[AT] TIG welding--a little OT

[John Hall]

Another thing the hook helps with is having something to hang the rod with 
before putting it back in the box. Otherwise the short pieces fall down to 
the bottom and pretty soon you'll have a bunch of short ones in the bottom 
of the box.

John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:44 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] TIG welding--a little OT


> 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
>
>