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Old June 20th 06, 11:28 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Default O/A welding question: tip size

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:58:51 -0400, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea
Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote:

"mhorowit" wrote in message
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Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
But it sounds like, in spite of what your chart says,
you need to use a smaller tip. Just be sure you are getting enough of a
puddle on the sleeve as you turn down the heat.


Someone in the office suggests if I go to a much smaller tip, then the
area I'm heating will be smaller and therefore I may be introducing
stresses closer to the work.
Is that a consideration in the world of 4130? - Mike


That's news to me...


OK, I'll take that as a "forget about it" - MIke