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Cost of rod...

Awl-- Apropos of my query on Universal Rod, I finally abandoned the 6011 Lincoln/Home Depot stuff, and got 5 lbs of 3/3...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by entropic3.14decay

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by entropic3.14decay

Harbor Freight Portapower Sets - Are They Worth Buying?

I am considering buying a portapower set for the home shop. I am used to the Enerpac products...good stuff. Are the Har...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by too_many_tools

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by too_many_tools

leak testing of fuel/hyd tanks

Iam in the process of manufacturing fuel/hyd tanks for excavators and dumpers,iam having a problem of tanks getting lea...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by alikhan.pf

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by alikhan.pf

got a free water heater

a freind of mine upgraded and gave me their water heater. it works but is over 10 years old. I was thinking of cutting...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by tater1337

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by tater1337

not a test.....question

I need to weld rebar (#6) together; coupling them using welding instead of rebar clamps/tie's. What would you recomend...

11 comments posted 19yrs

posted by mcrump1

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by mcrump1

Tool suggestions

I'd like to buy a good set of taps and dies and a drill index from 1/8" to 1/2". I see drill sets all the time (with ca...

34 comments posted 19yrs

posted by SurDO2Diver

34 comments posted 19yrs posted by SurDO2Diver

SHAPER SHIPPED!

My shaper was shipped at 8:05 p.m. e.s.t. The seller and the trucker had one heck of a time arranging their schedules w...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jbleaux

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by jbleaux

Is welding dangerous for the eyes?

A poster here recently claimed that, regardless of welding helmet used, welding causes eye damage. Is that true? Additi...

27 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jonREMOVETHISdanniken

27 comments posted 19yrs posted by jonREMOVETHISdanniken

Reducing spatter?

Is there any way to reduce spatter when using E-6013 arc-welding rod? My wife and kids bought me a Miller Thunderbolt X...

8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by micknewton

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by micknewton

How To Tac Weld Thermocouple Wire?

i need to join type-k thermocouple 24ga wire. type-k consists of one lead Nickel-Chromium (Ni-Cr) and the other lead Ni...

34 comments posted 19yrs

posted by kryptoknight

34 comments posted 19yrs posted by kryptoknight

ANYONE EVER FOAMED THEIR METAL BUILDING THEMSELVES?

I asked something about this before but not exactly. I want to foam my 30 x 40 foot building. Contractors think that I...

21 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jbleaux

21 comments posted 19yrs posted by jbleaux

Netiquette and Newsgroup Etiquette

Ohh, I like this... I like to be able to read the reply with out having to scroll to China! Don't over quote: Copying b...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Welding at Hill-Family dot US

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Welding at Hill-Family dot US

What is the proper Netiquette?

If I have a question that can be answered in more than one newsgroup, should I: A. post it to each newsgroup separately...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by SurDO2Diver

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by SurDO2Diver

damn near unbelievable...

had a pretty good laugh at work today, That damn Polack Cheesehead I work with had run the acetylene dry, and couldn't...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by XNavySnipe79FLH

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by XNavySnipe79FLH

OT Electrical Question

I got a Malibu 600 watt transformer. Model ML600TW. When I rotate the on/off knob, it makes the sound of smacking the o...

10 comments posted 19yrs

posted by SurDO2Diver

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by SurDO2Diver