Hi all,
No spring chicken here. Set myself up with a everlast 160 STH and all the goodies minus a foot pedal which is next. First bead was horrible, but after about 10 beads starting to lay down like messy dimes.
Goal is to weld an airframe out of 4130. Biggest challenge is its really thin walled tubing- .045 and .063. Some .190
Got ballsy and tried to weld a bold to the end of 1/2" .035 wall 4130. Blew right through the tube end... So that's what I'm here to learn to do... Weld tubing. Looking forward to contributing and learning. And a lot of thanks to Jody for making me believe in myself... If already learned that welding is an art! Not everyone can paint a picture, but with enough practice you can get there. The Bob Ross of welding.
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exnailpounder
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Welcome aboard! 52 y/o lifelong welder just got back into tig after 15 years off so I know how you feel. Ass time and Jodys videos will get you up to speed in no time. Highly recommend the foot pedal though.
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