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Got a little job to weld some bolts to a clamp rail for a stepside truck bed . Shop is supplying the materials includin...

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posted by snag_one

7 comments posted 13yrs posted by snag_one

Wire rope OA

I have one of those balls that clean out your chimney pipe. It has a threaded nub on the center of the wire conglomerat...

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posted by steveb

8 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Additional on Hobart 140A-120v

I met a Native American grad named Matt, of the local Job Corps welding program. He was also a Boilermakers apprentice....

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posted by footboarder

1 comments posted 13yrs posted by footboarder

Hot shielding gas?

A large cabinet, filled with dirty argon. Dirty argon is pumped through a a heated stainless tube filled with flake tit...

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posted by zenadsl6186

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Do not grind Aluminum?

Yall, if you know any good folks still trying to trying to painfully grind aluminum then tell them to watch this video!...

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posted by luigi.valastro

31 comments posted 13yrs posted by luigi.valastro

What's a good 110 MIG?

Am in the market for a good 110v. MIG. Don't care about duty cycle. Just something of quality that will last. Lincoln i...

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posted by steveb

4 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Micro tig

I am thinking about building a micro-tig welder psu, and wonder what sort of controls and features to put on it. I'll b...

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posted by zenadsl6186

8 comments posted 13yrs posted by zenadsl6186

Welding a Bike Frame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT108iL-vMw

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posted by jonbanquer

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by jonbanquer

Ceramic blanket for silver soldering source

Stumpy, This link: http://www.clay-king.com/kilns/kiln_accessories/kiln_brick_and_kaowool_blanket.html shows the right...

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posted by etpm

9 comments posted 13yrs posted by etpm

Voltage drop

Currently have my welder (Shopmaster 300) behind the house and keep it covered with a tarp when not in use. Not ideal -...

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posted by use-other

2 comments posted 13yrs posted by use-other

Brazing 11 gauge steel

I will be brazing a receiver for a derringer kit. Have never done it before. Have access to an oxy/acetylene torch but...

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posted by perilmung

40 comments posted 13yrs posted by perilmung

Uses of "structural tube" with thick walls

As part of that lot of steel stock that I bought recently, there was a big bundle of "structural tube", which is steel...

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posted by ignoramus19840

13 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus19840

anybody use an old Dynasty 300?

Has anybody used one of the old Miller Dynasty 300 machines? There is one for sale and I was wondering if they have any...

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posted by wanderingmetalhead.nospam.please

3 comments posted 13yrs posted by wanderingmetalhead.nospam.please

modifying a millermatic 175 to run the spoolgun 100

i have a later model 175 that i would like to do some Al welding with. Miller no longer sells the adaptable kit. does a...

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posted by clifford.hubbard

0 comments posted 13yrs posted by clifford.hubbard

Nitrogen when welding?

When do I use nitrogen for welding?

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posted by tree worker

4 comments posted 13yrs posted by tree worker