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Re: lakester design

To: joetimney@dol.net, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: lakester design
From: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 21:54:46 -0600
Thanks Joe,
I'll be looking for it.
Skip


At 06:46 PM 12/8/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Skip,
>
>The only seamless square tubing I know of is 4130 material. Most of the 
>square /
>rectangular tubing one would use to build cars, comes in A513 or A500 Grade 
>B. I
>wrote a piece for the ECTA newsletter a while ago about tubing...I try to 
>find it.
>
>Higginbotham Land Speed Racing wrote:
>
>> Allen,
>> My opinion is that the TIG is much more controllable and more consistent
>> than MIG wspecially at the start of the weld. I would never use MIG on a
>> roll cage, for instance. One thing about square (or any shape)
>> tubing.......be very careful about the quality of the tubing. A lot of
>> square and rectangular tubing is for decorative purposes......not of the
>> structural quality that we need for chassis work. The weld joint in the
>> tubing has potential for disaster.
>> Joe: is there seamless square tubing?
>> Skip H
>>
>> At 07:41 AM 12/8/01 -0800, Allen Young wrote:
>> >Joe and list:  You've all given me much to ponder and regroup with.  I am
>> >taking a welding class at the local high school and doing mostly mig 
>work.   I
>> >have a gas mig at home and had planned on using it for the frame work.  I 
>will
>> >consider the tig suggestion.  Is mig a reliable way to go for a fairly new
>> >welder?  I've been told that tig welding is a bit more difficult to learn.
>> >Any comments on that?
>> >
>> >I'll keep you posted.   ------  Allen in Oroville Ca

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