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Wiring for a new 220V Welder

I am in the Market for a new welder, to upgrade from my 110V Welder. I probably will hardly ever doing anything thicker...

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posted by longoja

22 comments posted 20yrs posted by longoja

Gas Welding aluminum

With the lack of an AC tig machine and an AC inverter appearing to not be in the cards in the near future i"m looking a...

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posted by brent_p

20 comments posted 20yrs posted by brent_p

Question - Adding 220V and 110V circuits to garage

I want to add two 220V and some 110V outlets to my garage. The wall where I want to add them is far from my breaker pan...

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posted by lens

11 comments posted 20yrs posted by lens

high carbon steel to 309SL stainless

Can anyone tell me the correct procedure for joining high-carbon steel to stainless. it will be a T-Joint as well as a l...

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posted by kandjcranston

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by kandjcranston

some beginner questions (duty cycle & arc force)

G'day, 2 questions I have. The machine is an Esab AristoTIG DTD 250 AC/DC. 1) duty cycle on my machine. In the manual,...

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posted by peter_dingemans

4 comments posted 20yrs posted by peter_dingemans

How to learn welding

I've decided that I need to learn to weld. I have never had any training or classes or any experience at all in welding...

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posted by uther

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by uther

Torch/regulator flash arrestor difference?

Is it possible to use a torch flash arrestor on the regulator side? I find it uncomfortable using the arrestors on the...

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posted by sstern

10 comments posted 20yrs posted by sstern

metal finish

I just got back from a trip. We bought some antiques, and some small pieces. One of them is a cast iron letter slot wit...

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posted by boozoochavez

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

Please help - How do I weld aluminium using my MIG?

This is my first post to this group. I have moderate experience of welding steel with my arc welder and have just bough...

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posted by paul.bohanna

32 comments posted 20yrs posted by paul.bohanna

TIG welding - changes of light intensity: what's going on?

When welding both stainless and aluminium at low currents (typically 20 - 40 30A) I frequently find that the arc change...

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posted by nick.williams

8 comments posted 20yrs posted by nick.williams

Awash in gas torches

It seems like I have more oxy/fuel-gas torches in my life than ever before. At South Seattle we have the wall manifold...

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posted by ernie

14 comments posted 20yrs posted by ernie

Ceriated tungsten going blue?

When welding 3mm ali section with a 3/32 ceriated tungsten at around 80 amps the tungsten is balling and turning blue....

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posted by chris

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by chris

American Chopper episode got even more reckless

I was watching Discovery channel's "American Chopper" last night. In the past, I've read threads about the disregard of...

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posted by wallster

42 comments posted 20yrs posted by wallster

Question for the group

Greetings all, After a 6 month hiatus, thanks to an old decrepid 'puter, I am now able to rejoin my fellow metal mangle...

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posted by jimnthem

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by jimnthem

adding plasmacutter capability to TIG machine?

G'day, It's only recently I learned about the possibilities of plasma cutters. Since I already own a TIG machine (Esab...

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posted by peter_dingemans

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by peter_dingemans