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Re: MIG WELDER

To: "Tom O'Malley" <tomomalley@hey.net>
Subject: Re: MIG WELDER
From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 03:11:01 -0400
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: BRIT Inc.
References: <Pine.OSF.3.95.980405102038.1829A-100000@ccins.camosun.bc.ca> <352a86af.15900725@mail.hey.net> <3528082B.4C90ADC8@brit.ca> <3528e36b.39644981@mail.hey.net>
Tom O'Malley wrote:
> The unit is apparently electronic <batteries included> and yes, it
> claims to switch in 1/25000 of a second. 

  Woo, fancy!

> The reason I'm so pleased with the new "auto-darkening" mask has to do
> with my initial strike.  Previously,  I would position the electrode
> on the target spot and then try to flip the helmet down with a nod of
> the head.   My eyes could never adjust to the dark filter fast enough
> before my hand moved.

  I wonder if there is something to be said for working in a
relatively dimly lit room?
 
  I definately need that helmet, I can imagine it pays for
itself in grinding time saved fairly quickly.

-- 
Trevor Boicey, Ottawa, Canada.
tboicey@brit.ca, http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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