What else to get along with a TIG welder?

[zoama]

I use one of these diamond lap disks http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...p2045573.m1684 on a cheap 6" bench grinder with no guard. 360 or 600 grit will work fine. I've had the same one for 3 years with no noticeable wear. I spin my tungsten in a drill while holding it at an angle where any scratch marks will be in line with the tungsten. The angle is about the same as a pencil sharpener produces.. a little more angle for high amps keeps the point from melting so easy. 3/32 tungsten will do 95% of your work. I like 2% lanthanated for everything. A box of 10 7" pieces cost $20 here in the US http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...rhf_pe_p_img_4. If you only use one type of tungsten you can take the blue paint off and sharpen both ends. One box should last years in my opinion.

[RoatanBill]

Zoama:
Your Ebay link didn't work, so I just searched for diamond lap disk and found lots of them. Thanks for the grit recommendation. I'd never heard of that gadget before. I have a 6" HF grinder that I'm afraid of. It vibrates so bad I won't use it. Tried repositioning the stones and nothing helped.
I do a few thousand dollars with Amazon every year. That's my go to place for random stuff out of the US delivered to my freight forwarder in Medley, Fl. I get it 3 weeks to a month later. Watching Jody has convinced me to go with just 2% Lanthanated, so I can sharpen both ends.

[performance]

Get new stones. It should be fine after that.

[zoama]

Zoama:
Your Ebay link didn't work, so I just searched for diamond lap disk and found lots of them. Thanks for the grit recommendation. I'd never heard of that gadget before. I have a 6" HF grinder that I'm afraid of. It vibrates so bad I won't use it. Tried repositioning the stones and nothing helped.
I do a few thousand dollars with Amazon every year. That's my go to place for random stuff out of the US delivered to my freight forwarder in Medley, Fl. I get it 3 weeks to a month later. Watching Jody has convinced me to go with just 2% Lanthanated, so I can sharpen both ends.

HF stones are dangerous. I had one explode on my 8" grinder as soon as I installed it and turned the machine on. I use the guards on that one and got a name brand stone that works fine. When you use your diamond lap it only needs very light pressure. Are you a native English speaker ?

[RoatanBill]

I'm a native Nu Yawka. Can't you tell from my accent? I think that counts as an English speaker, of sorts.

Grew up in Queens, New York. After college, worked for Con Edison as a systems analyst and then moved to Plano, Texas to work at a mainframe software house. After a while, I started my own consulting service and did that for almost 30 years.

Dive club announced they were going to Roatan and I never heard of the place before; had to look it up. Went diving on Roatan 3 years in a row and eventually decided to move there. I hate the cold. The winter time low around here is 70.

[zoama]

I'm a native Nu Yawka. Can't you tell from my accent? I think that counts as an English speaker, of sorts.

Grew up in Queens, New York. After college, worked for Con Edison as a systems analyst and then moved to Plano, Texas to work at a mainframe software house. After a while, I started my own consulting service and did that for almost 30 years.

Dive club announced they were going to Roatan and I never heard of the place before; had to look it up. Went diving on Roatan 3 years in a row and eventually decided to move there. I hate the cold. The winter time low around here is 70.

Your English is great... for a yankee Have you learned Spanish as well?

[RoatanBill]

This island was British for a very long time. The bulk of the population speaks English. All major businesses are run by Americans, Canadians, and local "white islanders" of British descent. I've never felt the need to learn Spanish beyond "Cervesa por favor" and "Una mas por favor".

[zoama]

This island was British for a very long time. The bulk of the population speaks English. All major businesses are run by Americans, Canadians, and local "white islanders" of British descent. I've never felt the need to learn Spanish beyond "Cervesa por favor" and "Una mas por favor".

I've been looking at the island. I didn't realize the place was a tourist attraction with two cruise ship terminals.

[RoatanBill]

We have a sandwich shop at the International Airport on the island. American, Delta, United, an Italian charter, several Canadian airlines one from Panama, and lots of flights from Central America keep the place going. It's a diver destination. If you don't dive, you'll be bored. The cruise ships are just day stop overs and the passengers rarely leave the ports as they're full of typical tourist shops.

My wife is a mathematician / professional software developer. Every Roatan diving trip we took lacked decent bread and pastry. She's a foodie. She can taste a dish and tell you the ingredients including the quantities. She didn't realize that she had a gift for food - she though everyone could figure out what she could for the longest time. On one dive trip she remarked that we should start a bakery on the island - a real one like the German, Italian, French, etc bakeries on every corner in New York.

She took a year off to stay with my parents in NY to attend The French Culinary Institute in Manhattan. She took their professional bakery course; cost a small fortune. Shortly after completing her studies we were on the island setting up a bakery including about $100,000 in import equipment. We introduced bagels to a population. They went nuts for them and the NY Cheese cake, etc. We had the bakery open as a retail restaurant for a few years but it turned out to be way too much work. Local labor and local laws are an experience (all bad). Suffice it to say that she was working herself to death and just couldn't keep up.

The sandwich shop is enough work.

[everlastsupport]

This island was British for a very long time. The bulk of the population speaks English. All major businesses are run by Americans, Canadians, and local "white islanders" of British descent. I've never felt the need to learn Spanish beyond "Cervesa por favor" and "Una mas por favor".

I spent a lot of time in Puerto Rico. I used this two as well.
dónde está el baño
puedo estar en su casa