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Re: Repairing pot-metal
If you're looking for a peranent repair, don't attempt to use glue or even solder. You will only make matters worse! Check out James Ruther's Pot metal welding and resculpting at: Anything made of pot...
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TUBE MITER WELDS
Hi all, From your experience, which weld symbol applies better to a miter steel connection of rectangular tubes? HSS8x2x1/4 frame, AWS D1.1 prequalified welds CJP.
 
battery spotwelder
Does anyone have useful experience with spotwelding nickel strips to Li batteries with an AC spotwelder as the power source? For equipment I have a Harbor Freight 240V portable spotwelder and a 240V...
 
productivity SMAW 6013 vs 7018
Hi all With more welding experience repairing the hull of a seagoing vessel, the meaning of the wise words of a late mentor who used to contribute a lot on here came to me. I've appended my...
 
The Difference Between Stick Welding And MIG
In order to fully establish the differences between MIG and stick welding, we will compare some of their key parameters:
 
Re: TIG setup for 20 gauge mild steel?
I have some previous TIG welding experience with 1/8" + material. I am now moving to 20ga sheet metal for some auto body work. Here's my question: Would it work to weld 20 ga steel with .040 tungsten...
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New welder !
Well , new to me . Found a Lincoln Weldpak 175 in like-new condition , he was asking $375 I offered $275 and he accepted . It really is like new , contactor tip is clean and so is the nozzle . It also...
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Need book
Chemical Process Design and Integration (2nd Ed., Robin Smith), please
 
What is Hot Short?
Its something I have read a couple times about the non-weldability of some alloys. Particularly those that have additives for better machineability like 1144.
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Heavy Duty Vacuum Cleaner Hose (2023 Update)
Back in 2019 I mentioned it here on this group, and it had been in use a while before that. I couldn't find when I had originally purchased it. It finally started having failures a couple days ago....
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7018's forgot how good
Hi all Worked at a dry dock on a Dutch type barge. Hull plating - finishing a "Y" intersection of the overplating, under the barge presenting overhead with the barge on blocks. Switched to 7018's...
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Proficient Workers
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Convert TIG/stick to MIG?
Hey - So, I have an AHP 200DX (TIG & stick), but there are times when I wish I had a MIG machine. I seriously don't have the room for both. I understand why MIG is CV and the others are CC, but I'm...
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Holox Gas bottle - how can I exchange it (2023 Update)
If I have a tank with Holox on the collar will I be able to exchange it? It’s a 150.
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Video Versus the Hood (2023 Update)
I've got four autodark welding hoods, and one with a fixed #10 lens (might be #11 I forget). Two of them are fairly cheap and two are what I call 1st stage good. Not a top of the line, but first step...
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