Re: [CR]I believe the Teledyne Titans are not TIG welded

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:20:17 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]I believe the Teledyne Titans are not TIG welded
References: <20041111174945.70252.qmail@web81007.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20041111174945.70252.qmail@web81007.mail.yahoo.com>

Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> Since tungsten is a metal, TIG would then be just a type of MIG.

No, because the tungsten electrode is not consumed; filler metal has to be added separately. MIG uses a consumable electrode to provide the filler.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA