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Is 2-handed stick welding bad practice ?

Used to be pretty good with 1/8" 11, 13, 14 & 18 rod with conventional stinger in right hand. But of late, and running...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wiz
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by wiz

water filter question for Ernie

Ernie a short time ago you responded to a question about tig torches that you ran a water line to your welder from a fa...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bitternut
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by bitternut

Re: Help me make a metal cube

> Your reply fascinated me ... > > Not that I want to make a parrot cage - but I do have some Al "knuckles" > that I ha...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Justin
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by Justin

HTP invertig vs. Miller Dynasty 200

Hello, These machines seem to be roughly on-par price wise and feature-wise. Which is better? Regards, Viktor
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by vmpolesov
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by vmpolesov

Oxy Acyteline Rig....is it past its prime?

Hi all, I have a need to buy a welding rig for home/ hobby use. Likely uses would be car body and floors sections, moto...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by alandav
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by alandav

Dockson torches?

Does anyone know about Dockson brand torches? I have one from the '70s. Aluminum handle, the rest is brass. GTO(John)
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gto69ra4
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by gto69ra4

smell of over heating ......

in question; smell of death or over heating a mig machine? the unit is a millermatic 175 (new ) while this machine does...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by aa
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by aa

Chicago Welding Show

I was at the American Welding Society's trade show at McCormick place today. Even though I am a hobbyist, I thought it...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by no
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by no

MIG'ing aluminum without gas?

What happens to the weld if someone MIG welds aluminum without using Argon of Argon gas mix? The reason I ask is I have...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by triangle
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by triangle

110v MIG suggestions?

Subject says it all. Suggestions for 110v MIG welder? Hobbyist stuff.
13 comments posted 22yrs
posted by usenet
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by usenet

Thermal Arc Pro-Wave 185TSW track record

Some of you might have followed my mini saga of ordering a Lincoln P/T 185, from WeldingMart, then canceling it, and or...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wiz
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by wiz

Inverter power consumption question

I know that inverters are much more efficient with power from the mains than transformer-based machines. What does the...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dantzler1
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by dantzler1

Advice would be appreciated.

Finally got around to using my new Dynasty 200DX this weekend. Took a while to wire the outlet. Played around with some...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bp
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by bp

Helmet recs?

Looking for recommendations on a new welding helmet.... I didn't find much recent, but it seems that the Jackson EQC is...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cyberzl1
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by cyberzl1