same batteries.  I wouldn't be without one now!  It cost $125 at the 
welding shop.  I see now thay sell one for about the same price that lets 
you set the degree of darkening.    John



At 05:44 PM 03/17/2006, you wrote:
>LOL!  That's the very first thing they taught us in the Casting,
>Welding, and Heat Treating course I took 50 years ago -- bend the end of
>the filler rod.  It does two things: It lets you know which end is hot,
>and it keeps it from rolling.  Then the big question becomes: Which end
>is hot?  I always bend the cool end.  That way I don't have to keep
>putting new bends in it.
>
>I just had a phone conversation with my Gentle Giant machinist friend
>about getting together for a little "chip therapy" this weekend.  I
>needed to know the cross-sectional shape he can handle in his power
>hacksaw.  I mentioned this thread that's been going on with ATIS.  One
>thing led to another and he commented that he "can't live without" his
>auto-darkening helmet.  He did a bunch of comparisons before he bought
>and ended up with one from Harbor Freight when they had them on sale.
>He said he just couldn't justify the high prices of the ones at the
>welding shops.  Has anyone on the list had experience with one --
>expensive or cheap -- good, bad, or indifferent?
>
>Larry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Hall
>Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:01 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] TIG welding--a little OT
>
>I'vwe always been of the opinion that Tig welding will give you a
>sunburn a
>lot easier than stick. Ever noticed the smell that gets in your hands?
>Burnt
>flesh maybe? The welders at work use the auto darkening hements, thin
>leather gloves, and the leather arm/chest protectors. One other thing
>most
>welders I've seen do is to bend a loop in the end of the rod. It's real
>easy
>to poke somebody with that 3ft rod by accident. Happened to me once.
>
>John Hall
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <DieselBob at aol.com>
>To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:39 AM
>Subject: Re: [AT] TIG welding--a little OT
>
>
> > Just a comment or question on the emphasis some have made about
>protective
> > clothing with TIG.  I've stick welded for decades and have made the
> > mistake  of
> > not being covered up and got the "sun burn" discussed.  When I got my
> > used
> > TIG welder 2 years ago, I got a couple of burns that were
>unanticipated
> > which
> > led me to believe the radiation from TIG was much stronger.  Is this
> > true, if
> > so why?  The frequency?  Less protection from the gas  shielding of
>the
> > weld?
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
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