Hello

[matteh99]

I entered the contest Everlast has on Welding web and I decided to join here and introduce myself.

I live in North Central MA and work part time as the computer guy at a elementary school and part time at an antique car shop.

At the end of May of this year I started looking for a TIG welder for a few projects I wanted to do. Everlast was one of the brands I considered but I decided to go with a different company. It was pretty much a coin toss for me.

Eric

[WAYNESWORLD]

Welcome to the forum. How's the new welder working for you and what types of projects are you using it on?I'm a hard core gear head so the antique car shop grabbed me, so please tell us more about the projects there. Any pictures?
Wayne

[matteh99]

I am happy with the welder I bought. I have had two minor issues with it. The first was a power switch problem which was a quick fix. I had some trouble with the fan which has been a bit more troublesome. It is fixed and working but it isn't fixed right because the new fan wasn't a perfect replacement for the old one. (it is complicated) Neither was a show stopper where I couldn't weld any more.

This is the site for the antique car shop I work at. It is mostly pre 1920 stuff so REALLY antique. We mainly do engine work at the shop but can do just about any thing if needed.
http://www.roadinosaur.com/Site/Roadinosaur.html

Pictures from projects I have worked on for the shop.
http://www.ericmatt.com/custom/David.html

Pictures of my current welding project.
http://picasaweb.google.com/erichmatt/Tank2#



As another note I couldn't upload files from my computer. I had to attach the files from using the web address option.

[WAYNESWORLD]

Very nice looking shop. I really liked the Duesenberg four block. Driving those old rides must be a blast. I hope you enjoy bringing back the history.
Wayne

[matteh99]

It is a great place to work. It is only part time because the shop is pretty small so he doesn't always have work. But when he does I am there.

I haven't gotten to drive one of the cars yet. Just drill holes in them and ride in the passenger seat. They are really really expensive and difficult to drive. It does make me want one of the cars but I will have to save for many years or win the lottery.

It is interesting seeing and touching the cars. I get to poke around and take parts off where as most people would just get to look at them from a distance with some guy making sure they don't touch them .

He had the Duesenberg block done before I got there. The combustion chambers came out a bit to big in the casting so we had to have domed pistons made. I got to figure out the compression ratio and how much we could add to the top of the pistons without them smacking the top of the cylinders . It took some fiddling but they worked.

Eric

[WAYNESWORLD]

Not many have gotten to touch a Duesenberg let alone work on one. You're a lucky man!
Wayne

[matteh99]

Most of my work has been on Mercer raceabouts. Another really rare car. Most of the brands I have worked on I hadn't heard of before starting to work at the shop. It is defiantly an education working there. The owner has an incredibly vast knowledge of old cars.

If you are really interested in his shop you can go to Blog.hemmings.com and search for Greenlees.

[WAYNESWORLD]

Thanks, I'll do that. I got to see a Mercer Speedster many years ago. What a great car.
Wayne