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Welding on your head
I've gotten pretty good with my OA welds; I spent the last three
months practicing a splice by inner sleeve and am pleased that after much practice I can melt the three components together and get good penetration. On the bench. However, when I tried welding on the fuselage, it's an entirely diffferent situation. Just like they don't tell you that 95% of the effort is jigging things into position, they don't tell you the other 95% is positioning the work so that you can work comfortably. On the bench, everything is timed and measured and meticulous; if I'm welding from the side, things get tense. Am I correct that this is going to turn into weld-a-little,t urn the work .weld-a-little, turn the work? Can someone share any hints on how to support your forearm? - Mike |
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Michael Horowitz wrote:
I've gotten pretty good with my OA welds; I spent the last three months practicing a splice by inner sleeve and am pleased that after much practice I can melt the three components together and get good penetration. On the bench. However, when I tried welding on the fuselage, it's an entirely diffferent situation. Just like they don't tell you that 95% of the effort is jigging things into position, they don't tell you the other 95% is positioning the work so that you can work comfortably. On the bench, everything is timed and measured and meticulous; if I'm welding from the side, things get tense. Am I correct that this is going to turn into weld-a-little,t urn the work .weld-a-little, turn the work? Can someone share any hints on how to support your forearm? - Mike Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one! :-) Brian W |
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"brian whatcott" wrote Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one! Yep'er! How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig? Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig! Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot. Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags. As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging shape ! ! ! g -- Jim in NC |
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"brian whatcott" wrote Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one! Yep'er! How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig? Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig! Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot. Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags. As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging shape ! ! ! g -- Jim in NC |
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"brian whatcott" wrote Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one! Yep'er! How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig? Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig! Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot. Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags. As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging shape ! ! ! g -- Jim in NC |
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"brian whatcott" wrote Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one! Yep'er! How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig? Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig! Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot. Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags. As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging shape ! ! ! g -- Jim in NC |
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Sorry for the triple stutter, all.
-- Jim in NC |
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:56:15 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote: "brian whatcott" wrote Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one! Yep'er! How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig? Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig! Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot. Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags. As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging shape ! ! ! g forearm exercises. more beer drinking? |
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Michael Horowitz wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:56:15 -0400, "Morgans" wrote: "brian whatcott" wrote Now THERE'S an on-topic post, if I ever saw one! Yep'er! How about the advice to put the fuselage on a rotating gig? Sometimes you have to build a gig to build a gig! Lacking that, start at the bottom of the weld, and work your way up, and stop to cool the work every little bit. I mean little bit, too. Sometimes that will help your filler from not running down and pooling at a low spot. Sometimes it takes cooling an area with wet rags. As far as supporting your forearms, don't-just get them in better fudging shape ! ! ! g forearm exercises. more beer drinking? 12 ounce curls. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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