Sorry Dennis--. I got "screwed, jewed and tattoed" years ago when I offered a copy of the shotgun book "Spanish Best" for $20.00 plus book rate USPS shipping- I thought the proposed purchaser was "legit" so I shipped him the book copy,never got the funds, so I wrote it off to a bad deal, but never again. Hope you get your money back though. I appreciate your skills, I am not a gunsmith, but served as an armorer in the USMC, and my C.O. at Quantico was an avid hunter and had some fairly nice double shotguns which I cleaned for him, and kept them safely stored in the armory as well. I spent my working years in the machine shop and both TIG and MIG fab welding processes. I have read with interest your articles on using the TIG process, along with plasma for build-up and repairing gun parts. My son-in-law and I have a nice repair shop, we use both Lincoln and Miller welding machines, and Linde for the Tig torches, water cooled. Most of our business involves farm equipment and repair, and as crop irrigation is a big item here where I live , repair welding on aluminum irrigation pipe and fittings is a good fit. My favorite welding machines, especially for TIG, are the older 300 amp. Miller Gold Star, and for portable field welding, a Miller 250 amp Bobcat, which will handle any SMAW and well as TIG processes. Do you have a favorite for your TIG welding needs, which I surmise might be mainly alloyed ferrous metals?? Good luck with your refund- Francis Morin-RWTF member shorteAWS..
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