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good welding near vision, lenses, other fab-shop activities

Hello everyone I have come to that moment of finding that my eye-sight does not enable me to adequately see the weld an...

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posted by null

8 comments posted 10yrs posted by null

Ernie?

Seems like we haven't seen Ernie/Stagesmith in many months-- like April? Are the questions to uninteresting, or are you...

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posted by powellmrpx

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Repairing aluminum crankcase

My little tractor has had a mishap , it put a con rod out the side of the motor . Motor in question is a Kohler KT17 op...

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posted by snag_one

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Can a three phase motor be run as a generator driven with an ICE

Can a three phase motor be run as a generator with an ICE, and then use the power too run a standard three phase welder...

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posted by rowland

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would a 3 phase welder work at all with a static phase converter

I am looking for addvise on if that a static phase converter would allow a three phase welder too work with a some what...

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posted by rowland

2 comments posted 10yrs posted by rowland

Hypertherm Max100 burns Pac130 plasma torch

I have a Hypertherm plasma cutter with Pac130 torch. It was working when I bought it a few years ago. Now it does not w...

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posted by ignoramus22522

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Pulsing Acetylene Regulator

A year-and-a-half ago I replaced a pulsing acetylene regulator with a medium duty Victor. I use this rig irregularly, a...

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posted by powellmrpx

2 comments posted 10yrs posted by powellmrpx

Dumb Welding Question

Years ago an associate brought a bicycle over to my house and asked if I could weld the set post part of the frame wher...

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posted by none

5 comments posted 10yrs posted by none

Ford 9" axle

OK , here's what I have : A good friend runs a car resto business , and he's working on a Ford T I think it is . Single...

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posted by snag_one

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stringer vs weave

Hello all For positional welds like 3G / 3F - vertical upwards, how do you choose between stringer-bead and weave? For...

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posted by null

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lincon 225ac welder has been setting for 4 or 5 years will not turn on .

I have checked all the connections .loosened and tightened all i could find. still no turn on with switch .have fire to...

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posted by oldman

3 comments posted 11yrs posted by oldman

Airco 750 handle tip and torch size compatibility

Will an Airco 3875 cutting torch fit an Airco 750 handle?

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posted by Bill

1 comments posted 11yrs posted by Bill

volts E81T-1 PF T-fillet

Been bit of trouble at site I go to knowing what to do with E81T-1 (Rutile Flux-Cored Arc Welding (Rutile Flux-Cored Wi...

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posted by null

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fillet-break test

Hello all What's the right way to do fillet break tests? Here in the land of ISO's, the big requirement in ISO9017 is f...

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posted by null

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Tig equipment questions

I used to use a TIG which had a foot pedal - you set the maximum current on the front panel, then when you pressed the...

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posted by peter

7 comments posted 11yrs posted by peter