| TIG stands for tungsten inert gas. It is usually stronger than MIG 
welding. I had flanges TIG welded to the rear shroud of my BJ8 and am 
very satisified with the result.
Alan Schultz
67 BJ8
Watertown, WI
WWSCPO@aol.com wrote:
>Hello,
> 
>I just had my BJ8 returned from the sandblaster and find myself without  
>several lengths of flange on my front shroud along with several other  
>disappointing discoveries.  The good news is that I have access to a 100-6  
>shroud that 
>is just as sick, but in other areas, so I'm thinking of mating good  to good 
>for a decent endproduct.  I have heard that using the same  "vintage" metal is 
>best and to MIG weld, rather than TIG weld, is better because  of the halo of 
>inert gas that MIG welding provides.
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