[sdiy][mucho OT] analog innovation...

[Neil Johnson]

> After I fixed a TIG welder for a guy who ran a Hog shop, I tested the
> welder by laying a bead on an aluminum coke can. Yes, 0.0015" aluminum
> can be welded if you have the right equipment...

A friend of mine who is a very good welder used an ordinary, cheap, arc
welder (not Mig, not TIG) to weld the bottom of his coffee flask, about
twice the thickness of a coke can.

Tools get you so far, skills get you a lot further.

Neil

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