Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#2
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Merry Christmas All !!
On Wednesday, December 25, 2013 10:49:39 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:17:11 -0500, KC wrote: On 12/25/2013 9:27 PM, wrote: On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 05:11:56 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: Leaving to go watch grandkids open presents! Hope ALL of you have a super Christmas and find the joy and peace that comes with the season. Don't forget to give the Salvation Army collection man/lady a few bucks to get themselves a nice dinner somewhere. Oh, and put some money in the bucket too! Thanks I hope everyone had a great Christmas. The kids were all here and we had lots of fun, ate too much and engaged in the total commitment to stimulate the economy. The wrapping paper alone would heat the house of a 3d worlder for a couple days. Watta country! 70s and sunny so we got out for an evening boat ride after the kids left http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Christmas%20sunset%2013.jpg Nice... spent the day with my girls, got a flux core, wire feed, welder so I guess it's time for me and Jess to learn a new art I have a little Lincoln 100a (used/free from a friend) but I still have not done a lot with it. I played with it a little and it crapped out. Something went wrong in the wire guide of the lead. I never took the time to get the wire free. I think that is why I ended up with it. I keep promising myself I am going to buy the MIG conversion kit that replaces all of that stuff along with a gas feed but I haven't seen the need yet. I still have my old stick box. I really want a TIG. I have a Hobart 180. It'll do flux core or gas, and while flux core does the job, the gas is much cleaner with better results. With gas you do need to be indoors or in calm wind. Squirting wire (MIG) is pretty easy to learn. My understanding is that TIG has a much steeper learning curve. |
#3
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Merry Christmas All !!
On 12/26/2013 7:55 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, December 25, 2013 10:49:39 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:17:11 -0500, KC wrote: On 12/25/2013 9:27 PM, wrote: On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 05:11:56 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: Leaving to go watch grandkids open presents! Hope ALL of you have a super Christmas and find the joy and peace that comes with the season. Don't forget to give the Salvation Army collection man/lady a few bucks to get themselves a nice dinner somewhere. Oh, and put some money in the bucket too! Thanks I hope everyone had a great Christmas. The kids were all here and we had lots of fun, ate too much and engaged in the total commitment to stimulate the economy. The wrapping paper alone would heat the house of a 3d worlder for a couple days. Watta country! 70s and sunny so we got out for an evening boat ride after the kids left http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Christmas%20sunset%2013.jpg Nice... spent the day with my girls, got a flux core, wire feed, welder so I guess it's time for me and Jess to learn a new art I have a little Lincoln 100a (used/free from a friend) but I still have not done a lot with it. I played with it a little and it crapped out. Something went wrong in the wire guide of the lead. I never took the time to get the wire free. I think that is why I ended up with it. I keep promising myself I am going to buy the MIG conversion kit that replaces all of that stuff along with a gas feed but I haven't seen the need yet. I still have my old stick box. I really want a TIG. I have a Hobart 180. It'll do flux core or gas, and while flux core does the job, the gas is much cleaner with better results. With gas you do need to be indoors or in calm wind. Squirting wire (MIG) is pretty easy to learn. My understanding is that TIG has a much steeper learning curve. Yeah, that's where they told me to start. Jess and I have a bud across town who is a welder by trade, said to call him as soon as I get a machine and he will head over to start the lessons I already have a couple projects in the works. |
#4
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Merry Christmas All !!
