Book suggestions; Practical Welding

[Michael Horowitz]

I'm an OxAy welder or rather, I can weld a nice bead on .035 4130 and
can jig up and build a cluster. But only on a workbench.

There is a wealth of practical knowledge that's not covered in the
books I have; for example, how do you weld on an aircraft while
retaining the fabric covering (think WHOOSH!!!!!)

Anyone found a book that goes past the basics and discusses practical
hint and kinks? - Mike

[Phil]

WHOOSH .... is bad , I have been in the EAA for about 1000 years , used to
work for A/C manufacturing as certified welder , have had to do repairs on
covered planes , we just cut the cover away for 10 or 12 inches in every
direction and taped it fast , got some wet rags and packed every inch of
fabric with wet cloth , you really have to be aware of your torch and treat
it like a loaded gun , welding near fabric is not a solo job either, you
must have a extra man with an extinguisher and also a water hose under
pressure , it can and is done often , the newer TIG process does confine the
heat to a smaller area and less apt to have a disaster , good luck ..Phil L.
"Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
...
> I'm an OxAy welder or rather, I can weld a nice bead on .035 4130 and
> can jig up and build a cluster. But only on a workbench.
>
> There is a wealth of practical knowledge that's not covered in the
> books I have; for example, how do you weld on an aircraft while
> retaining the fabric covering (think WHOOSH!!!!!)
>
> Anyone found a book that goes past the basics and discusses practical
> hint and kinks? - Mike
>

[echristl]

On Aug 24, 5:39*pm, "Phil" > wrote:
> WHOOSH .... is bad , I have been in the EAA for about 1000 years , used to
> work for A/C manufacturing as certified welder , have had to do repairs on
> covered planes , we just cut the cover away for 10 or 12 inches in every
> direction and taped it fast , got some wet rags and packed every inch of
> fabric with wet cloth , you really have to be aware of your torch and treat
> it like a loaded gun , welding near fabric is not a solo job either, you
> must have a extra man with an extinguisher and also a water hose under
> pressure , it can and is done often , the newer TIG process does confine the
> heat to a smaller area and less apt to have a disaster , good luck ..Phil L."Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message


Also, aluminum foil is your friend. Put it over the wet rags. It is
cheap and effective for containing the "Oops! I pointed the flame the
wrong way for a second."