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05-02-2010, 09:01 AM
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Java Mechanic
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Martinsburg, WV
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I have 14 thumbs
OK, not really, but I do have a quaestion for all of y'all old pros.
When I am making a part it seems like I have extra thumbs, can't see anything and nothing stays where I want it to when I have a mask and gloves on. Out of frustration I finaly ended up tacking the parts where they go barehanded and looking away at the instant I pull the trigger. Once the parts are tacked in place I grab the mask and run what I laughingly call a bead. Is this something that frustrates everyone, is it just matter of getting good gloves and a better mask or am I just a tard-monkey? (Maybe everything? lol)
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05-02-2010, 11:11 AM
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It'd be alot cooler if you did
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Three Rivers, MI
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Re: I have 14 thumbs
Dude, get some welding magnets. Don't skimp- the Harbor Freight ones have very weak magnets in them.
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05-02-2010, 01:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Mountain Home, AR
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Re: I have 14 thumbs
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05-02-2010, 03:06 PM
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low n' slo
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: rosenberg, texas
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Re: I have 14 thumbs
i bought those hf ones too, they did nothing but piss me off. now they are all scattered across the yard somewhere lol
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05-02-2010, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Pine Ridge Florida
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Re: I have 14 thumbs
I have found an auto darkening helmet helped me a lot. I am still no welder but can melt metal together.
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05-02-2010, 07:01 PM
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Java Mechanic
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Martinsburg, WV
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Re: I have 14 thumbs
I didn't even know about the magnets... Now I have something new to buy! lol
I'm learning as I go. Until I got into this my last welding experiance was in ag/mechanics in HS (bit more than 30 years ago.)
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