On 12/26/2013 8:11 AM, KC wrote:
On 12/26/2013 7:55 AM, wrote: On Wednesday, December 25, 2013 10:49:39 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:17:11 -0500, KC wrote: On 12/25/2013 9:27 PM, wrote: On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 05:11:56 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: Leaving to go watch grandkids open presents! Hope ALL of you have a super Christmas and find the joy and peace that comes with the season. Don't forget to give the Salvation Army collection man/lady a few bucks to get themselves a nice dinner somewhere. Oh, and put some money in the bucket too! Thanks I hope everyone had a great Christmas. The kids were all here and we had lots of fun, ate too much and engaged in the total commitment to stimulate the economy. The wrapping paper alone would heat the house of a 3d worlder for a couple days. Watta country! 70s and sunny so we got out for an evening boat ride after the kids left http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Christmas%20sunset%2013.jpg Nice... spent the day with my girls, got a flux core, wire feed, welder so I guess it's time for me and Jess to learn a new art I have a little Lincoln 100a (used/free from a friend) but I still have not done a lot with it. I played with it a little and it crapped out. Something went wrong in the wire guide of the lead. I never took the time to get the wire free. I think that is why I ended up with it. I keep promising myself I am going to buy the MIG conversion kit that replaces all of that stuff along with a gas feed but I haven't seen the need yet. I still have my old stick box. I really want a TIG. I have a Hobart 180. It'll do flux core or gas, and while flux core does the job, the gas is much cleaner with better results. With gas you do need to be indoors or in calm wind. Squirting wire (MIG) is pretty easy to learn. My understanding is that TIG has a much steeper learning curve. Yeah, that's where they told me to start. Jess and I have a bud across town who is a welder by trade, said to call him as soon as I get a machine and he will head over to start the lessons I already have a couple projects in the works. TIG welding is an art form to me. I learned to use both TIG and MIG welders, although my welds look horrible compared to the highly skilled and certified welders I've known over the years. In the business I was in, the large (up to 120" square) vacuum chambers are constructed of half-inch thick (or thicker) stainless steel plate. The welds required for vacuum integrity all have to be TIG welded to ensure 100 percent root penetration to eliminate any microscopic voids or cracks. You could hold liquids with no problem with these microscopic cracks because the molecules in the liquid are larger than the cracks ... therefore no leakage. But to many gases in the atmosphere the same crack looks like the Grand Canyon. We put "stiffeners" on the chambers to add the required wall strength to withstand a 14.7 psi pressure delta. A 60" square chamber under vacuum has about 26 tons of force per side trying to crush it like a tin can. Those welds were structural only and therefore could be MIG welded. Watching the quality of the "bead" that some of the welders could lay down over a long distance was amazing. Tedious work, but critical to the vacuum integrity of the chamber. |
#5
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Merry Christmas All !!
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 8:55:28 AM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:
TIG welding is an art form to me. I learned to use both TIG and MIG welders, although my welds look horrible compared to the highly skilled and certified welders I've known over the years. Absolutely! I'm just a hobby welder... I can stick metal together, but it's not always very pretty. Just like a good golf shot, occasionally I'll lay down some good puddles, but then right next to it I'll create something ugly. A friend who's a metal artist and a good MIG/TIG welder told me that's what grinders are made for. :-) |
#6
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Merry Christmas All !!
wrote:
On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 08:55:28 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: TIG welding is an art form to me. I learned to use both TIG and MIG welders, although my welds look horrible compared to the highly skilled and certified welders I've known over the years. In the business I was in, the large (up to 120" square) vacuum chambers are constructed of half-inch thick (or thicker) stainless steel plate. The welds required for vacuum integrity all have to be TIG welded to ensure 100 percent root penetration to eliminate any microscopic voids or cracks. You could hold liquids with no problem with these microscopic cracks because the molecules in the liquid are larger than the cracks ... therefore no leakage. But to many gases in the atmosphere the same crack looks like the Grand Canyon. We put "stiffeners" on the chambers to add the required wall strength to withstand a 14.7 psi pressure delta. A 60" square chamber under vacuum has about 26 tons of force per side trying to crush it like a tin can. Those welds were structural only and therefore could be MIG welded. Watching the quality of the "bead" that some of the welders could lay down over a long distance was amazing. Tedious work, but critical to the vacuum integrity of the chamber. TIG is the welder of choice for pontoon boats around here and that work is steady. A guy with a TIG on a truck can easily charge $100 an hour or more, usually with a 2 hour minimum. I do understand it is an art. The quality of the weld you can get makes it worth learning tho. I started with a stick welder and once I get in the groove I can lay down a decent bead. I usually have to practice for a while before I start on the real work because I don't really weld that often these days. If I am serious about it I put my rods in the oven at low heat for a while to get them dried out You can practice a lot of TIG technique with oxy/acet gas welding. Very similar, but TIG has better heat control. |
#7
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Merry Christmas All !!
