[TheForge] TIG on a budget?

Thu Nov 13 13:09:00 2003

Dave,
If it is a hobby, you don't HAVE to justify it. You just DO it because it is
fun. You only have to justify it if it is work related.
Darrell

http://www.machinemaster.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] TIG on a budget?

> At 17:57 11/12/03, you wrote:
> >Dave, you should really give TIG a try, with a foot control for current
it
> >is magic !!
>
> Mr. Smucker ...
>
> I have, that's why it's so tempting.  Last February I went up to Gene
> Olson's place in Elk River, MN to work on a stainless railing and banister
> for some rich mogul's new lakeside home.  I got my intro to TIG in a big
> way on that job.  The foot pedal is really a good thing and gives you
great
> control over the power usage.  I even tried TIGing some 22ga sheet but
> wasn't very good at keeping the heat down.  Burnt a lot of holes that
> needed filling.  But the TIG is great for the filling also.
>
> My problem is justification on a tight budget and only limited projects to
> use it.  When I was doing a lot of smithing it would have been worth
> it.  But the last couple of years it's been more hobby than work.  So I
> guess I'll have to work on that justification a little more.
>
> Dave Brown
> Heritage Smithing
> Green Bay, WI
> ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
>
>
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