So I need to do some exhaust system work on my S10 truck. Winter has
set in here in Utah. The garage is about 33 degrees F inside, as is all
the contents. I dug out a little catalytic heater that works fine for
warming up about 20 square feet of tent, not so well for about 500
feet of garage. I miss the shop.
Anyway, I dig out my MIG welding stuff and do some work on the S10
pipes. Wow. I should have taken some pictures because that is some
of THE UGLIEST welding I have ever done in my life. Wow. I wish I could
blame it all on the gas bottle being nearly empty and not shielding
properly,
but I reckon about 93.7% of the problem was operator error, incompetence
and cold hands. Hopefully no one besides me will ever lay eyes on the half
pound or so of bead in places it has no business being, the splattering
all over the place, and so on.
But at least I'm closer to getting the truck back on the road!
mjb.
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