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Large quantity rod storage?

Ive somewhere around 1500 lb+s of various welding rods. Probably 30% of it is open Anyone have any good ideas about how...

28 comments posted 18yrs

posted by gunner

28 comments posted 18yrs posted by gunner

MIG brazing?

Why can't you braze with MIG? I.e., why don't they sell MIG brazing wire? Bob

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posted by bobengelhardt

12 comments posted 18yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Looking for plans

--Have been sporadically googling for something but coming up dry; maybe someone here knows where I could find plans to...

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posted by steamer

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by steamer

Making a perfect snow pusher

I have not seen a snow pusher that would actually work well. They are too small and not too strongly made. Probably the...

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posted by ignoramus29783

17 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus29783

MIG vs Arc Welding Advice Needed

Greetings, The subframe tabs to which the lower control arms of some, older, Mercedes, sports cars are bolted had a ten...

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posted by Johnson314

19 comments posted 18yrs posted by Johnson314

Using a small cylinder in a weld?

I want to build a weld in an angle between 2 thick pieces. Can I use a small cylinder inside? | | | | ---------- ------...

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posted by philnik

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by philnik

Joining aluminum to aluminum mesh

Hi, I'm wondering what the best way to do this is (I'm not a metal worker). I have a spherical aluminum mesh, 3" in dia...

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posted by dimator

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by dimator

taking long straight cuts with oxyacetylene (Is there a trick to it?)

Just out of curiosity is there a quick cheap and dirty way to make a straightedge for an oxy torch to make long vertica...

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posted by b_philion

34 comments posted 18yrs posted by b_philion

.44 farm rifle post

brain fart. clear the area. was supposed to go to rec.guns, the next group up the line in my viewer. I hate it when I do...

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posted by deserttraveler

10 comments posted 18yrs posted by deserttraveler

co-op shop

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone is aware of any co-op shops in the Los Angeles, CA area. Does such a thing even exist? I...

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posted by eric.buehl

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by eric.buehl

Pictures of repaired and repainted Miller XMT 300 CC/CV welder

First picture shows it dirty, dinged up and missing a switch. The rest show it cleaned, with switchg fixed, and repaired...

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posted by ignoramus18705

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus18705

Shockingly good customer support at Miller Electric

As much as usenet is a lot of Questions with good replies and off topic Posts i need to take a moment to give Kudos to...

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posted by b_philion

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by b_philion

SEJW: Opening valves on gas tanks...

I was taught that all tank valves except Acetylene should be opened fully to the stops. There is a new guy at the shop...

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posted by sdwheaton

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by sdwheaton

Desoldering question (Miller XMT welder repair)

I just finished a mini project. I fixed a "broken" Miller XMT 300 CC/CV welding machine, which had the switch for the d...

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posted by ignoramus1782

53 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus1782

Clarify terms for a newbie, please?

So I've set my sights on a 120v MIG setup- and have begun reading. [Miller, Hobart or Lincoln's 140amp units all seem e...

17 comments posted 18yrs

posted by elbrecht

17 comments posted 18yrs posted by elbrecht