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I was concerned ...

I fired up the MIG earlier today to weld up a chain flail (4 short pieces welded to a disc , driven by a drill motor) t...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by snag_one
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

$ 140,000 / year welding

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-140-000-a-year-welding-job-1420659586 The money sounds good, the hours not so much. Dan
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by dcaster
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by dcaster

Thermal Arc 186 running off a Miller Bobcat 250

I was looking at Miller Tig welders in the $2000 price range, and I got ste ered to a Thermal Arc 186 at my local weldi...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by sasrbk
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by sasrbk

Running a welding BUSINESS from a garage???

NOTE: This is **NOT** about me! I have a friend, who is 50 years old, all around very handy guy, knows how to MIG weld,...
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posted by ignoramus11878
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by ignoramus11878

weld macros - fine-grind many for macro-etch

Hello all I need to prepare many weld cross-section macros - tens per Company - in meeting a new European legislation w...
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posted by null
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by null

good rough-and-ready measure of fillet size

Hello all I'm doing some work - Factory Production Control systems for steel fabricators. If the welders can readily me...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by null
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by null

AC vs DC stick?

I have an AC buzzbox stick welder. It isn't the easiest thing to use, starts are hard and it sticks a lot. I have heard...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by peter
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by peter

etchant for macros ready-made

I need a bottle of macro-etchant. 5% Nital or iodine etchant would do well. How do you get a bottle of ready-to-use alr...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by null
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by null

Electrical help please

A friend of mine here on Whidbey Island has a welding business. It's pretty new, only a few years now. Anyway, he calle...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by etpm
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by etpm

lube orings oxy

Is there an acceptable lube for orings associated with oxy welding handpieces? graphite or talc maybe.
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by haggisz
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by haggisz

Ouch

http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Las-Vegas-fire-crews-investigating-explosion-at-repair-shop-280551082.html I bet thats gonn...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Hbeal
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by Hbeal

Powcon 300 MS-stick welding

Hello! I have a older POWCON 300MS-Inverter! can i weld stick strait from this machine?without any other welding machine...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Sima
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by Sima