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Electrode for MS to SS409
Can any one suggest me the electrode for welding MS to SS409
 
thrumming in harness MIG / GMAW
Hello all Upgraded torch / gun from some "Crapomatic" to Tweco #4 Classic. Tweco doesn vastly better than the "Crapomatic", but still sometimes get this very characteristic problem - the torch and...
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450A spray gun still good on 20%CO2 agomix?
Simpler question - how many advantages will I retain if I get a 450A-rated GMAW / MIG gun specialised for spray, if I cannot move off Ar-20%CO2-2%O2 gas mix? Rich S
 
YOUSE GUYS SAID IT WOULD WARP !!!
It didn't. Not in any useful way anyway. I shortened a trailer axle today. Cut about 24-25 inches out in the middle. Then I clamped it up. Deliberately put a very slight arch in the setup with a shim...
 
how good Tweco Spray Master 450 Air Cooled MIG Gun?
Hi all Shop I'm in is 100% dip-transfer and weaving. Everything matches, including torches. Common in UK. Torches rated "300A", but that's a reluctant 300A and you spent a lot of time coaxing it to...
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Welding/brazing carbide and steel
molten glass . There's a glass bead maker here that wants me to make some rods for making the beads . The "working end" of these , that is in I'll be getting more info from her when we get together...
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back on the tools again as welder
Working in Devon, UK, as a welder. Making mainly quarrying equipment. Good to be back in the Trade - is hard work, but good to be back applying what I do know and learning a lot of what I didn't! Most...
 
Why Should I Make a Budget?
You say you know where your money goes and you don?t need it all wr itten down to keep up with it? I issue you this challenge. Keep track of ev ery penny you spend for one month and I do mean every...
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POW!
Boy do I feel stupid. Some years back my dad brought a bunch of gas bottles over to my shop. Mostly owner bottles from his hardware store after he closed down. One was an extra large acetylene bottle...
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Harbor Freight Welding Hood
My first autodark was a cheap HF a buddy of mine gave me as a thank you for fixing his boat trailer for him. I never considered one before that. I was amazed at how much difference it made welding....
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FLUX CORE - Offending Welding Snobs Everywhere
I've said it before, but if all you are doing is field welding hot rolled LOW-C steel there is really no need for anything else. Its not pretty (for me anyway), but it fuses good and you can weld...
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I have this same machine on the dc+ it needs to be on Mack sure current control is set on tig if you don?t have remote you
 
Old Miller TIG - Can I use my 212 (not autoset) As a Power Source
My dad brought this by my shop yesterday evening. Said I could use it indefinitely (that usually means he's never coming might be suitable (and the reason I am posting) is my Miller 212 (NOT I've...
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Spot welders?
--Hi gang. I'm looking to get my hands on a spot welder. 220v single phase power available and hope to get something I can put on a pestal (I'll make one) and use to tack stuff together, probably no...
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Welding Up a Tube Frame Table With Minimal Clam Shell Distortion
I want to weld up a modestly heavy steel table to build a 4x8(+) CNC router for sheet goods. I can of course take the attitide that sheets goods are mostly just cut through so as long as the spindle...
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