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by wronghand
Fri Jun 01, 2018 3:09 pm
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Hood upgrades for music
Replies: 5
Views: 1498

Re: Hood upgrades for music

If music is banned then don't listen to music. We had to do the same thing in a shop I worked at. Lots of overhead cranes and lots of young guys wandering around listening to music. Had a few close calls because they couldn't hear us yelling to get out of the way over their "tunes". Tried ...
by wronghand
Fri Jun 01, 2018 3:00 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Tig Welding Old School!
Replies: 19
Views: 2861

Re: Tig Welding Old School!

Ya one final big dab and snap out QUICK. It can be done fast enough to maintain gas coverage. Industry standard for field welding AS pipe is still a scratch start rig on an engine drive welder. I do it all the time and manage to NOT oxidize the end of a weld. It takes a lot of practice tho...
by wronghand
Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:42 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: engine drive help
Replies: 8
Views: 1187

Re: engine drive help

Welders are like boats: if you buy the smaller one you'll end up wishing it was bigger. My recommend would be a Ranger 305g. Plenty of jam for 99% of anything you'll ever do and they won't break the bank. Lincoln all the way for me. The 305g on my truck was purchased new in 2011 and still runs like ...
by wronghand
Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:24 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: New to Forum
Replies: 2
Views: 370

New to Forum

20180526_121727.jpg 20180526_121727.jpg Hi there, Just a note to say hello to everyone. A little about me I guess, Been welding fore close to 20 years now I own a small welding company in the Yukon Territory. Specialize in custom fab work Stainless and carbon pipe fab Portable line boring Equipment...