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ali GMAW common practice North America

Hi there Been surprised by what is and is not stocked in the UK. What's recommended in the Lincoln "bible" of welding c...
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Zoro Coupons

If you sign up for an account with Zoro they send you coupons. With the coupons and free shipping on most orders over $...
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If you see something on Vevor...

If you see something on Vevor you might consider buying check walmart, amazon and ebay. Often Vevor themselves are selli...
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Its One Of Those Weeks Again

Yesterday I had a customer climb up my _ _ _ for not wanting to guarantee their design would work the way they want. "I...
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I Was Productive Until I wasn't

The end of May I had a couple weeks where I was really productive. Not necessarily with perfect results, but mostly thi...
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Welding Square - DIYDEA

I'm almost embarrassed at the poundage of aluminum flat bar scrap I have generated. I periodically manage to recycle so...
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It was perfect Until It Wasn't - Pins

Through all my headaches setting pins yesterday I managed to keep the machine from moving. The vise I used to machine t...
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Loose Nut

The X axis leadscrew nut on my ZX45 bench top milling machine is loose . Very loose , like .025 lash loose . I read up...
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posted by Snag_one
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Pins vs Square keys

I've had a few vises that came with square keys on the bottom very aligning a vise quickly to a t-slot. Generally I tak...
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I Put It Where I Would Find It Next Time

That is probably true. It is very likely where I will eventually find it... I found and used a large counter sink when...
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Neighbors that repair stuff

Often have people leave stuff that they don't want any more . And that stuff clutters up the repair mans shop space . A...
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