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Re: [Shop-talk] Basic MIG Welding questions

To: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>, Arvid Jedlicka <arvidj@visi.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Basic MIG Welding questions
From: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:03:39 -0800 (PST)
Well, I did say "sniff", not "take a deep breath with the nozzle stuck in your 
mouth"...

I believe argon is odorless and tasteless.  it is inert, like helium. CO2 is 
quite different, as you can tell from sniffing (or burping) gas from carbonated 
beverages.

Doug

--- On Mon, 1/26/09, Arvid Jedlicka <arvidj@visi.com> wrote:

> From: Arvid Jedlicka <arvidj@visi.com>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Basic MIG Welding questions
> To: "Doug Braun" <doug@dougbraun.com>, "Jim Stone" <jandkstone99@msn.com>
> Cc: "Shop-Talk List" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 2:59 PM
> What does argon smell like? The mix I use for spray transfer
> is 90% argon, 8% CO2, 2% O2 and the TIG bottle is 100%
> argon. To be honest I have not tried the sniff test because
> I was not to keen on breathing that much argon.
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