A1 hi. I'm Quixoticgeek, a maker in the Netherlands.
This week I've been working on my next big project, which has involved cutting a lot of steel to the right sizes. Still have two more packages of steel to process before I can get the high temp hot glue gun out and start welding it all together.
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I do love a bit of high temp hot glue.
This week I TIG welded a stainless steel trowel back to its handle for #RepairCafe. But for lack of stainless steel filler rod I used a stainless steel cable tie!
I was surprised that it worked so well.
@quixoticgeek
I learnt to weld properly at college about 30 years ago (first welding over 40 years ago, but self taught) and I didn't get on with TIG at first, but I did like Oxy- acethelyne. Eventually I realised that they worked in very similar ways and so I chanced upon a second hand TIG machine in a junk shop and have been using ever since as my workshop machine.
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I feel it is very much one that needs a teacher. You can 'figure it out' from YouTube, but a teacher really makes a difference.
I found it a really good way to mellow and slow down a bit when welding. Can't do it if you're feeling all jittery and hyped.
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