Welding on your head

[Michael Horowitz]

I've gotten pretty good with my OA welds; I spent the last three
months practicing a splice by inner sleeve and am pleased that after
much practice I can melt the three components together and get good
penetration. On the bench.

However, when I tried welding on the fuselage, it's an entirely
diffferent situation. Just like they don't tell you that 95% of the
effort is jigging things into position, they don't tell you the other
95% is positioning the work so that you can work comfortably.

On the bench, everything is timed and measured and meticulous; if I'm
welding from the side, things get tense.

Am I correct that this is going to turn into weld-a-little,t urn the
work .weld-a-little, turn the work?

Can someone share any hints on how to support your forearm? - Mike

[Brian Whatcott]

Michael Horowitz wrote:
> I've gotten pretty good with my OA welds; I spent the last three
> months practicing a splice by inner sleeve and am pleased that after
> much practice I can melt the three components together and get good
> penetration. On the bench.
>
> However, when I tried welding on the fuselage, it's an entirely
> diffferent situation. Just like they don't tell you that 95% of the
> effort is jigging things into position, they don't tell you the other
> 95% is positioning the work so that you can work comfortably.
>
> On the bench, everything is timed and measured and meticulous; if I'm
> welding from the side, things get tense.
>
> Am I correct that this is going to turn into weld-a-little,t urn the
> work .weld-a-little, turn the work?
>
> Can someone share any hints on how to support your forearm? - Mike
>
>
Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one!

:-)

Brian W

[Morgans[_2_]]

"brian whatcott" > wrote

> Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one!
>
Yep'er!

How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig?

Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig!

Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and
stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes
that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot.
Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags.

As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging
shape ! ! ! <g>
--
Jim in NC

[Morgans[_2_]]

"brian whatcott" > wrote

> Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one!
>
Yep'er!

How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig?

Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig!

Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and
stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes
that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot.
Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags.

As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging
shape ! ! ! <g>
--
Jim in NC

[Morgans[_2_]]

"brian whatcott" > wrote

> Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one!
>
Yep'er!

How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig?

Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig!

Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and
stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes
that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot.
Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags.

As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging
shape ! ! ! <g>
--
Jim in NC

[Morgans[_2_]]

"brian whatcott" > wrote

> Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one!
>
Yep'er!

How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig?

Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig!

Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and
stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes
that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot.
Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags.

As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging
shape ! ! ! <g>
--
Jim in NC

[Morgans[_2_]]

Sorry for the triple stutter, all.
--
Jim in NC

[Michael Horowitz]

On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:56:15 -0400, "Morgans"
> wrote:

>
>"brian whatcott" > wrote
>
>> Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one!
>>
>Yep'er!
>
>How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig?
>
>Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig!
>
>Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and
>stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes
>that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot.
>Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags.
>
>As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging
>shape ! ! ! <g>


forearm exercises.
more beer drinking?

[Dan[_12_]]

Michael Horowitz wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:56:15 -0400, "Morgans"
> > wrote:
>
>> "brian whatcott" > wrote
>>
>>> Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one!
>>>
>> Yep'er!
>>
>> How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig?
>>
>> Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig!
>>
>> Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and
>> stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes
>> that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot.
>> Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags.
>>
>> As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging
>> shape ! ! ! <g>
>
>
> forearm exercises.
> more beer drinking?

12 ounce curls.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

[Oliver Arend]

> * *12 ounce curls.

12 oz?

How about:
http://p3.focus.de/img/gen/x/E/HBxEXFiD_Pxgen_r_220xA.jpg

Oliver

[vaughn[_3_]]

"Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
...
>
> On the bench, everything is timed and measured and meticulous; if I'm
> welding from the side, things get tense.

In my Navy days I remember seeing welding classes with the student's work
mounted not only *under* the bench, but way back in a corner of the booth.
Welding can't always be done in a convenient place.

Vaughn