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Olf Art
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Hey,
I'm Olf Art aka Paul Aitchison, I'm 72 this month and I am building from scratch a custom mid-rear engine sports bodied car. The body is a combination of steel and aluminum. Consequently I am very interested in learning O/A welding Aluminum. I have welded/brazed w O/A steel and have almost learned MIG welding steel. A major problem I have is tremors, I need any tips on how to overcome this obstacle. I'd appreciate any comments.
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Zach_T
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Tremors on mig welding steel? If so are you running solid core wire with shielding gas?
If ya ain't burnin ya ain't earnin
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paul_s
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Welcome to the forum.
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Mike
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Welcome to the forum Paul.
And happy birthday.
M J Mauer Andover, Ohio

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Olf Art
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Zach_T wrote:Tremors on mig welding steel? If so are you running solid core wire with shielding gas?
Yes, .035" wire & CO2
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Zach_T
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Olf Art wrote:
Zach_T wrote:Tremors on mig welding steel? If so are you running solid core wire with shielding gas?
Yes, .035" wire & CO2
Could you possibly take some pictures? So I could get a better understanding
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Welcome mate.

In your best words, what is tremors???

Is the wire stubbing in the puddle, or is it burning back and globbing????

A pic might help.

~John
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Olf Art
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I've some problems with MIG, but by propping and using 2 hands I can lay a reasonable weld. However, O/A welding holding the torch with one hand and the filler rod with the other creates shaking of both hands. Propping and forcing myself to calm down (obviously a neural, read old age problem) helps some, but it is a very difficult situation. Surely there are other old-time welders that may have overcome similar issues.
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