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Stainless Steel Hemispherical Tank Head
Looking for 30" stainless steel hemispherical tank head. I need to build a large cooking device . . . . Any leads on where I may find one would be appreciated. I live in Louisiana . . . Thanks, steve
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Any old Indian tricks for removing broken studs from aluminum engine head?
We just acquired a VW diesel rabbit for $400. The intake manifold fell off after all four of its mounting bolts broke. One of these broke off sufficiently above the machined side of the head that we...
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Did something nice to my welder today
My welder always had a very awful fan. Very noisy and it vibrated a lot, like a gas engine. It was very annoying as I would not hear anything with the machine on, which was a safety issue besides...
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Question on Tig welder
I had occasion today to open up my water & gas connections on my 300 amp Miller Syncrowave Tig machine. It appears to me that a shielded cable carries all the current to the torch via the same...
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Chinese QC practice- low cost efficiency improvement
A while ago there was a news story about a Chinese refrigerator factory having severe quality problems. The government sent a special team in to correct the situation who quickly called for a mass...
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help with welding/welder problem
I have a 120v Lincoln Weldpack MIG welder that was giving me some trouble today and I am a bit stumped as to the cause of the problem. The welder has 4 positions for voltage control and a...
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Off to a bad start
I heard this in the news and it totally bugs me. kid is 16 and probably working on his 1st or 2nd job of his life when something like this happened. It's to bad. I guess the good thing is he is still...
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Pipe welder posting
Thought I would share something I measured and fit by myself....as a welder of 26 yrs....I'm pretty proud of it....everything fell between the bubble and is totally level....and will pass x-ray. It's...
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really fast stick welding (6013 vertical down?)
Hi everyone What is a really quick way to put down lengths of "stick" (SMA) weld, when strength requirements are very limited? I've heard that vertical-down with 6013 is very quick. You come to...
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BERNARD/MILLER GUN SWAP
New to welding ... want learn ... hobby/crafts only... signing up for night classes soon. Want to weld square tube 1/2" to 4" (14 ga to .125") & round tube/pipe to 2" (thin to SCH 40). Lumber racks,...
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Welding a small pressure test vessel...
I'm not a certified welder in any way, shape or form. Mostly self taught though I did take an evening class at a tech school once. I do 95% TIG on steel with my Syncrowave 250. I have a project that I...
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Pictures Of A Weld
Hi, Has anyone here got a picture of two items that have been Arc Welded together 'professionally'? I've just started and I've got a nice constant size continuous bead and although it looks good in my...
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esab ltl 160 tig
hi, does anybody know if the ESAB LTL-160 invertig is suitable for welding aluminium ? is this welder a high frequency tig , ? cause i was told thats what you need for welding aluminium. thanks, mark...
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Is a license required to weld in California?
My son, "Have welder will travel", is starting up in California. I've been doing job shop work forever without any kind of license or legal stuff. But he told me he had to get licensed... and I don't...
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