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a plea on units

Please for the benefit of all us non US based readers, it would be great if posters us some sort of international units...

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posted by nospam

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Heading to the Bay Area for a week.

Well guys I am heading South to Berkeley to visit friends and family. I will be there for a week or more. I am driving...

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posted by ernie

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Ready Welder minimum thickness using inverter PS?

Hi all, I'm a novice welder and am looking at a 10000 ADP CS to use in front of a Powcon 300 ST Inverter TIG/Stick mach...

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posted by pgrey

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Can I make a welding machine from this transformer?

Someone on rec.crafts.metalworking told me that I could make a welding machine from the tansformer pictured here: http:...

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posted by ignoramus584

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Aluminum material sources

I need to find fairly small quantities (less than 100ft) of aluminum round and rectangular tube, preferably within reas...

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posted by 2regburgess

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TIG 18 Series torch selection advice

Hello folks, I recently posted a message for help with connecting a water cooled torch to my Miller 180SD. Erine pointe...

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Miller trailblazer 250?

I just got an older Miller Trailblazer 250 in a trade for some repair work. It hasn't been used in 20 years and the gas...

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posted by wsg5x

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Welding Galvanised wire?

Best method to tack this to a steel plate? Can I do this? Making some fixtures harder for a casual thief to steal. The...

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posted by asaunders82

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Weld bronze water meter

What's the best way to weld up/repair a cracked bronze water meter housing. Thanks, Tim

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posted by tima

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Water cooled TIG torch for Miller 180SD

Hi folks, I have a Miller 180SD and would like to do some TIG welding on aluminum 5/16" pieces for a custom throttle li...

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A question I was asked at dinner- Shipbuilding-Welders

Hey me again, At dinner a friend asked me a question his son posed to him- he's about to graduate H.S. this year and he...

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posted by NT_Geek

10 comments posted 21yrs posted by NT_Geek

TIG with a buzzbox

All I've read on the subject of doing TIG with an AC welder says it can be done, but there really isn't more than that...

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posted by cmciver

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by cmciver

Thermal Arc 185?

Hi Guys, I know this question has probably been asked and discussed at nauseum. I have searched Google and my head is s...

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posted by jbacc

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by jbacc

Stainless backside purge

I am going to be welding some stainless sheetmetal (probably 16 gauge 304) in the near future and thought I would try t...

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posted by WanderingMetalHead

8 comments posted 21yrs posted by WanderingMetalHead

database or prcedure software!!

I am just starting up a part time buisness ...I still work full time as a fabricator mainly doing tig welding on light...

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posted by schandler

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