TIG is Hard!

Wow.

Tonight in welding class, I turned my attention to TIG, aka 'Tungsten Inert Gas' welding on aluminum. (Pronounced "al-ee-oo-MIN-yum" by those nutty Brits!) After trying for a good two and a half hours, I did not quite get the hang of it. So, an aluminum version of the CB2000 will probably not be forthcoming any time soon. I managed a few good stringers, but didn't have any consistency. Just when things would be going smoothly and I'd be gettin' all smug, I'd touch the electrode to the aluminum I was welding, or to the filler metal, and corrupt my electrode. No good comes from a corrupted electrode.

Now, I'm more determined than ever to get it down. We'll see how things go on Wednesday night.

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