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Need help tig welding

I've started practicing tig using an air cooled Heliarc torch, my Lincoln AC/DC tombstone for a power supply and pure a...
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posted by tomwait308landmine
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by tomwait308landmine

Welding chrome vanadium tool material

I welded some chrome vanadium things together today (needed to make a quick socket wrench for a particular bolt) and I w...
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posted by ignoramus1162
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Mechanical Properties of electircal conduit

Has anyone out there mig welded electrical conduit? I know conduit is not structural but I am curious about it's weldabi...
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posted by zztex
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by zztex

welding hot water tanks

Any problem cutting and welding on old electric hot water tanks? I want to make a smoker out of one. I know they often...
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posted by laserviews
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by laserviews

Welding courses (and welding sets)

Hi all, I noticed that our local technical college is offering some welding courses, so went to their open evening this...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

can i weld the mig welder itself?

On my cheapo sip migmate the captive nut in the casing for holding the lid on has come loose - I would weld it back on,...
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posted by graham
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by graham

Welders health and safety

With all the concern about proper ventilation, fume hazards are on one's mind regularly. My foreman had a distant cousi...
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posted by m-zimmerman
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by m-zimmerman

Anvil tips

Where might I go for a primer on anvils? I want one. Not sure yet I need one, but there's the occasional time I want to...
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posted by boozoochavez
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

Welding Shop Liquidation

Hello, I am liquidating my Late Fathers Welding Shop, and I have listed alot of the stuff available in my ebay store ht...
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posted by ridcully314
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by ridcully314

Welding tiny beads on a tinier wire ?

Hi, Does anybody have an idea just how I could weld a metal bead on a metal wire ? The wire has 0.25 mm in diameter, th...
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posted by r.zrim
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by r.zrim

Anvil touch-up

Got a new-to-me anvil today - Peter Wright patent "solid wrought" marked for 146 lbs (1 1 6). Should on the whole be an...
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posted by LawrenceSMITH
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by LawrenceSMITH

Laser welding info, video request

I'm a student in the last year of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at Conestoga College and I've taken...
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Looking for video of laser welding in action.

I'm a student in the last year of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at Conestoga College and I've taken...
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Snap-On Spot Welder Question

Hi all, A non-usenet savvy friend recently bought a near new Snap-On YA22300 spot welder on eBay. Here's a link......
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posted by nospam
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