[TowerTalk] Cad Welding tips

[Bob K6UJ]

Larry,

Thanks for the info.   I will get the igniter gun too.
Safety first !

Bob
K6UJ

On 10/31/16 5:26 PM, Larry Loen wrote:
> You can get the one shots all over the web.
>
> This link:  http://kf7p.com/KF7P/HargerUniShot.html
>
> . . .includes various one-shots.  Study carefully to find the exact right
> one, including the diameter of your ground rod.  That, you can get a lot of
> places.  The real value is the little "igniter gun" farther down the page.
>
> Scroll down until you find their igniter product that looks like a little
> gun.  We had a lot of cadwelding to do and accidentally experimented.  I
> tried a couple of other methods and frankly, as we discovered, they were
> dangerous.  Some use ordinary sparklers to ignite these things and we had
> some singed knuckles when we tried that.  Likewise, ordinary
> flint-and-steel of various sorts.  Never again.  Could have easily had 3rd
> degree burns.  This little "gun" version of it gets your hands just far
> enough away to be reasonably safe.  Try and ignite it at an angle for
> further safety -- the stuff mostly goes straight up.  But, you need a gap
> between you and the actual ignition.
>
>
> Larry WO7R
>
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Bob K6UJ <k6uj at pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>> I will be connecting no. 6 copper wire to 8 foot ground rods and plan to
>> bury the
>> connections.  I did my homework reading Tower Talk archives and have
>> concluded
>> that I will cad weld the connections.  I am a newbie at Cad Welding any
>> advice,  and where is the best place to get cad welding supplies ?
>>
>>
>> Bob
>> K6UJ
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