Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2624015 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 04 Oct 2003 11:50:45 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.15.208]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20031004155047.HHAK1874.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 4 Oct 2003 11:50:47 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: I welded!!! Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:50:46 -0500 Message-ID: <015101c38a8f$46b417f0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0152_01C38A65.5DDE0FF0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0152_01C38A65.5DDE0FF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The vendors at OSH had lots of workshops. Would that be a source of instruction? How about the local community college? =20 =20 Certainly, anything you can get will be helpful, particularly if it's = free :-) I looked into the typical class that you can get locally, and none = of them really appealed to me. They more or less have to teach you the history, basics, and techniques for every type of welding ever created. = I'm really only interested in TIG, and only as it relates to the typical = jobs required for aircraft construction. That's why the SportAir workshop = was appealing. It only covered 4130, and aluminum TIG welding. Now that = I've practiced a bit, with some success, I think I can probably get more for = my $350 if I use it to buy argon, filler wire, and scrap metal to practice with. =20 =20 Rusty (can't wait to try cast aluminum) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0152_01C38A65.5DDE0FF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
The vendors at OSH had lots of workshops.  = Would that=20 be a source of instruction?  How about the local community=20 college?  
 
Certainly,=20 anything you can get will be helpful, particularly if it's free = :-)  =20 I looked into the typical class that you can get locally, and none = of them=20 really appealed to me.  They more or less have to teach you the = history,=20 basics, and techniques for every type of welding=20 ever created.  I'm really only interested in = TIG, and=20 only as it relates to the typical jobs required for aircraft = construction. =20 That's why the SportAir workshop was appealing.  It only covered = 4130, and=20 aluminum TIG = welding.  Now that=20 I've practiced a bit, with some success, I think I can probably get more = for my=20 $350 if I use it to buy argon, filler wire, and scrap metal to practice=20 with. 
 
Rusty (can't=20 wait to try cast aluminum)

 

 

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