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Should auto-darkening lenses 'blink'?

Should auto-darkening lenses 'blink' when looking at the sun? My new lens does it and the seller says that it is normal...
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posted by stu
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by stu

Edison welding institute

I have been trying to access the edison welding institute web site with no luck can someone else try it and see if the p...
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posted by johnanoon
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by johnanoon

HTP Invertig 160DC

Can someone give their opinion of this Tig/ stick machine. Also, in general, how does the quality of stick welds with a...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jfladd
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by jfladd

Decent Website for Welders/fabricators

Ive come accross a pretty good site for Welders et al. Ive emailed the webmaster and they seem to have some bigger plan...
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posted by lost
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by lost

Readywelder Model 10000ADP

Anybody tried using the new readywelder model that has a motor drive power supply independent of the welding supply? Se...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by notgparkinson
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by notgparkinson

Hacking the Harbor Freight TIG

Hi, Has anyone really hacked the HF TIG set they sell for 200 bucks ? I bought one in the last few weeks, and have been...
39 comments posted 21yrs
posted by steve
39 comments posted 21yrs posted by steve

Sharp point flame?

From time to time I get a very sharp pointed neutral flame rather than a rounded point. I've tried to add acytelene, bu...
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posted by mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS

Craigslist Invertig 201

I spotted this on Craigslist for Seattle if anyone is interested. I have the earlier Invertig 200 and wouldn't trade it,...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by TENNENTofCANADA
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by TENNENTofCANADA

Needing PCM100/Pac10 torch

Anyone got a spare or clunker PT-17A (air) plasma cutter torch kicking around in your dusty corners? I just swapped for...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by gunnerNOSPAM
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by gunnerNOSPAM

Ping-Wayne Cook

Wayne, do you have any extra consumables for your old PCM-100? I picked mine up yesterday, but the torch head is pretty...
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posted by gunnerNOSPAM
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by gunnerNOSPAM

Little sparks with tig welding steel

I spent a while last night tig welding mild steel. Sometimes little sparks (size of a pinhead) would fly, as though the...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ignoramus1740
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by ignoramus1740

Argon-Co2 Mix Gas in the Winter?

Can I leave my MIG sheilding gas cylinder outside in my garage for the winter months? It's not insulated or heated.. And...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by $gixxer
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by $gixxer

RV Antifreeze for TIG torch cooling

So, now I have a homemade tig torch cooler. http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Welding/09-Homemade-TIG-Torch-Cooler/ I wou...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ignoramus12686
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by ignoramus12686

Photos of my homemade TIG torch cooler

I made a homemade TIG torch cooler, from a used carbonator pump from soda fountains. Pictures of the pump, solid state...
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posted by ignoramus26745
30 comments posted 21yrs posted by ignoramus26745

Intellitig 4 power source

First post to the group. I was recently given an intellitig 4 and am now trying to figure out what I can use as a DC pow...
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posted by brad.kahler
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by brad.kahler