Derswede
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Had to do a bit of welding on the nose gear of the CGS Hawk. Pulled out the Oxy-acetylene torch and got it flaming. I had not used it in at least 5 years. Oxy regulator was leaking, probably a bad diaphragm, so I dug around until I found my father's old regulator, unused for at least 40 years. Put pressure onto the regulator, no leaks, confirmed that everything was working ok and was safe, fired the torch up and.....had to rethink the entire process. I had forgotten quite a bit about gas welding. It came back quickly, but I realized how out of practice I am. Got the piece welded, but it took awhile to let the memories come back. Just mentioning this as it got me thinking about keeping skills we all once had, but do we think about keeping the skills current? I will take my gas rig to my office, it will get used quite a bit more there. The wire welder is neat, but I had let the gas welding skills deteriorate. A friend who has welded for many years will give me a bit of a refresher course. Should keep me from hurting myself with it. Keep your skills up!
Derswede
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