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A bad day

A bad day Wednesday of this week I did a bad thing. Using a 60-ton hydraulic pressbrake I successfully removed the tips...

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posted by ernie

126 comments posted 21yrs posted by ernie

To Buy a Welder/Plasma Cutter...New or Used?

In my quest for welders (MIG/TIG/Stick) and plasma cutters, I have heard many opinions as to whether to buy new or used...

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posted by too_many_tools

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by too_many_tools

suitcase wire feeders and dual shield ?

Anybody have any comments on these voltage sensing wire feeders.I see lots of used Lincoln LN25's on the used market bu...

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posted by tradewind

9 comments posted 21yrs posted by tradewind

repairing old gear tooth

I'm repairing an old tractor drawn grader (nice 100 year old piece of equipment which is still usable) and a couple of...

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posted by nospamplease

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospamplease

building heavy storage shelf..advice

My shop is overflowing with stuff ( like many of you..) while I have 12 foot ceiling, I thought I would build a storage...

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posted by bruce

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by bruce

Anybody have experience welding *wrought* iron?

Hmmm ... I posted this a few days ago and got no responses. Surely someone has experience welding on wrought iron? Repo...

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posted by ahw

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by ahw

opinions on lincoln welder

currently looking at a Lincoln invertec 350 on ebay I only need it to run SMAW and FCAW with .062 wire anyone have any k...

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posted by williamhenry

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by williamhenry

Shop Furness II- The Return of the Question

Has anyone here ever had any success running a standard oil furness burner on waste oil??? Through experimentation I've...

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posted by howarde

16 comments posted 21yrs posted by howarde

Welding a steel pipe to a 2x3x1/8

Hi, I'm a beginner welder and have been doing lots of practice in scrap metal and have done a few small projects. My cu...

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posted by ferrero

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by ferrero

Welding cast iron ornaments to steel with MIG

We have a supply house here in town that sells cast iron ornamental stuff which I want to use to make a mailbox post. I...

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posted by burntfingerling

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by burntfingerling

Sealy plasma cutter

I have a sealy mighty rocket 250 plasma cutter. I cannot find any replacment tips and electrodes. Anyone know where to l...

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posted by no_spam

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by no_spam

Why does my AL welding suck

I'm trying to weld some thin AL together and am having trouble. I have 0.050 sheet, that is cut to go over the end of a...

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posted by rodMAPSON

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by rodMAPSON

Learning to weld

How are welding classes at a community college? What can I expect to learn there? I think I have about reached the limit...

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posted by burntfingerling

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by burntfingerling

New at MIG with gas

I just started trying to MIG weld with gas. I have a Lincoln ProMig 135. As I was told, it does make a lot cleaner weld...

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posted by burntfingerling

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by burntfingerling

pulse tig

Is there anyone out there who could provide me with some detailed information on pulsed tig? Maybe some parameters would...

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posted by rwpowers64

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by rwpowers64