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Old 11-16-2012, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by MS Fowler View Post
Thanks, Larry. I will get back to you; that is precisely the tool, and the technique. My friend has a wire-feed welder and uses the shielding gas, but maybe not the skill for butt welds.

There's very little skill involved to do what I describe. There is more skill involved in fitting the replacement piece than the required welding skill. Since it's a tack, just look at the table inside the welders wire compartment cover. Pick the sheet metal thickness used and set up the welder that way. Then burn just enough of a tack to penetrate to the back side.

You can use magnets or long necked channel lock clamps, C clamps or whatever to get the metal in place for the first few tacks.

I will look for the tool.
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