[Kevin in NJ]

My very old unit has an arc gap that needs to be set properly. It also needs the cover on it. Icould see where operating with the wrong gap and no cover would cause problems. I was worried with my welder and never found it to cause a problem.

I test welded the rods I have and polish them out and when done was not able to see a color difference. That was why I have done some welding. I was more interested in making sure i had the correct materials. I am close to getting the body on the frame and may play with shells over winter. Practice shells are easy to find so ihave to make some very presentable repairs.