[TheForge] TIG on a budget?

Thu Nov 13 13:25:01 2003

not married huh..... :-) got to make some sense to the wife. The shop is not
heated and winter is coming
Dan Scheid

> 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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