Hi, I'm new to this forum and will be purchasing plans for the Legal Eagle. I own a mig welder and have experience using it around the warehouse and farm. I have no experience with oxy/Acetylene welding though and am looking at two different options from Harbor Freight. The first would be this: http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-torch-kit-with-oxygen-and-acetylene-tanks-65818.html which comes with empty tanks, and the second: http://www.harborfreight.com/oxygen-and-acetylene-welding-kit-98958.html no tanks. Do I really need to "own" tanks? I haven't located a gas supplier yet. I'm assuming they would offer filled tanks in various sizes. And if I did go with the option which includes tanks are they big enough for the project? I plan on practicing.....A LOT....prior to starting the fuselage. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Hey Pete,One more thing - Scottiniowa (replied below) put out a diagram instruction on how to weld up an Eagle Frame in 19 days - I remember I used it and it was great to give you a starting point to the build. Now it seems pretty basic stuff, but I remember at the time I first saw it - It was Exactly what I needed to get started and it helped me get my mind into the plans....I am sure he still has that posting somewhere for you to look at.I will tell you that practice with the torch will be good to have - I can also tell you that your oct/acet welding will be much improved by the time you finish the fuselage - I even welded up the last tube without burning a hole in that one, yeah go figure. Just remember, there are a bunch of Pros on this site & there are a bunch of builders here with thousands of hours of build time, and that is just in the Eagles. Many builders here have other aircraft under their build belt. You cannot come up with a problem some one has not run up against and found a solution for. The answers are here. Good Luck with your project.
Can anyone offer a suggestion on appropriate tank sizes for the oxygen/acetylene? I would only be using the Oxy/acetylene set up for this project. I don't mind having to refill a couple times. I don't want to get bigger tanks then I need.