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MIG Newbie: What size Cyl AR/CO2

I recently bought a Hobart Handler 140 while on sale @ Graingers. Been too busy to take it out of the box yet. What siz...
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posted by NoSpam
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by NoSpam

Can galvanized pipe (fence posts) be MIG welded?

As the subject asks. Just thinking of a new project. Recently acquired my own MIG, and now all kinds of projects are com...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by dcmills
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by dcmills

TIG flowmeter opinions?

I've just started getting set up with a small TIG outfit and I need an argon flowmeter. I can get Victor, Harris and Sm...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by stans4
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by stans4

OT: 12v inverter for powering HF 4.5" grinder?

Hey guys, any idea what wattage or rating inverter (for 12v vehicle plug) I would need to power a harbor frieght 4.5" g...
35 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mrsol
35 comments posted 21yrs posted by mrsol

Pointing tungstens for TIG

Hi all, I started pointing tungstens using an old Crapsman 3x21 belt sander and a var speed drill. The belt sander gets...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by yak458
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by yak458

Repair Costs For Welders

When I research the overall cost of owning a welder (new or used), one of the areas where there seems to be almost no i...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by too_many_tools
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by too_many_tools

Miller Dynasty 200 DX failure?!?

Friday before the July 4th weekend, I was building a bracket to hold an antenna for testing. Made two tack welds on ext...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by spencer313
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by spencer313

What do you want in a welding book?

Hi Guys. I have decided to spend some of this summer finally compiling a welding book. I am curious what you guys would...
61 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ernie
61 comments posted 21yrs posted by ernie

A small fire (protective screens?)

Very small. Hardly a fire at all. Just a crumpled up paper towel smoldering in the wastebasket, probably due to a spark...
18 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ahw
18 comments posted 21yrs posted by ahw

CK 175 Amp Mig machine - what's it worth?

Hello all - We're having a garage sale Saturday and I'm going to put our CK Systematics mig machine up for sale. (This...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by carla.fong
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by carla.fong

Got a grab bag of metals need help sorting it out.

How can I tell what kind of ferrous metal I have? I visited a friend's (large) scrap yard today. Picked up some long le...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by knucklehead1002002
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by knucklehead1002002

Soldering/Brazing Cast Aluminum

Hi, and shame on me: I deformed a cast aluminum router jig and would like to reform its shape, rather the way old time...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by larry-paris
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by larry-paris

Piston ring land repair

Recently I had a detonation issue with a motor and broke two of the ring lands, essentially scrapping a high compressio...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by cmciver
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by cmciver