Northeastern Illinois "Weldorama" Sunday, 9/25/2016

[Gamble]

Thank you for having us over. Those brats were amazing!
We need to do it again

[DanD78]

We made it home by 7:30. We went west then south. Drove through rain but not bad.
Thanks for inviting us up. It was good to meet everyone.

I need more hood time on the SA200 so I can learn the settings. It was my first time using it as well. I'm glad it worked.

DanD.

[BD1]

We made it home by 7:30. We went west then south. Drove through rain but not bad.
Thanks for inviting us up. It was good to meet everyone.

I need more hood time on the SA200 so I can learn the settings. It was my first time using it as well. I'm glad it worked.

DanD.

Glad you made it home ok. You guys left and 15 minutes later it stormed . Did get a rain break and now raining again.
Thanks again for coming, cooking, and SHARING that BEAUTY , the SA 200 !

[Sparkie]

Looks like a nice get together. I'm sure everyone had a great time. It would be hard not having a good time with a SA200 purring in the background !!


Steve

Lincoln SA200 (1966 Redface)
Lincoln IdealArc 250

[Equilibrium]

It was an incredibly nice set up.... thank you BD1 for buying that fancy tent that we put all our food under. The weather couldn't have been better.... not too hot and not too cold with a little bit of a breeze.
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Truly enjoyed meeting everyone and definitely would do this again in a heart beat. Rog02 called to say hi while we were all sitting down to eat and everyone yelled out hello to him in unison.
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DanD78 was an excellent BBQ chef.... the meat turned out perfect!!! Really liked the taffy apple salad that vwguy3 made and I really enjoyed watching M J D welding.
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The youngster that BD1 teaches came for a few hours and had a big smile on her face the whole time she was there. She really enjoyed stick welding for the first time with help from the guys. She took me aside and told me everyone was so nice. Me.... I got a chance to TIG weld with Gamble calling out what to do to me. I really liked the little green machine he brought along. That SA200 that DanD78 brought along was calling to me to try it but I didn't quite know if I was up to it or not.
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Definitely missed DSW. I'm sure everyone will be missing him for a very long time to come.
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drujinin>!!!! You have my phone numbers in your dumb phone. I wish you would have called!!! I could have passed my dumb phone to BD1 and he could have talked you through how to join us. You, Rog02, and welderj were missed so much.

[duaneb55]

Ain't it great putting faces to names?

Glad to hear all y'alls had a great time!

[BD1]

Sounds like a real nice get together, wish I could have been there.......if only to heap shlt on Bob.......

No problem, I know you would have done a great job too.
You didn't miss much, whole bunch of machines to play with, all kinds of tools , various stick rods , filler rods, trucks, trailers, women , good brats from my home raised piggies , chicken without feathers , and most important cooking by DAND78 and his wife Joann !
Rain held out to the end , just got a wet a$$ putting stuff away. The weather was just great. Even gave the ladies FREE rides in my Polaris and showed off my Big boar named " Mick " . He's a handsome pig ! You would be proud !!!

[FORTEALLOY]

Sounds like a great event with all the stars aligned for weather, variety of equipment, and turnout.
Only dark cloud on the horizon was DSW's absence.

... That SA200 that DanD78 brought along was calling to me to try it but I didn't quite know if I was up to it or not.

I'd have been FIRST in line to try it. Burning metal with an SA200 is high on my bucket list, but don't know anyone locally who has one. Probably a slight exaggeration, but they seem to make anyone look like a pro. Any rod, any position, anytime. My perception, probably from watching "Fieldres" work his pipe magic on YT. There's no substitute for practice, but at some point the equipment becomes a limiting factor. I "made do" with a buzzbox for 2 decades, worked OK & the welds were usually structurally sound, but never good looking. The Idealarc was big step up, followed by an XMT350. The higher tech machine seems to compensate for operator error. And the next step is the larger-than-life SA200. Someday. I'd almost buy one off CL just to try it, but explaining it to my wife would be a challenge. Welding's still a hobby.

Glad to hear the event was a success. Demo'ing other machines would be fun.
Sounds like a home run on the food and socializing.

[Oldendum]

...He's a handsome pig ! ...

Wish I could have been there. I'm a right good looking little swine, myself. We could have played the Swinette together. For those who don't know, that's a string strung across a hog's arse and plucked with the teeth.

[vwguy3]

Better late than never,

Someone kept saying how he could not stick weld, looked like he did ok to me,

[shortfuse]

I can't believe that one guy was welding with bare arms....no PPE?

[BD1]

vwguy3 , THANKS again Mike and Linda. Good job on the pics and again thanks for coming and you and your wife's generosity. I think we all had fun and the weather did hold out long enough for all to hit the road.

[vwguy3]

I can't believe that one guy was welding with bare arms....no PPE?

WE(I welded with just gloves and hood too) ran maybe four or five rods over a couple of hours.......yes, I am aware of the dangers.......I never got out in the daylight without my tinfoil hat on

[Gamble]

I can't believe that one guy was welding with bare arms....no PPE?

[7A749]

I was gonna say, you're just trying to get a suntan

I welded (intermittently) all last week and didn't even put on a jacket.... Prolly should have, but didn't lol.

[Gamble]

I was gonna say, you're just trying to get a suntan

lol I don't need no stinkin tan! All I ever wear to weld is a t-shirt and jeans. Running 1 or 2 6010 rods isn't a big deal when the wind is blowing your direction.

[7A749]

lol I don't need no stinkin tan! All I ever wear to weld is a t-shirt and jeans. Running 1 or 2 6010 rods isn't a big deal when the wind is blowing your direction.

Yeah, I did some pretty lengthy TIG welding several weeks ago and had a sleeveless shirt on.

I got a real nice tan from that

[BD1]

Each to their own but, I've seen up close what melanoma does.
It's a real mongrel when it gets in the blood system.....end of game.

Just saying.

I agree Mick. Wearing a long sleeve shirt is my normal attire when welding and cutting . A tack here and there isn't bad but after that sleeves are my friend.

g

[shortfuse]

When I need to weld and it's too hot out for long sleeves, I just pull on some of the cotton "sleeves" with elastic tops and cuffs. Pull 'em off when finished. That way I don't need to wear a long sleeve shirt or jacket. I've had enough skin cancers, so I'm not about to go sleeveless! No burn through or sunburn so far for several years with the slip-on, slip-off sleeves.