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nfivesl(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:31 pm Post subject: Gas Welding for Rookies

As the author of the Kitplanes article, parts I and II

(mentioned below), I highly recommend the Meco Midget

torch.  I was using it last weekend thinking how glad

I was that I learned to gas weld.  All of my

experience has been on thin steel, but I plan to learn

to weld thin aluminum with the torch soon.  I ordered

the flux and filler rods from Tinmantech.com but they

have been gathering dust mostly.   For anybody that's

interested, part II of my article was about the

technique of welding with oxy/acet. and I posted it

here:

http://www.cooknwithgas.com/WeldingPart2.pdf



Part I was about gathering the bottles, goggles, etc.

and I don't think I scanned it. 



In following this thread I saw no mention of goggles

for aluminum welding.  I did a lot of research on this

and it seems that you need blue goggles to filter out

the orange flame that can obscure the puddle when

aluminum welding.  I saw this the one time I tried it

with regular goggles.  I found some cobalt blue

goggles that have a gold tint on the front to protect

your eyes after an extensive internet search a few

years ago.  I can't find the link right now so I can't

post the location.  Apparently the cobalt blue goggles

that smelters use is not approved for aluminum welding

because it damages your eyes.  Something to keep in

mind.  



Happy Building, 



Scott Laughlin

www.cooknwithgas.com

Sun-N Fun Bound!



--- "Condon, Philip M." <pcondon(at)mitre.org> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   http://www.tinmantech.com/html/kent_white.php

 Last year,
	


 	  Quote: 	
		   Kit Planes did a article on gas welding and used the

 same torch

 (Meco)that Kent sells (get the tip kit and carrying

 fish)

 http://www.tinmantech.com/html/meco_midget_torch.php

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daberti(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: Gas Welding for Rookies

I went through the Gas Welding E.A.A. seminar last January and the

instructor specifically mentioned that there is nothing about gas welding

light that can damage your eyes.  The darker lens and special color lens is

strictly for allowing you to see the puddle and how the material is reacting

to the flame.  Tig welding is another story as is any electric welding.



Dave



And I highly recommend taking the course.  I welded aluminum too but you

don't want any aluminum I welded in your plane.



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