[simpits-tech] Rack mount Computer System

[Marv De Beque]

"Remember, Arc and MIG are for pigs, TIG is for Artists ;-)"

And the wealthy!  Ever price a budget TIG?

You are right, TIG yields much better looking welds.

100% Argon or 100% helium is the right gas.  The argon can be poisonous
since it is a heavy gas that stays low and can fill your lungs.

Marv

On 8/9/03 8:27 PM, "Sean Galbraith" <sean.g@paradise.net.nz> wrote:

> At 00:27 10/08/03 +0100, you wrote:
>> On Sat, 9 Aug 2003, Joseph Fagner wrote:
>> 
>>> I heard welding aluminum is a pain in the ass since you pretty much have to
>>> TIG weld it.  I wouldn't know first hand, a guy at work says MIG welding a
>>> cinch, but TIG welding is another story.  If you do do it, let me know what
>>> it would cost for you to fabricate one versus me doing it myself from your
>>> plans (if you care to share them of course).  Keep in mind I, too, would
>>> have to purchase a welding (not opposed to doing that) and the
>> materials.  I
>>> would really like to try it myself if it's possible to do as a beginner.
>>> 
>> 
>> MIG welding is a breeze, it doesn't get any easier.
>> 
>> You can weld aluminium with a MIG set provided you use alu wire and (I
>> think) Argon gas.
> 
> Yahoo!!! Something I know about!
> MIG is easy, bt yes you *must* use Argon, not the more common and cheaper
> Argosheild, it just don't work, and use Ali wire (which you probably guessd)
> 
> I would personally use TIG, it does a much much neater job, and as long as
> you use the same grade filler as the parent material it's a piece of
> cake.  Just make sure that the welding equipment is setup for Ali, on ours
> you need to set reverse polarity, and crank the starting (or
> striking...depends on the manufacturer) voltage a heap.  Apart from that
> it's TIG101 stuff, clean surfaces, clamped tightly and away you go :)
> 
> Remember, Arc and MIG are for pigs, TIG is for Artists ;-)
> 
> Sean.
> 
> 
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