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Welding/brazing diesel engine block

I have an old log skidder which has a long (around 24 inch) crack line running most of the length of the water jacket w...

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posted by nospamplease

22 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospamplease

Laser cutting

How does laser cutting actually works.

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posted by habbi

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by habbi

contact lens

does anybody weld wih contact lens? I heard it may be dangerous due to the UV rays. It's true or is it only an urban leg...

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posted by evilinside

10 comments posted 21yrs posted by evilinside

Those pesky right-angle magnets

Hello gang. Wonderful group you've got here. I've been lurking for a while, with the rare post.... I've got a crazy que...

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posted by DrDemento

19 comments posted 21yrs posted by DrDemento

use for worn down chipping hammers

I found a use for worn down chipping hammers. I made a hotdog/marshmallow roasting stick. This can be done in ~20 minut...

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posted by douglas_j_marsh

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Converting stick welder to tack welder.

I need a tack welder for joining thin plates and electronic components. Like the tack weld you see in your NiCad batter...

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posted by Z

32 comments posted 21yrs posted by Z

Newbie Question on Preheating

Why do you have to preheat larger diameter bars than smaller bars? The only thing I can consider is to prevent martensit...

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posted by tazznchop

9 comments posted 21yrs posted by tazznchop

MIG stick-out length v.s. wire size

I'm trying to weld 0.25 mild steel with a Lincoln 175. The guy at the welding shop suggested 0.030 dia ER70s-6. I tried...

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posted by stevelischynsky

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by stevelischynsky

Newbie Ramblings on Harbor Freight TIG

I got to play with the new TIG box today. Much improovement thanks to Earnie's suggestions. I found out by experiment t...

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posted by sleykin

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by sleykin

Here is my welding table

I was asked to show my welding table by an e-mail so I thought I would list it tonight on metalworkers web for everyone...

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posted by pegleg1az

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by pegleg1az

Ratings on plasma cutters?

Does anybody have a feel for how "optimistic" or overstated some of the ratings for some of the import plasma cutters i...

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posted by rpseguin

8 comments posted 21yrs posted by rpseguin

Plasma or gas for 2" steel plate?

The other night on the Discovery channel they had a show about building a destroyer. One scene showed them cutting a 2...

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posted by bobengelhardt

8 comments posted 21yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Old Hobart stick welder

Looking at buying an old Hobart, model 50-2800E, powered by a Ford 200G 6cyl gas, 30-355 amp. I have been looking for s...

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posted by hdarcy202

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welding scene by charlies angels girls

just rented the movie. although most of the movie had stunts which were highly unbelievable (as was the poor plot) ther...

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posted by low_carbon

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by low_carbon

lincoln mig welders

I have a Lincoln SP-170. Is the Lincoln MIG Pak-15 the exact same machine ? They replaced the SP-170 with the SP-175 wh...

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posted by habbi

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by habbi