Testimonial

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Holloway [mailto:broken_mold@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 11:31 PM
To: Jim
Subject: Henrob 2000

Jim,

I just got my Henrob 2000 last week and have been practicing a bit with stainless scraps. After even just a few welds I can see that this is what I have wished someone would build for many years. All other torches I have ever used were always way too big for small work. This thing makes about as much noise as a candle when welding this thin stuff. Very sweet.

The first photo shows a three inch weld of a lap joint of .035 stainless using a 1/16" 308 Tig rod with the special tip for 20 ga. This is the ninth practice piece I tried and I can already see big improvements. Follow the (very detailed) instructions, get the regulator pressures correct, use the correct tip, correct angle and distance from the work, and presto, it welds!

The second photo shows a mild steel washer out of the trash can welded (308 Tig rod) to .035 stainless just to see how dissimilar metals would act. No problem. Then, just for fun, I picked up a piece of bare 14ga. solid copper wire and used it for a welding rod on the washer. I don't know of any useful purpose for this but it sure made a pretty weld.

I'm impressed with this torch and I'm very hard to impress with tools and equipment. Thank you for a quality product and all the helpful answers to stupid questions.

Nathan Holloway
New Life Rebuilders
Five Points, Tennessee, USA