Joy,
I don't have a TIG, just stick and MIG. If I have to remove a 1/4"
bolt, I use a 5/16" nut. I also have an auto-darkening helmet, but did
this for years before I got that.
<<Jim>>
"Mr. Joy H. Hansen" wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> I thought I'd jump in here and say that the techinque of welding to a broken
> stud is pretty generally accepted be it what ever loosens the bolt.
> Certainly, it's better than using an ease-out as I seldom have success. All
> this said, how many on the list have tried hitting a quarter inch bolt with
> a welding rod and getting the arc to strike? A TIG with a high frequency
> start is pretty simple if there's room for the gun. The problem is seeing
> what you are doing through a 10 plus lens. I use a photo lens and can just
> barely get the job done. Don't know how the welders before this modern
> stuff ever got the small stuff done. Hat's off to professional welders.
>
> TIG welds aluminum just great!
>
> Joy
> -
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