Subject: arc welding sheet metal.

From: [email-masked] (Chris Tilton)
Date: 2 May 1996 21:09:58 GMT

Any pointers on arc welding sheet metal?  I am going to help
my son weld a new floorboard on his '64 pickup truck that
he is restoring.  I heard that there are special powdered
(as opposed to solid) welding rods that are less likely
to melt a hole in the sheet metal.  Is this accurate? 

Any other pointers, tips?  

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From: Kevin Maggard <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 18:34:02 -0400

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	I would recommend that you practice on some scrap first, sheet metal can distort a great 
deal from welding.  You will probably need to weld in short patches so that you do not 
concentrate too much heat in one place.  
	
		Kevin Maggard