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.....old guy wanting to learn new tricks
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:47 pm
by Olf Art
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.
Re: .....old guy wanting to learn new tricks
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:03 am
by Zach_T
Tremors on mig welding steel? If so are you running solid core wire with shielding gas?
Re: .....old guy wanting to learn new tricks
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:32 am
by paul_s
Welcome to the forum.
Re: .....old guy wanting to learn new tricks
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:23 am
by Mike
Welcome to the forum Paul.
And happy birthday.
Re: .....old guy wanting to learn new tricks
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:22 am
by Olf Art
Zach_T wrote:Tremors on mig welding steel? If so are you running solid core wire with shielding gas?
Yes, .035" wire & CO2
Re: .....old guy wanting to learn new tricks
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:31 am
by Zach_T
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
Re: .....old guy wanting to learn new tricks
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:21 pm
by AKweldshop
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
Re: .....old guy wanting to learn new tricks
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:08 pm
by Olf Art
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.
Olf Art