"Richard Smith" wrote in message news:ly4knhd2o1.fsf@richards-air-2.home...
Hi all
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Good for you. Professional-quality welding is a skill I lack and may
never acquire, though my butt-welded flush patches in the 0.5mm Honda
fender steel came out good enough that I didn't need any filler on one
of them.
"Richard Smith" wrote in message
news:ly4knhd2o1.fsf@richards-air-2.home...
Hi all
...
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Good for you. Professional-quality welding is a skill I lack and may
never acquire, though my butt-welded flush patches in the 0.5mm Honda
fender steel came out good enough that I didn't need any filler on one
of them.
"Richard Smith" wrote in message
news:lya6x3lec4.fsf@richards-air-2.home...
"Jim Wilkins" <muratlanne@gmail.com> writes:
"Richard Smith" wrote in message
news:ly4knhd2o1.fsf@richards-air-2.home...
Hi all
...
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Good for you. Professional-quality welding is a skill I lack and may
never acquire, though my butt-welded flush patches in the 0.5mm Honda
fender steel came out good enough that I didn't need any filler on one
of them.
That's a special skill that you have for your work, for sure.
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The skill I really needed was TIG welding aluminum when I was building robots. I took the night school class several times but never really got
it with thin sheet, though I did OK on 4130 aircraft tubing. I had to
settle for sculpting humanoid shapes in weaker plastic resin. Since then
I've hammered out and welded some 3D curved shapes, a medieval helmet,
fender patches and a louvered catcon shield, that suggest I could do
them in stainless.
"Richard Smith" wrote in message
news:lya6x3lec4.fsf@richards-air-2.home...
"Jim Wilkins" <muratlanne@gmail.com> writes:
"Richard Smith" wrote in message
news:ly4knhd2o1.fsf@richards-air-2.home...
Hi all
...
-------------------------------------------
Good for you. Professional-quality welding is a skill I lack and may
never acquire, though my butt-welded flush patches in the 0.5mm Honda
fender steel came out good enough that I didn't need any filler on one
of them.
That's a special skill that you have for your work, for sure.
======================
The skill I really needed was TIG welding aluminum when I was building robots. I took the night school class several times but never really got
it with thin sheet, though I did OK on 4130 aircraft tubing. I had to
settle for sculpting humanoid shapes in weaker plastic resin. Since then
I've hammered out and welded some 3D curved shapes, a medieval helmet,
fender patches and a louvered catcon shield, that suggest I could do them
in stainless.
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