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Tested my Cyber Tig a little more

I followed Wayne's suggestion and found a way to fully test this welder programmable cycle. I shorted the leads. The pr...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ignoramus12004
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by ignoramus12004

Would a home hobbyist actually need tig?

I bought a tig/stick welder. I am happy with it. I have a few projects in mind, such as building frames for phase conve...
32 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ignoramus12004
32 comments posted 21yrs posted by ignoramus12004

Wire rope question

I made up a wire rope cable to put across a driveway. One end was already looped with a thimble and ferrule. On the oth...
20 comments posted 21yrs
posted by deserttraveler
20 comments posted 21yrs posted by deserttraveler

Burglars seem popular this month!

Well fellas, I got hit too... I was working on a prop for a show up here in Chicago. We broke for lunch today and I hav...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by FraserRacing
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by FraserRacing

Welding (tig) reference materials?

I am looking for in depth welding reference, especially for TIG, that discusses how to set preflow, what cfh to use, wh...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ignoramus18928
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by ignoramus18928

Welding temps

I live in Michigan, so the outside temps this winter will be below freezing. I plan on working on some demo derby and r...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by e01e
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by e01e

3 phase welder amps question

I am confused. The nameplate on my hobart cybertig says that at 230V, it consumes 44 amps. http://igor.chudov.com/proje...
28 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ignoramus18928
28 comments posted 21yrs posted by ignoramus18928

So. Calif welder of interest

http://cgi.ebay.com/Miller-Dialarc-400-AC-DC-Welder_W0QQitemZ7547646640QQcategoryZ113743QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem No relatio...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by gunner
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by gunner

Survived the visit of Rita -

Lost power at 5 - was up at 4:30 back to bed - can't see anything anyway - TV didn't have it close enough - to much not...
13 comments posted 21yrs
posted by lionslair
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by lionslair

My first weld (pictures)

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Welding/ Pictures of my hobart cybertig, as well as my first weld (done with 6013 stick...
23 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ignoramus10467
23 comments posted 21yrs posted by ignoramus10467

Easiest electrodes for training?

I wanted to buy some electrodes today to do some easy steel welding. Any suggestions for elecrodes that are easiest to w...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ignoramus10467
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by ignoramus10467

Steel to aluminum welding

I saw a little bit in a Mazda ad, and thought it was interesting, which led me to this: http://www.japancorp.net/Article...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by bobbym
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by bobbym

what arc electrode to use for anchors.

Hello, we are going to be making boat anchors out of mild steel in a new manufacturing facility. It is a new anchor des...
16 comments posted 21yrs
posted by surferbeotch
16 comments posted 21yrs posted by surferbeotch

TIG with a Stick

I've been told that you can convert a stick welder into a so-so TIG. I have an old stick welder (small one) that I woul...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rsteflik
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by rsteflik

NEED tig torch parts

I have an old Esab Heliweld 350 amp water cooled tig torch model H35-C. I'm looking for collets and cups. I went to my...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by r16146
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by r16146