Re: First light at 4500VA

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Original poster: "Finn Hammer by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <f-h-at-c.dk>

comments inbetween....

Tesla list skriver:
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 > Original poster: "Winston Krutsch by way of Terry Fritz 
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <u236-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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 > Hi All,
 >
 >         First, my questions:  Will tungsten RSG electrodes give me bigger
 > sparks than the steel ones I'm using?

Not much.
 >
 >         How easy/hard is it to thread "pure" tungsten welding rods???

Unless you have a leadscrew grinder, it is impossible.
These electrodes will heat as well, so you might want to look into a
heat dissipation path for them.

Cheers, Finn Hammer

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