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Hobart any good?

I'm considering a Hobart Ironman 210 MIG machine, but not familiar with the company. I know it's owned by Miller, but is...

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Differentiate

What are the plus points Hot Wire TIG has over MIG ?? ( If possible please suggest me the web site name which will clari...

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posted by yog_ymk

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Welding compressed air piping - will a MIG welder work?

I"m looking at a job that will replace about 50' of 2" black steel pipe that handles 125 PSI compressed air. There is 1...

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posted by wally

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Recomend Tig and Plasma cutter...

I'm looking to buy a Plasma cutter and a Tig welder. They can be seperate units, but combined would be ideal. I'm open...

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posted by pbreed

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What grade of filler rod do I need to weld Aluminium car body?

Hello, Thanks to all the contributors on this forum I can now DC tig weld aluminium. Which brings me to my next problem...

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posted by simon

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An idea for $.02 LiftArc for HF TIG

Being kind of tired of electrode sticking when trying to scratch-arc-start, how about adding say 5-20 Ohm wirewound hig...

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posted by rashid.karimov

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Bubbles in the bead

Could someone have a look at these beads and tell me why do I get the bubbling? Someone previously told me it was becau...

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posted by raul

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Gas welding Aluminium

I tried gas welding aluminium at night school on Tuesday, using rod and flux. No 2 tip & the plate was around 1.5mm Cri...

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posted by steve

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Spool guns?

I'm doing some shopping, all the mig machines say to use a spool gun for Al wire. I have used a mig with Al fed thru the...

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How Do You Make a Shaping Cone?

I have been looking for a long while to buy a shaping cone....without success. So how does one make a shaping cone? Or w...

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posted by too_many_tools

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Tombstone or miller

Hi, I need to know how a lincoln *tombstone* ac/dc machine compares to a miller thunderbolt xl. I would rather the linc...

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posted by scredcropshonnospam

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Hitch extension

I am planning a hitch extension for my truck to carry longer loads of lumber, pipe, ladders. It will be about 5 feet lo...

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posted by cardsnotthis

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OT- Glow in The Dark Sandblasting Sand?

I've been using my sandblasting cabinet (http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Sand%20Blaster.html) for a while now & have...

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posted by howarde

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FS- Brass wire

From an email this morning... Mark, I have some wire to sell. My initial thought was scrap, but perhaps somebody wants...

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posted by gunner

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1/16" welding rod

While visiting Harbor Freight yesterday, I bought some 1/16" 6013 welding rod. I am curious what kinds of things could o...

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posted by ignoramus21673

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