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Newbie Tig question

Hello group: I am a newbie welder who just picked up a Thermal Arc 185Tsw, Thanks to Ernie & Gary for the low-down on i...
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posted by Morrisseyhall
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by Morrisseyhall

Miller 180SD Tig Question (technical)

Greetings All, I'm just curious, How does the electronics on my Miller 180SD Tig machine Actually control the amperage?...
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posted by jlerch
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by jlerch

Shelf brackets posted to the dropbox

Comments welcome! Sorry about the rotten formatting of the .txt file ......
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posted by ahw
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by ahw

wall mount steel rack update

Well I finally had time to mount the wall steel rack. I have them at the metalworking drop box as "wall mount steel rac...
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posted by pegleg1az
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by pegleg1az

Electrode chart?

I'm just getting back into welding after not doing much for twenty years, and I remember back then a large wall chart w...
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posted by cmciver
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by cmciver

what is a gas lens?

Dumb question: What is a gas lens? I just bought a used TIG welder, and when I went to buy new tungsten, I saw a listin...
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posted by emmo
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by emmo

up grading welders?

I have a Miller 135 I bought last year and this year I bought a 175 from a friend that never used it and nether have I,...
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posted by pegleg1az
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by pegleg1az

Welding 1188 grade aluminum

Looking at the possibility of welding a 700 gallon Hydrogen Peroxide vessel fabricated from 3/16" thick 1188 grade Al....
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posted by lostinnv
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by lostinnv

10 Commandments of Welding, And my confession

The commandments: 1. Thou shalt not weld on an unpurged tank 2. Thou shalt secure thy tanks 3. Thou shalt clean thy wor...
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posted by reitze
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by reitze

TIG question

I have something wierd going on with the HF start on my TIG machine. I have a Lincoln Invertec V205-Twith a PT-9 torch,...
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posted by rjscibienski
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by rjscibienski

Great deal on ReadyWelder

Hello everyone, I've been looking at buying a ReadyWelder II spoolgun for a while based on a past post by Ernie L. I do...
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posted by nospam_stephaneboulet
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam_stephaneboulet

Need plasma torch information

I am a newbe when it comes to plasma torches. I have used Oxy-fuel for an number of years, but will now be doing a lot...
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posted by tomswift
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by tomswift

welding around permanent magnets possible?

I have a customer that uses magnetic separators in his plant processes, the kind with a couple of rows of magnets insid...
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posted by williamhenry
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by williamhenry

Tig welding brass

I have AC/DC tig with argon. Can I weld Brass with it? Do I use AC or DC ? Can I use brazing rod as filler? Cheers guys...
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posted by nodontemailme
23 comments posted 21yrs posted by nodontemailme