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 8:11:53 AM UTC-5, KC wrote:
Yeah, that's where they told me to start. Jess and I have a bud across town who is a welder by trade, said to call him as soon as I get a machine and he will head over to start the lessons I already have a couple projects in the works. Get some scrap metal and practice! Since my first project was (and still is) some auto body work, I went by a friends body shop and got some body panels that were pulled from wrecks. Cut a chunk out, weld it back in, repeat.. Tough to do at first without blowing holes through it. Figured out later that thicker metal is easier to weld, you just have to worry about getting enough penetration instead of too much. Get a decent quality welding helmet. Gotta protect those eyes. |
#8
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Merry Christmas All !!
|
#9
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Merry Christmas All !!
wrote:
On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:17:11 -0500, KC wrote: On 12/25/2013 9:27 PM, wrote: On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 05:11:56 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: Leaving to go watch grandkids open presents! Hope ALL of you have a super Christmas and find the joy and peace that comes with the season. Don't forget to give the Salvation Army collection man/lady a few bucks to get themselves a nice dinner somewhere. Oh, and put some money in the bucket too! Thanks I hope everyone had a great Christmas. The kids were all here and we had lots of fun, ate too much and engaged in the total commitment to stimulate the economy. The wrapping paper alone would heat the house of a 3d worlder for a couple days. Watta country! 70s and sunny so we got out for an evening boat ride after the kids left http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Christmas%20sunset%2013.jpg Nice... spent the day with my girls, got a flux core, wire feed, welder so I guess it's time for me and Jess to learn a new art I have a little Lincoln 100a (used/free from a friend) but I still have not done a lot with it. I played with it a little and it crapped out. Something went wrong in the wire guide of the lead. I never took the time to get the wire free. I think that is why I ended up with it. I keep promising myself I am going to buy the MIG conversion kit that replaces all of that stuff along with a gas feed but I haven't seen the need yet. I still have my old stick box. I really want a TIG. I have the Lincoln 180c with a spool gun, so I also do aluminum. I do art welding as a hobby, and want both a TIG and a plasma cutter added to the arsenal. The Lincoln does both MIG and also flux core. Most of the steel I do is flux core, and use my old AIRCO stick welder for stainless and heavy steel. |
#10
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Merry Christmas All !!
On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 21:27:38 -0500, wrote:
On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 05:11:56 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: Leaving to go watch grandkids open presents! Hope ALL of you have a super Christmas and find the joy and peace that comes with the season. Don't forget to give the Salvation Army collection man/lady a few bucks to get themselves a nice dinner somewhere. Oh, and put some money in the bucket too! Thanks I hope everyone had a great Christmas. The kids were all here and we had lots of fun, ate too much and engaged in the total commitment to stimulate the economy. The wrapping paper alone would heat the house of a 3d worlder for a couple days. Watta country! 70s and sunny so we got out for an evening boat ride after the kids left http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Christmas%20sunset%2013.jpg Our kids and grandkids are all coming later today. Open presents and then eat. I'm cheating, cooking only spaghetti and garlic bread and salad (brought by daughter). Kids'll love it though. -- Have a Blessed Chrismahanukwanzakah and a Spectacular New Year! John H |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL! | General | |||
Merry Christmas | ASA | |||
Merry Christmas one and all. | ASA | |||
Merry Christmas A Christmas gift to everyone.. | Electronics |