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75/25 VS. CO2

An 80 of 75/25 is around $65 where I live. A 20# (IIRC) of CO2 is $21. I've been welding hundreds of hours with a MIG,...

3 comments posted 18yrs

posted by oldfart

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by oldfart

Opinions, please

I moved from a large city of 2 million to a town of 925. There's a neighboring burg that has a Sholzen Supply House. Th...

2 comments posted 18yrs

posted by oldfart

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by oldfart

MAPP gas versus Acetylene

I have asked this question and seen others ask, but have yet to read an a answer that seems satisfactory. If MAPP gas a...

13 comments posted 18yrs

posted by jb

13 comments posted 18yrs posted by jb

Allo! Je suis votre moment Eau Chitte!

Putting the final welds on a 28 X 26 12 ga. SS plate, nicely curved to a consistent radius, and which cost no few penni...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jhusvar

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by jhusvar

Junkyard Wars

--Saw it's back on Discovery Channel this morning. Looks like they're repeating some episodes. I gotta say that show's t...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by steamer

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by steamer

Popular Science magazine had a good emergency welding trick

Use battery cables to hook two car battery in series, yielding 24 volts... then a battery cable clamped to the work, an...

15 comments posted 19yrs

posted by saints2060

15 comments posted 19yrs posted by saints2060

Syncrowave 300 Pulser unit wanted

Hey guys (and gals)... If any of you know of a working pulser unit for an older (25 years plus) Miller Syncrowave 300 f...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by danl

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by danl

Odd Praxxair conversation

--Went to Praxxair yesterday to stock up on welding rod. I'd just snagged a few pounds of rod for mild steel and asked...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by steamer

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by steamer

backhoe bucket repair

I'm working on my father-in-law's mini-backhoe bucket. It is old and has a lot of issues. What I was working on today w...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by grant

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by grant

Mig Pak 10 used

I just arranged to see and hopefully buy a "Mig Pak 10" welder for cheap tomorrow afternoon. Is there anything I should...

9 comments posted 19yrs

posted by bobnospam

9 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobnospam

Replace Amperage Control

Hello to the welders: I have recently acquired a small stick welder that operates on 110 volt supply. The existing ampe...

14 comments posted 19yrs

posted by harpmeister

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by harpmeister

Best way to hold exhaust pipe together for Tig tacking

Next week I will be welding 304 stainless steel exhaust pipe together. I found that the most important thing in doing t...

10 comments posted 19yrs

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Boeing Surplus Retail Store Closing

I was at Boeing Surplus (Kent, WA) on Saturday, and got talking to the people who work there. The official word is that...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by stagesmith

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by stagesmith

TIG with Pulse?

I am planning to build a tube chassis vehicle and I want to invest in an AC/DC TIG welding machine. The thing is, there...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by lethaldriver

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by lethaldriver

Copper welding question

I want to build stands for my glass sculptures out of solid copper. Can copper be TIG or MIG welded? If not, how about...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by user

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by user