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I don't understand why he doesn't get
sunburned either. I'm sure the cigarettes will kill him first though. He
must weld at least 4 hrs a day. He always has some way cool project
going on. Last week was a 1916? Indian motorcycle exhaust (I love the
indents in the gas tank above the unshielded spark plugs!), the top secret new
Norton prototype, some old Ford with a flat head v-8 engine (only three in
existence) and an order for half a dozen austin-healy exhaust headers. He
must like me because he tends to drop whatever and weld my stuff up for me while
I wait.
After Tom starts an
arc his machine goes pretty much silent. The rod gets dipped into the
puddle on a cyclical basis. He welds maybe an 1 1/2" length bead before he
needs to turn the project. He doesn't appear to be suntanned. Safety
practices could be better in his shop (like wearing goggles with
grinders). He paints some black stuff on the interior of the pipes for
stainless and if the gaps to fill are too big he pressurizes the pipes with
argon to prevent blobs inside that would catch heat and burn
through.
Cutting those pipes to
intersect is an art. you remove a 1/16th and suddenly it's a 1/4".
The pipe touches in one spot, you grind it down a bit and everything
changes. Working in three axis is challenging.
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Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 1:44
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re:
Was this TIG
welded? How does he keep his hand from getting that arc induced
sunburn? Man, I played with my TIG welder for about 15 minutes when I
first got it. I read all the warnings and such, and figured they
only applied to people who did this hours a
day.
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