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| Bernd:
Hey your tig looks much better than my mig. But it looks like your gaining ground on the welding, ya got a few "dimes" laid down there nice. :thumbup: Bernd |
| Dean W:
That one piece was pretty thick for a guy still learning about TIG, Gadget. You did alright! Your castings look very good, to me, (that's coming from someone who may know about welding, but has never got past reading about casting). This is probably the only way I'll ever get my own scraper, (by casting), so I'm enjoying and learning from your project. Dean |
| Gadget:
Thanks guys. Dean, did you mean shaper or scraper. I have a shaper on the project list. I will be doing that after the mill is finished (kind of backward order) Dan |
| ieezitin:
Gadget Nice work. I am very interested in the out come of this. I am a welder for a living and see the little things you are doing wrong by the photographs shown. You don’t have bad welding skills you need just a little theory and a pointer in the right direction. Its an easy fix. I am going to in the next month do a thread on stick and Tig welding from start to finish. Getting involved of the theory and metallurgy of it. Walking the cup and stick angle will be covered, that’s half the battle. It really is easy and the techniques are simple. Its all about practice. Your job is fine. Nice work. Anthony. |
| Dean W:
Dan, I meant "shaper". Too fast typing, to slow proof reading! The Gingery type would probably be the only kind I would consider. I could buy a used one, but the DG one looks about the right size for my small, fairly full shop, and it's one I could move around without a lifting apparatus. I was also a welder at my main job for some 20 years, until I changed directions due to degradations of my personal structure. I expect you were probably using the TIG on the fixture you welded as a way of getting in some practice. That's about what it takes, too. Welding is very much a "doing" thing, and it's less easy to tell about it than to show about it. If you have questions, though, at least you know there are a couple of guys here who've spent some time under a welding hood. Now, time for me to sit back and watch this casting stuff! Dean |
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