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Stopped by Central Welding the other day

While I waited for them to swap out a bottle of fire juice, I picked up a booklet called "Stick Electrode Welding Guide...
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posted by cmciver
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by cmciver

Tried running some 6011 electrodes

Hi folks, A while back I posted a thread about fillet welding. Having followed people's suggestions about technique (Ro...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

welding helmet

I want to buy an auto darkening helmet but don't know what to look for.For example,what range of filter settings,speed...
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posted by tboneuser
31 comments posted 20yrs posted by tboneuser

putting up metal building

Hi all, I'm putting up a small metal building for the first time, it is a 12 X 30. I went to my local metal building su...
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posted by ranchersam
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by ranchersam

Power requirement for Tig welder question

I'm helping a friend work out the details for a new shop he is building. He has an older 275 amp tig welder, probably a...
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posted by brian.evans
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by brian.evans

Converting from pedal to push button on my TIG

I want to do some race car chassis mods where access is very limited and I need to be a bit of a contortionist! My Miga...
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posted by chris
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by chris

Maxstar 140 - Failed Drop Test

I have a Miller Maxstar 140 that will not turn on after being dropped. I have the block diagram for the electronics but...
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posted by stvnfrzzll
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by stvnfrzzll

fixing popping in scrounged O/A cutting torch?

I've been keeping my eye on surplus oxygen/acetylene gear locally and picking it up when it's cheap, with an eye on res...
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posted by grant
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by grant

homebrew CNC plasma cutter - crazy?

I have an unused Numonics 5460 pen plotter that I used for Autocad stuff back in my land surveyor days. I wonder if I c...
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posted by farview at frontier dot net
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by farview at frontier dot net

Welding different aluminium alloys??

I have treated myself to an AC / DC TIG welder, and am busy experimenting and practicing. My first attempts at aluminiu...
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posted by chris
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by chris

MIG questions

I bought a Lincoln 175 Plus and a K size bottle of C25 a few months ago at the local welding shop. Their price was just...
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posted by farview at frontier dot net
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by farview at frontier dot net

igm or Cloos

Anyone any experience with igm or Cloos welding robots? David
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posted by DavidKelly
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by DavidKelly

pipe welding and oil rigs

Hi I am a student at a vocational school and I take welding and am interested in pipe welding on a oil rig and was wond...
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posted by hittmann69
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by hittmann69