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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...
53 comments posted 18yrs
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

SEJW - Cutting Aluminum

Ok... about a zillion years ago I worked in a specialty tool store. Amoung other things we carried a wide variety of pr...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

SEJW - Smelting

Smelting... Anybody got a basic tutorial on smelting? I am thinking there are a couple parts that I would like to make...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

A blacksmith question?

--Here's the thing: I've got a small insert-type fireplace; too small to have a grate. So operating it long-term means...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by steamer
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by steamer

SEJW:Shopping for a new MIG

Shopping for a new MIG machine. Considering units up to about $2500, if necessary. Also considering a spool gun at the...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by luv2fly99
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by luv2fly99

Welding Stainless Steel

Is it possible to weld 2 pieces of stainless together with any kind of flux core MIG wire? I have a Lincoln from Home D...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jr
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jr

SEJW: electrode manufacture

--Just saw a neat segment on How It's Made that describes how stick welding electrodes are made. What got me was the na...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by steamer
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by steamer

SEJW: closure weld on end of 1/16" dia SS tube

I would like to make a small number of sleeved thermocouple probes. The sleeves will be made from 1/16" dia type 304 tu...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jggall01
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by jggall01

SEJW: Dumb aluminum welding question...

Ok, several years ago I took the lower unit off an outboard and shipped it off to a shop to repair the skeg. They said...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

welding gas to preserve antiques?

I have an older (uncommon) Canon SLR film camera with an assortment of expensive lenses that I retired from service whe...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by u40139
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by u40139