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PICTURE of my shop crane with welded on casters
crane moves very easily now, which is both good and bad, I will have to make sure that it is properly stopped in place and cannot move, before lifting anything. I have some wheel chocks though. The...
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Question about Faultless casters
I have these Faultless 6" casters: have welded them (done with three out of four) to removable legs of a "Harbor Freight Shop Crane". My question is about storing them outdoors. I live in northeast...
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looking for hardfacing info
I googled around the forum here and have seen references to hardfacing, but links to basic hardfacing info are out of date (or the websites have changed around). can someone point me to a introductory...
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heres a tough one, trying to remove a countersunk bolt
I have an el-cheapo air hammer that the adjustment knob bolt broke off of. wouldnt be an issue except the it needs to be adjusted. the bolt was and allen head type, and was countersunk, the botl shaft...
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Completed gate using welded copper hinges
I posted several questions regarding welding copper over the last year or so. Here is one of the projects where I put some of that knowledge to use. (Thanks Ernie and others!) hinges, grillwork, and...
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replacing wooden maul handle with steel one?
Hi, the wooden handle on my maul is about to break off and I was wondering whether instead of the usual repair it would be better to TIG on a steel handle. I thought I'd use some 1" sched 40 black...
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instructions on using Lincoln Bullet
Hi everyone. Is Lincoln Bullet (3-phase electric motor spins DC welding generator) in store-room of a highly regarded research institution doing ultra-modern research. Donated but no knowledge of...
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bead problem
I'm not using any magnetic holders, but I can't get the puddle (140 Hobart MIG) to attach to both plates (3/16" mild steel, or less). It welds fine to one plate or the other, either vertical or...
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Any ornamental metal guys in here?
I do quite a bit of ornamental metal. I am not going to call it wrought iron, because it is not. That is the modern generic name for it, but only for the uninformed. There has been some questions here...
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fabricator question: making angles as square as possible
Suppose you have a simple railing design, made from 1-1/2"x.120" wall steel tubing. The railing is 12 feet long, and 36" tall. There are 4 vertical pieces, 2 at the ends and 2 more spaced out 4 feet,...
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looking for wood lathe plans?
I was wondering if anyone came across some plans for welding up a wood lathe. I need something "like" a wood lathe but not as accurate, more like a heavy duty rotiserie. anyway, I thought someone...
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enough addons can get you to weld anything, right?
you start with a simple AC stick welder, add on a diode box and then you got AC/DC, add on a spoolgun/readywelder and you now got fluxcore MIG, or add a bottle to that and you got MIG. somewhere...
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got my hobart stickmate last friday
and to keep myself mature i waited until sunday to wire up an outlet and burn some metal!!! re-aranged my garrage so I wouldnt be weling next to gas cans and scrounged around to get parts for a mini...
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Last one out please turn off the lights........
I spent about ten years in the oilfield as a diver, crane operator, and welder. Last night on the news, there was a story on how bad a shortage there was on the offshore rigs for welders. Companies...
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Homebuilt plasma cutter?
How practical would it be to build a plasma cutter? I have a compressor, and 70 amp buzz box that I haven't used since I got my mig. I am skilled in electronics, so building a rectifier / hf circuit...
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