Lost art

[dieseldoc]

And now for something most schools wont ever teach you!
Gas welding

as we are a group with many a fabricator be it at home or for work we have a great number of welders in our little slice of the world.
The question is how many can weld this way, and who wants to learn?

this is a great way to deal wtih small welds, and repair steel lins with little issue.

in my field, heavy equipment mechanic, we repair hydrolic lines and some fitting this way.
by no means on hydro with its up to 9k psi would we leave it for long but this is a quality repair that can get you where you need to go
And we use it for small projects with thin materials.

for anyone who would be interested to learn please PM me and we can set up a time to get together and do some metal burning

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[Chris]

I was taught to gas weld when I went to aviation tech school back in '68 - '70. I suspect I could still run a decent bead.

[The StRanger]

Iv heard if you can tig. You can gas. I did some gas back in the 70s. It's a heat and fill t ype welding..

[dscowell]

Well dang too bad i'm in Montana!

[dieseldoc]

Yup much like TIG just with gas.
Dscowell... When you are here you are welcome to come by the shop, you should anyway as we run some different wire than what you learned in class...dual shield wire that is higher the 70k tinsel, more like the 82k tinsel


As for the other guys, you learned this in the late 60's and early,70's, thus the lost art!
It is not being tought anymore and so many folks depend upon electricity welding now.
Even out in the middle of no where if you have a ready welder you are golden.
But what if all you have is a oxy torch and some mechanics wire....

[peglegfury]

I've been dying to get back to learning. Unfortunately work and family always got in the way of taking a class now. I'm eventually going to grab an el cheapo welder so I'm free to practice in the garage.

[Hypoid]

Throw in some brazing, and I might come watch!

[The StRanger]

Mechanics wire.. I learned with coat hanger ...

[newracer]

I learned it a little in middle school in the early 80's.

[dieseldoc]

Coat hanger is what most use.
But they are not good,quality metal, s we stay away from them, not that we don't have a huge pile of them.

We use mechanics or #9 wire. Clean metal leaves a better weld.
Brazing is another one most don't know
As well as cast Iron, I,should be doing this one this weekend!

[Java]

Great offer! Brad and I took a class at Club Workshop before it closed on MIG basics and it's paid for itself 10x over. I only have a HF 90amp 110 welder and it's a great little machine within it's limits. Prep is everything. It's great for tacking, so for my offroad trailer I tacked it all together and brought in a bigger gun to finish it. I built my tube doors with it, recently put new mounting feet on a railing in my house, made light brackets, fixed a skidplate, modified a tripod, made a pipe tool for driving a seal, anything that is 3/16" or smaller (and won't kill me if it fails) it can handle. I want a better welder but it makes no $$ sense for me to get one.

[TJS86TOY]

Learned how to gas weld in Warren Tech many.........many years ago. Thats a pretty bead for gas!

[dieseldoc]

Thanks TJ


Did some cast Iron a few weeks ago....FYI we have the right rod for it so all the 14 bolt users of you are looking to shave it....let me know.

[FINOCJ]

Paul previously posted:

[Java]

It's too bad Club Workshop closed, I was hoping to take the second class and join up to use the shops. I can spend a lot of money on a machine but what I really need is just more experience with what I already have. When I outgrow it I'll step up. I've tacked things together and paid to have them finished and I'm really paying for the skill set, not the machine.

http://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums/...-Club-Workshop

did you make these? I still use the bigger one as a pen holder on my desk.

[KFM1961]

Gas welding still has many applications. I first learned how to weld with gas, including welding aluminum with gas. (Back when I went to A&P school). Welding is a great skill to learn but takes continuous practice with different types of metals to maintain proficiency.

What a great skill to share with others !

[Chris]

KFM1961 previously posted:

[Kurtis]

I would be interested in learning looks pretty cool