Originally Posted by John Stevenson
Hindsight No2.
Been welding for ages or so it seems, gas , stick then followed by MiG.
Then followed by big MiG's and even bigger MiG's.
Read all the books, talked to the experienced hands and soon got in their ways.
Sod what the book says about gas pressure, turn the wire feed down, put the torch to your ear and set gas pressure based on experience [ rapidly growing ] wind speed, time of the month, and a bit of ear of bat, tongue of newt and it works a blast.
That used to it that it soon becomes second nature.
Then TiG enters into the affordable realms of the home shop. Got to have three halfpence worth of this.
Get the books read up on how it works, get the sales blurb and read all about AC/DC, then get the right books and it all makes sense when you get the right AC/DC [ Can you really do that with all those chains and rubber?? ]
Down to the local welding shop full of this new found knowledge and order the latest all singing, all dancing TiG welder and up the gas contract to cover a bottle of argon.
Then comes the great day, connect up to the mains, polish the case.
Connect up to the gas, polish the case. Connect the torch, polish the case, I know but we have all been there........
Look around for some alloy scraps to turn into masterpieces of fabrication [ well will do after I have hidden the first 100 or so ]
Switch on, no wire feed to worry about, adjust gas, torch to ear, press trigger.
JESUS H CHRIST WITH A FLAT TYRE, 4,000 volts AC shoot from the torch to my lughole, across my shoulder and down my back, thru my boot and across the road to a No 52 bus stop.
Yes I know a TiG carries dual voltage, I did read the book, I do understand how they work.
I'm a moron.............................
Well it was funny in hindsight............
