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begginers weld problems with OA

The other day I was doing some practice on an old wreck of a car by cutting a square out of a panel then trying to butt...
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posted by me
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

auto darkening helmet failure.

When welding yesterday the arc seemed awfully bright. I turned the control to full dim ~13 and it was still bright. To...
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posted by stu
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by stu

Plasma arc cutting

Having just purchased a thermal arc plasma cutter I was wondering what number filter I ought to use and how dangerous is...
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posted by Cburbank
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Hypertherm Powermax 380 problems

Well I bought a Hypertherm Powermax 380 based on googling this helpful newsgroup. i am into the learning curb on this t...
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posted by surferbeotch
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by surferbeotch

Corner joints

I tried to weld some corners today. Two things were apparent. 1. Welds inside corners were awful. No good fusion. I use...
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posted by ignoramus8243
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus8243

I have a friend who ..........

Where are all these mythical people? I have a friend who ............ my brother-in-law ......... my neighbor ............
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posted by deserttraveler
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by deserttraveler

Another Dumb Question

I went the welding store yesterday to buy some anti-flashback arrestors for a gas welder to go between the regulators a...
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posted by dgbingham
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by dgbingham

Titanium Wire Sticking

I am welding .020"-.050" Titanium fillets for a weld test. No burn-through or suck-back allowed. Full root penetration...
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posted by p.fairley
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by p.fairley

Implementing Lift-arc TIG welding technique?

Miller welding machines feature lift-arc welding technology for starting arcs. What it is, as far as I understand (bare...
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posted by ignoramus24693
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus24693

Thermal Arc 300s questions

I have the opportunity to buy a Thermal Arc 300S power supply unit (no leads or torch) for $450. I'd like to learn TIG,...
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posted by rpseguin
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Water cooled TIG torch without water?

I have a 20-25 tig torch. I wanted to do some tig welding this weekend, but, unfortunately, the water connectors have n...
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posted by ignoramus3498
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by ignoramus3498