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Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:24:50 -0400
From: Dale Horstman <horkster@XXXXXX>
To: omni@XXXXXX
Cc: DC-Cycles <dc-cycles@XXXXXX>
Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Machine shop?

Mike B. wrote:
> Dale Horstman wrote:
>
>
>> I'm really pumped up about the welding class - but then came down to
>> earth when I started
>> pricing TIG welders.  Ouch!  Spendy, way spendy...  Oh well.
>>
>
> Yep...but O/A is pretty cheap, and a lot of the same skills apply, so
> it's good practice.  You can also cut, bend, braze, pre-heat and anneal
> with an O/A rig, so even if you get a TIG later, it's still useful to
> have.  Oh, and you don't need 220v outlets nearby. ;-)
>
>
>
Yeah, I watched my Dad perform miracles with his O/A setup over the
years.  I can see
having some torches around in my future, I was amazed at what he could
do with them.

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Dale Horstman - horkster@XXXXXX
Manassas, Virginia, USA, Earth

'98 Kawasaki Concours - BugSlayer
'82 Suzuki GS850G

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