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Welding aircraft exhaust

Hi all, I have a need to re-attach a support tab to one of the exhaust tubes on my airplane. Yep my airplane is broke....
13 comments posted 21yrs
posted by thecatsandiSPAMMeIfYouDare
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by thecatsandiSPAMMeIfYouDare

powcon 300st or a maxstar 150 st

Hi am looking for advice. I am torn between buying a used powcon 300st stick tig machine or a new maxstar 150 st. I mos...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by enigmabehere
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by enigmabehere

Best electrode to handle vibration?

Planning to weld a square tube trike chassis. Is 6013, 6011/6011, 7014, or 7018 the best electrode to withstand bumps a...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by stu
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by stu

MIG welding near grease? safe?

I broke my vice last night, and the vise has alot of grease caked on over the years... I wiped off what I could, but th...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by $gixxer
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by $gixxer

Aluminum welds

--Long story short: I went looking for wire I could bend into shapes for an artsy-fartsy project. I settled on 1/8" dia...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by steamer
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by steamer

When did flame arrestors start being used?

A friend gave me any OA rig that did not have flame/flash arrestors. I don't seem to recall seeing them when I was weld...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS

Miller 330 A/BP Rectifier

Hello I am in the process rebuilding a Miller 330 A/BP welder, have replaced most of the small rectifiers, wondering if...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by pdl
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by pdl

Maxstar 150 ST , thinking of buying one but..

Ive been reading good things about the maxstar 150 on the net but before I dig into my wallet to buy one I really need...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by enigmabehere
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by enigmabehere

What size Shop A/C Unit . . . .

I am in the process of building a general purpose / woodworking shop. Location - Baton Rouge, LA - high humidity area T...
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posted by no_spam_4_me
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by no_spam_4_me

Harbor Freight "MIG" welder--Works!

A buddy of mine bought a cheapy wire feed from Harbor Freight and asked me to come over and help him set up. Bottom lin...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by donw_at_swbell_dot_net
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by donw_at_swbell_dot_net

Steel Prices

I found this article interesting: http://tinyurl.com/9o6nc Apparently the Chinese may not be to blame for rising steel...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by fentzke
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by fentzke

Removing Solar-B flux

I am using Solar-B as a barrier and it seem to work rather well. I would like to know if there is a chemical way of rem...
12 comments posted 21yrs
posted by borism
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by borism

Cutting Steel Tub

We recently remodeled our bathroom (from a 1928 bungalow). We managed to slide the tub to our back porch on a custom bu...
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posted by jcrichto
25 comments posted 21yrs posted by jcrichto