Got a TIG welder

Lincoln/Norweld Tig 181
Originally uploaded by Johnsen Frameworks.

Despite all the other stuff that goes on right now, I managed to squeze in a trip down the coast to pick up a Lincoln/Norweld TIG machine the other day. These machines (TIG 180, 181, 182) where made by Norweld a small coastal town called Stavern in the mid to late eighties. Norweld was then bought by Lincoln and they continued producing these for both the new Lincoln/Norweld brand as well as for other European brands. This model series has HF start and pulser, so it’s pretty “modern” (apparently they where a favourite among welders on the oil installations in the North Sea due to their “small” size and stable arc). Allthough it’s not a big machine by any means, it does have some heft to it with it’s 55 kilogrammes (that’s a wee bit more than a hundred pounds for you insisting on using imperial). I got a brand new (NOS) foot amptrol with it as well, so I’m more or less there.

Decals are ready

Decals are ready

Originally uploaded by Johnsen Frameworks.

For those of you who follows my flickr-stream as well, this is old news (well, two days old at least). I picked up my new decals on tuesday. Three variations of the logo in two sizes + two sizes of the headbadge. They turned out pretty darn nice, I have to say. Now I just got to get the frames that are ready for paint delivered to the painter. Next week perhaps?

The workstand is finally operative

The workstand is finally operative

Originally uploaded by Johnsen Frameworks.

Today an envelope with parts for my workstand turned up in my mailbox. And finally I can use my workstand. That was one of many projects that where just “hanging” for a while, but now that’s done. Another thing that turned up in the mail today was an original draw-bar for my Blomqvist lathe. That means that all the nice collets I got with it can be used (the quick-spanner arm is missing some parts, and it’s actually of no use for one off’s in a small workshop like this). There’s a couple of pictures of that in the flickr-stream. Soggy weather these days, btw. Snow, then rainy and mild. I really look forward to spring.

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