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Book suggestions; Practical Welding
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 |
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Book suggestions; Practical Welding
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 |
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Book suggestions; Practical Welding
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." |
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