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Mig Welder

Why is the mig welder not good for building utility trailers and is gas torch welding any better or worse. This trailer...
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posted by tboneuser
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by tboneuser

Lincoln 175 HD Mig welder

I am thinking about buying a Lincoln 175 HD mig welder 220 volt.Does anyone have any thoughts on this piece of equipmen...
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posted by tboneuser
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by tboneuser

Add-a-phase questions

1. I hate to 'bug' my electrician friends, but I can't remember what type of 3 phase is in my alley, either Delta, or W...
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posted by footboarder
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Brazing Alloy: BAg-5 versus BAg-34?

What criteria do I use to select one brazing alloy versus the other? I've been using AWS BAg-34 for joining a variety o...
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posted by noone
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by noone

PTAW microplasma stainless steel welding

Hi, In our company we are welding stailess steel sheet formed in tubes of very small thickness: 0,005 - 0,02 inch. We u...
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posted by kutlesa21
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by kutlesa21

Re: Good Idea/Bad Idea? FREE AIR TANK from me

If anyone wants a small 1-2 gallon air tank, for free, in Chicagoland, contact me now. Will need a couple of NPT fittin...
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posted by ignoramus32515
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus32515

Good Idea/Bad Idea?

Should I, or it even smart to hook a volume tank to a compressor that already has one? I have a two horse Husky, brand...
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posted by boozoochavez
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by boozoochavez

Air compressor advice, please...

I've been using my friends compressor in the shop for about two years now, and while it's been very good, it's moving o...
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posted by brian.evans
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by brian.evans

flex head and gas lens suggestions

Hello, I currently have a CK-17 torch on my Thermal Arc Tig machine and am considering changing to a 9 flex head. I wan...
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posted by mattirvin
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by mattirvin

spheroidization

hi everyone, i am came across this group while searching for some information. looks like very useful. i have question...
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posted by gunda.vikram
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunda.vikram

Brazing info and video

I'm trying to learn this and want to do ss and copper and ss to ss. Friend said use Braze 452 Silver brazing alloy and...
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posted by bluedog
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by bluedog

"Univeral" TIG tungstens???

Looking at some online TIG consumable sellers web sites it seems I can buy TIG tungstens alloyed to make a universal el...
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posted by chris
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by chris

how about HF plasma cutter?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=91814 For $499, that fits my budget just fine. Any expe...
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posted by brian.evans
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by brian.evans

TIG welding cast iron??

I have a production cast iron turbo manifold from a company called Apexi, which I wish to modify the turbo flange on, b...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by chris
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by chris

welding with coat hangers?

A colleague just told me a story of mechanics in Viet Nam fixing helicopters by stick welding using coat hangers, and t...
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posted by carter
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by carter