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Advice needed

I need to extend a 1/2" x 3" ripper claw. My guess is to just cut it, bevel the two joints, and run 018 in it. Build it...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by oldfart
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by oldfart

Easiest way of beveling 5/8" plate

In reference to my early post, about a HF crane that I wanted to install, and having a 12x13", 5/8" thick plate. I have...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus12236
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus12236

What is Welding?

Welding is the process of joining metals by melting the parts and then using a filler to form a joint. Welding can be d...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by 335508
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by 335508

oxygen butane cutting

will an acetylene regulator work for butane oxygen cutting. I used butane a long time ago to cut metal but I don't reme...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by w00189wr
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by w00189wr

Round vs square tubing magnetism

Came across this exchange ("Ask the Mechanic") in a farmer-oriented magazine: Q: "..could not get the pipe to weld...pi...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bunzipwill
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by bunzipwill

Anyone try one of the Longevity TIG plasma combos?

There are a lot on eBay. This particular model combines a 160 amp TIG and a 40 amp plasma cutter. There are higher ampe...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dthompson4389
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by dthompson4389

Tig brazing question

--Have been thinking about learning how but I can't figure out when it might be the preferred method. Examples needed. O...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by steamer
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by steamer

contractor's insurance?

To you welding contractors out there: What's the best way to get insurance for yourselves? I do part time, after hours...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by xxx
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by xxx

another noob

I'm getting into welding as a way to continue the tradition from my grandfather (Navy airplane mechanic/GE aircraft eng...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tim.mecklem
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by tim.mecklem

Making an outside wood burning furnace

Guy at work is constantly talking about this now that its getting cold and I had the idea that the place to find someon...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by clannorm
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by clannorm

Overhead stick welding

I do not really weld stuff that is so high that it is "over my head", but I sometimes need to weld things from below. M...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus22168
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus22168