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Lincoln Tig Pro 175 AC/DC welder in Austin,TX

I saw the following on the austin craig's list. I have no connection to the seller, and know nothing about it, but used...

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posted by emmo

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Learning how to TIG

As some of you recall, I have had some progress with stick welding, thanks to your help. I can actually fabricate simpl...

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posted by ignoramus29878

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Old cast alluminum pulley

I picked up a "Fray All Angle Mill" a few weeks back. Interesting piece of equipment! Suspect it was built for Navy shi...

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posted by spamless

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Broke my ThermalArc Fabricator 131?

Was welding tonight, nothing heavy, 1/8 & 1/4" round stock. Half an hour into my project I stuck the wire to the tip. U...

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posted by mrsol

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combination welding table and cart?

I want to build a cart for my little MIG welder. All of the examples I have seen have the shelf for the welder up top a...

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posted by johnbroadway

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SW 175 Pro on a Generator

Hi all, I need to weld on my trailer. It is too far for the welder to reach it attached to the wall outlet. I have a 50...

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posted by thecatsandiSPAMMeIfYouDare

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Army Welding Manuals

Someone (username Pavlov) just posted four US Army Welding manuals (along with some others that might be interesting) in...

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posted by kabowers

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Using pulsing to reduce heat input?

I used TIG process to weld some stuff last night, and noticed a lot of warping. My TIG welder can do pulsed current. I...

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posted by ignoramus6433

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DRILL DOCTOR Grinds tungsten electrodes

I posted a message last night about how tungsten electrodes were hard on regular grinding wheels. I was looking at vari...

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posted by ignoramus6433

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Stick welding from a TIG terminal (with arc start)

Just curious about something... Can I power my regular stick welding electrodes from my tig welding outlet, taking adva...

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posted by ignoramus5275

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Sharpening wheel that would stand up to tungsten

I need to find some better sharpening method... My wheels are killed by tungsten electrodes. I do not have megabucks to...

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posted by ignoramus5275

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Tried TIG welding tonight

I finally tried tig welding with my Hobart Cyber TIG: http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Welding/00-Hobart-CyberTig-Welder...

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posted by ignoramus5275

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D.O. Smith TIG wleder?

Anyone know anything about a D.O. Smith AC/DC/heliarc welder? There is one for sale locally but I've never heard of one...

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posted by danl

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Can I mig weld with pure argon?

I have a small mig welder, currently set up for flux core wire, that I would like to be able to mig with. Rather than b...

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posted by garyh82012

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Removing spot welds?

Have a few questions here 1) What is the best way to remove spot welds on a car fender? So that I can remove the fender...

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posted by NoSpam

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