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Excellent JOB video of POLY X abrasive

WE have the CHINA patented POLY X fiber disc,which is very similar as Clean And Strip and SCOTCH BRITE made by 3M,but m...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by find2008

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by find2008

Welder breaker

I had some welding I needed to do in my back yard so I hauled the welder out of the shop and hooked it up at the house...

24 comments posted 19yrs

posted by GFENDER

24 comments posted 19yrs posted by GFENDER

SUCCESS -- Bridgeport mill is home and on Casters.

My Bridgeport mill is finally home. It is a Textron model with a bigger knee. For some pictures, including closeups of...

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posted by ignoramus20900

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus20900

Pictures of my "Bridgeport mill mobile base on casters"

I welded together a mobile base for a Bridgeport mill. (the casters are removable so that for stationary operation, the...

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posted by ignoramus12714

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus12714

PTig Welders need in Louisiana-$37.50 hour

Effective Monday 05.28.07 NGSS-Avondale pay for TIG Pipe Welders will be as follows: $20.00 Taxable pay ST, $30.00 OT*,...

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posted by justwantorelax

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by justwantorelax

Hypertherm Max20

I have a Hypertherm Max20 plasma cutter that has fried 2 resistors on it's circut board and I need to know what their v...

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posted by handymac10

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by handymac10

Need help ID-ing steel bar (is is weldable)

I bought two identical 0.5x4x36" steel bars from "the worst seller on eBay", a.k.a. Bargainland-liquidation. http://cgi...

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posted by ignoramus27006

25 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus27006

hand-held electric drill for bigger drills in steel

Hi everyone I searched and found these electric drills... Metabo BDE 1100 Milwaukee HDE 13 RQD Milwaukee B2E 16 RLD The...

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posted by r0d1s3

22 comments posted 19yrs posted by r0d1s3

Frequency Control

Hi, I have a question, I don't know if this is the right place to ask.... I want to be able to control the frequency co...

26 comments posted 19yrs

posted by midearmon

26 comments posted 19yrs posted by midearmon

Plasma Cutter

I recently bought a Chinese 40 amp. plasma cutter. The "manual" is pretty rudimentary. I have never owned a plasma cutt...

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posted by brucepaige

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by brucepaige

Understanding Gauges

How do I interpret something's gauge thickness? I want to know what my supplier is talking about on the phone whenever...

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posted by jp2mail-tempforum

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by jp2mail-tempforum

Chicago Electric TIG welder,.. pros and cons?

Harbor Freight item 91811-5RVH 220V, 130TIG/90 arc welder inverter, $260. I may need something for welding ss boat rail...

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posted by backahead

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by backahead

Thin mild steel arc welding

I am becoming acquainted with the complexity of welding thin mild steel with a rod/arc welder; the main problem being b...

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posted by grwsmith

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by grwsmith

Beginner question re hobby welder

Forgive me if this has already been covered. Just bought a Lincoln 135. Would like to use it as a MIG welder when appro...

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posted by 811leo

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by 811leo

Weldment rust protection query

On a chassis weldment, mild steel, Mig'd or Arc'd. For corrosion protection - rain, snow, mud, road cruft kicked up typ...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by hhsupply

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by hhsupply