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[Bodyperson]

It is 1000 dollar welder for 700 I am thinking of tig for body patches

The tips are metric on newer Lincoln’s too.

 

[chryslerfat]

Never used a Tig.

I used one 30 years ago in Ford Prototype welding mostly exhaust systems and built myself a stainless fuel tank for demolition derby. It is a more concentrated heat which I think would be better for body patches. I already have a mig welder and a spot welder.

 

[Bodyperson]

I used one 30 years ago in Ford Prototype welding mostly exhaust systems and built myself a stainless fuel tank for demolition derby. It is a more concentrated heat which I think would be better for body patches. I already have a mig welder and a spot welder.

You get less shrinking with tig but damn it’s slow.

 

[chryslerfat]

Next I am thinking of building a frame jack for pulling frames

 

[Frodee]

I used one 30 years ago in Ford Prototype welding mostly exhaust systems and built myself a stainless fuel tank for demolition derby. It is a more concentrated heat which I think would be better for body patches. I already have a mig welder and a spot welder.

Done lots of mig welding and spot welding and would like to try a tig welder.

 

[Frodee]

You get less shrinking with tig but damn it’s slow.

Can you control the heat better and not blow a hole when welding sheet metal?

 

[Bodyperson]

Can you control the heat better and not blow a hole when welding sheet metal?

I can’t. Lol.

 

[Bodyperson]

I bought the tig for aluminum and S.S. I love it for aluminum. SS is kind of tricky. You gotta back flow it with argon.

 

[chryslerfat]

Can you control the heat better and not blow a hole when welding sheet metal?

I found when I used it 30 years ago with the pedal control I was pretty good at controlling heat and not blowing holes. I welded a filler neck section to the tank I made with no filler rod.

 

[Bodyperson]

I found when I used it 30 years ago with the pedal control I was pretty good at controlling heat and not blowing holes. I welded a filler neck section to the tank I made with no filler rod.

They make a controller that goes on the torch too. Water cooled torch would be nice.

 

[Frodee]

I bought the tig for aluminum and S.S. I love it for aluminum. SS is kind of tricky. You gotta back flow it with argon.

never welded aluminum would be fun to try.

 

[chryslerfat]

never welded aluminum would be fun to try.

To tig weld it it has to be clean clean did I say clean or it will blow a big hole fast.

 

[Frodee]

I found when I used it 30 years ago with the pedal control I was pretty good at controlling heat and not blowing holes. I welded a filler neck section to the tank I made with no filler rod.

Sounds good I'd like to try it. I'm not a good welder.

 

[Bodyperson]

never welded aluminum would be fun to try.

It’s a lot like O/A

 

[Frodee]

It’s a lot like O/A

O/A ?

 

[Frodee]

Bed time for me good night guys.

 

[Bodyperson]

O/A ?

oxygen acetylene

 

[Yunick13]

 

[Yunick13]

 

[Biff]

You guys have all the fun

 

[Biff]

 

[Ahoey]

Snow dropped about 8, 10” in bush everything’s still frozen, south side buildings melting out but snowing like stupid this morn. Ok enough winter already

 

[Mark Wainwright]

oxygen acetylene

I used a lot of O/A building door glass channels etc especially on antiques

 

[Mark Wainwright]

Morning guys and Happy Hump Day.
Sunny this morning and rain this afternoon.
We're losing a lot of snow now.
These are snowdrops that were growing under the snow

 

[Ahoey]

Just sold two boxes about 4 hr work time $30 for material, sold $150 apiece