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Re: Re: Is Gas Welding Practical?
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Posted by T_Bone on January 23, 2002 at 05:31:05 from (207.173.149.191):
In Reply to: Re: Is Gas Welding Practical? posted by TP from Central PA on January 22, 2002 at 15:06:59:
Gas welding is easy to learn. It will teach you alot about metal fusion that can used to better understand arc welding. If a welder does not understand heat fusion, he/she will never make a good welder using any type of method!
Theres no job to big or small for gas welding and doesn't have limitations as to common metal types to be welded, carbon steels, castiron, Stainless steel, aluminum, copper, galvanized, brass, bronze, gold, silver, etc:, where's a arc welder with out special expensive attachments has alot of limitations. The biggest first mistake most gas welders make is buying too large of a torch for general cutting and welding. It's very hard to control the weld puddle with a big stump for a torch. There's nothing better than a Victor 100 mixing chamber as it's just the correct size for 99.9% of all gas welding and cutting. The next mistake is buying to large of oxy/act hose. You need light flexable hose as to not restrick the torch movement. Look at a Tig welding torch, small light weight, light hose, light welding lead all for best control and the same applies to gas welding. 3/16" max for hose size! Although Smith now makes a quality product it wasn't always that way. I just like the best, Victor 100. Gas welding is a slightly slower method of welding over arc welding but there again your not a production shop so who cares if it takes 2 minutes for a weld or 3 mintues. The first welding machine for any welder should always be a oxy/act torch. I have written past articles on the lost art of gas welding posted on this website that would be a good review. Do a search to read them. T_Bone
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