Good job Keith. I tried using that tinning butter but I failed to get adhesion a couple of times, so this is what I use now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_85fp1avs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_85fp1avs
keith;17678 said:Thanks Bob. I use something called Tins Tighter it is pink in color, have has it since the late 70's. I used to use a product called Tin-It in a orange can , but can't find it no more so I use Eastwoods Tinning butter. Still have a new tin of bee's wax from the 60's-70's for the paddles. In the box is some of those carburizing tips, but the guy I worked for didn't use them , so I didn't either. They are dried up looking now. The old guy (about 35 yrs old in the early 70's hehe) only used the small welding tip and that's all I know how to use. He never did a great big area only seams and edges where a chip might occur.
Awesome! I have never seen a "conversion" tip to get a soft flame like running a solder torch off a b bottle of acyt.Bob Hollinshead;17705 said:It is an adjustment, the tip I was referring to is a slip on design that goes on the end of a small gas welding tip, it uses only acetylene and mixes in regular air for a soft soldering flame.
Bob, PM me your address and I'll send you one.Bob Hollinshead;17887 said:Hey that's the tip I lost, LOL I've never tried the henrob-always thought is was just a pistol grip torch? I have a jewler's torch I play with now and then and some really soft mild steel mechanic's wire for filler rod, but it's so slow going with a torch. The welds sure hammer and grind nice though.
chevman;17894 said:That tip on the henrod is smaller than the one Eastwood sells, maybe that is the reason I didn't like the new I ordered. Where did you get that one?
chevman;17918 said:Just talked to the lady, and they do sell the tips separately. Have you used the henrob for welding sheet metal? I bought mine in the mid 80s and just tried it one time and didn't think it was any better than the torch. Tig welders are expensive, but I really like the job they do.
chevman;17918 said:Tig welders are expensive, but I really like the job they do.