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I get a lot more scale than I think I should when I weld, especially on the back side. Which creates more scale - using the smallest tip that will melt the metal, or the biggest one that doesn't make holes?
Also, I've got an old "Oxy-Acetylene Handbook" by Linde from 1943. In the chapter on procedure control, which is largely pointed at aircraft welding, there are a couple of paragraphs on "scale welding", with "scale" referring not to size or to the black crispy stuff but to a weld having sort of a stack-of-dimes look. It is supposed to be good for small or thin parts that are particularly susceptible to distortion. Has anyone heard of this?
Warren
Also, I've got an old "Oxy-Acetylene Handbook" by Linde from 1943. In the chapter on procedure control, which is largely pointed at aircraft welding, there are a couple of paragraphs on "scale welding", with "scale" referring not to size or to the black crispy stuff but to a weld having sort of a stack-of-dimes look. It is supposed to be good for small or thin parts that are particularly susceptible to distortion. Has anyone heard of this?
Warren
