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holly smokes... price of metal :-(

today I was killing time in home depot (waiting for wife to shop in an other store ) and was shocked to see metal condu...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by aa
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by aa

Cutting angle iron

Okay, ya'll helped me narrow down to which mig, which helmet, how to buy steel. Now I want to build something, like a w...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by books4321
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by books4321

How to make safes safer.

I like to make this low-cost Harbor-Freight safe (link below) fire proof and hack-proof. They're sold by the hundreds n...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by none
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by none

Railroad Track Anvil, Built

At the objection of some, I finally got around to building the anvil. It needs a paint job but is basically completed....
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by shawn_75ATcomcastDOTnet
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by shawn_75ATcomcastDOTnet

why'd it crack? (tig + cast iron)

cast iron exhaust manifold with a ~4" long hairline crack. if it weren't for the smoke, the crack would've been difficu...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tony
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by tony

Protecting kids from seeing the arc

I am a hobbyist beginner. Found a Hobart Handler 120 in mint condition for $275 recently. Had planned to go o/a, but gr...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by books4321
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by books4321

millermatic 251 cooling fan operation :-?

Hi folk, I like to ask others that use millermatic 251 abotu the fan operation. I understand that it is fan on demand ....
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by aa
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by aa

How to melt aluminum in your backyard

Should acetylene or MAPP gas be able to melt aluminum or aluminum alloy in some kind of iron pot? Should an oven be bui...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by apple26pie
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by apple26pie

converting a mini-mig?

Hi all, I've been looking at buying a cheap mini-mig for home use, mostly small stuff and plan on running .6mm wire thr...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by askshaun
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by askshaun

Newbie Ques: Propane Torch to solder L brackets

I'm sorry if I'm not sure of teh correct terminology but... I'd like to build an "electronics cage" out of simple home-...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by <eno
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by <eno

brass welding ?

Does anyone know if i could use flux coated brazing rods in my arc welder just like steel electrodes? Many thanks in adv...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by georgew
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by georgew

Welding boat manifold

I have had a friend ask what the best method would be to weld his water cooled manifold on his boat would be. I haven't...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by reality24
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by reality24

Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 81 Vs. Hypertherm

Having fallowed this newsgroup for sometime I know that this particular subject has been REALLY gone over in the past b...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Nospame
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by Nospame