Re: [CR] now: TIG, was: measuring ugliness

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From: <"richardsachs@juno.com">
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:30:35 GMT
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] now: TIG, was: measuring ugliness


snipped and cut: gpvb1@comcast.net wrote: "Nothing at all wrong with TIG as a joining method. There are lots of highly skilled TIG welders out there making very nice, functional stuff, but it essentially zaps tubes together relatively quickly in order to speed up the building process and minimize the QC required. That's why "everyone" does it!"

and that's why everyone once did it with lugs too. during the list timeline, lugs were not the best way, they were (in essence) the only way. are we celebrating excellence or nostalgia?
e-RICHIE
chester, ct