[AT] TIG welding--a little OT

[Larry D. Goss]

I keep forgetting that you're here in town, Keith.  Thanks for the offer
on welding, but it's "The Season" here now.  I'm working hard to keep up
with the spring service work on lawn mowers and tractors from my
neighbors and past customers.  I took a little time this morning to
blank out some battery trays for early Power King tractors and will
probably weld those up in a few days.  I talked with my machinist friend
about the responses that have come in regarding the HF auto-darkening
helmet and he agreed with what has been said by others.  He also has
difficulty welding outside because of activation by sunlight.

Larry

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Keith Kinney
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 9:44 AM
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Subject: RE: [AT] TIG welding--a little OT

Larry
Like the others, I have the HF Auto Darkening helmet.  Works great 
and makes welding so much easier.  If you want to give it a try 
before you buy let me know and you can borrow ours.  Or you can come 
over and we'll find some welding you can do.:-)
Just across town.
Keith Kinney


At 07:44 PM 3/17/2006, 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
>
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>[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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Keith Kinney
Evansville, Indiana  USA
www.HerculesEngines.com 

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