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by Tubal
Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:12 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Yet another welding helmet question.
Replies: 43
Views: 3952

Re: Yet another welding helmet question.

Jody shows one of these in his helmet video....if I recall correctly he liked it.

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by Tubal
Sun Mar 08, 2015 6:26 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: tungsten size
Replies: 11
Views: 1478

Re: tungsten size

Without going into to detail, Jody talks about tungsten type, size and much more in the "TIG basics" series....

Again, highly recommend spending the time to watch the series.

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by Tubal
Sun Mar 08, 2015 5:08 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: tungsten size
Replies: 11
Views: 1478

Re: tungsten size

pet1sr wrote:Is there a good reference to figuring out the size of the tungsten you should use for the thickness of the metal, whether it's a chart or formula......
Recommend you watch Jody"s video series on TIG, might help, certainly helped me....

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by Tubal
Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:04 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Hello from Texas Hill Country
Replies: 8
Views: 699

Re: Hello from Texas Hill Country

Appreciate the "thanks for service" from everyone--had 19 years 6 mos and 22 days of active duty when retired, 28 years of total service, enlisted in the Reserves prior to college....so the military was my life for a long time. Jonathan: Will be talking about shop design a lot, need concep...
by Tubal
Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:44 pm
Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
Topic: Homemade steel sawhorses.
Replies: 11
Views: 2421

Re: Homemade steel sawhorses.

Hey, thanks mucho....trying to soak in that knowledge.
by Tubal
Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:25 pm
Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
Topic: Homemade steel sawhorses.
Replies: 11
Views: 2421

Re: Homemade steel sawhorses.

Nice work....couple of questions:

How much do they weigh?

If one was going to build these with just an old AC/DC stick machine, which rod is favored?

Thanks,
Andy
by Tubal
Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:16 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Hello from Texas Hill Country
Replies: 8
Views: 699

Re: Hello from Texas Hill Country

Thanks Steve: Lucky in the fact that I'm not confined to my wheelchair at this point in time, but it's been part of my lifefor the last 8 years....standing up" wears on me quickly, and I'm certainly a fall hazard, plus a wheelchair is required for any distance, which amounts to about 90% of the...
by Tubal
Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:38 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Hello from Texas Hill Country
Replies: 8
Views: 699

Hello from Texas Hill Country

Hello: Like most here, spent many hours watching Jody's tips, so finally decided to take the time and join up.... Really started welding at a very young age, growing up on a farm a long time ago, even took a welding Vo-Tech course, but my real job was the military. Severely wounded in Iraq with spin...