> kevin lane wrote:

 at Arlington I was listening to the henrob salesman and have to
admit that it appears to be just what I need to complete my
 plane.  I seem to remember that someone on this list had one and
replaced it with a tig welder however.  do the henrobs work
 well?  I have 3/16ths max AL plate to weld in my intake plus all
the cooling system stuff yet.  there appears to be a look alike
 for sale on e-bay.  any comments?  anyone want to sell their henrob?

 Kevin Lane  Portland, OR
 e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net
 web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773

    I think bubble gum would work as well.

    Ken Welter

kevin lane wrote:

why?
    I should add that I have very shaky hands.  when I attempt to  tig weld
I have problems maintaining an arc and controlling the filler rod with much
precision. I thought that a torch might not be quite so critical of my
condition.
Kevin Lane  Portland, OR
e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net
web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773

  I saw a coot that had parts welded with one of them and during
preflight checks the aileron fell of in his hand do to a weld
breakage.
 The weld had no penetration and was just stuck on the surface.
 No substitute for a tig.

 Ken Welter

Was the person wielding the torch a qualified, experienced  welder? Did
he use the proper filler, etc? I have no ax to grind about anybody's
torch, but to analyze a problem properly, you've got to know all the
relevant factors.

Charlie England

 
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