i have a Eastwood 220v mig with a spool gun I've never taken out of the plastics but I want to learn to tig aluminum so I'm gonna buy a welder able to do it
I still do tig at work the old school way of switching leads and leaving on stick setting and do scratch start what we weld we don't have peddles for tig
I run stick, mig, and tig we run big 3ph 480v Miller's and Lincoln welders. I only weld on modern locomotives we are a heavy repair shop for Norfolk Southern. That is cool Dallas I'm the first in my line to be a welder
my welder doesn't have any switch it just has ports that can be plugged into with the leads. one side is ac the other is dc.
we have both csx and nfs my town use to be a big railroad town now its just a railyard but in the early 1900s the railroad was big here even a 5 story hotel
I welded a little in college and we got to do strength tests post weld. Was good to see what makes a good weld and how difficult it is to break a proper weld.
The track gang guys have a pretty cool job. That's cool we got pins from all the railroads that are together to form nfs. Those old timers were a tough group of guys for sure. Csx is in a pretty tough situation right now.
a buddy of mine was a csx cop and last winter /spring he got laid off he had a couple years until retirement i cant remember how many he said got laid off and most were the older guys
Sure miss this old girl, could really lay down some LoHy sweet. 1953 Lincoln SA200 w/ 4 cylinder Continental engine.
Don't weld much any longer, still have a newer Lincoln, just not the same as the old timers though. Have an old Lincoln SA200 Junior with a Wisconsin engine that needs work/restoration.
