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Problem;

I'm having a stick welding problem,every time i weld,the welding rod gets longer and longer and my work suffers a deep...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by TigMig
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by TigMig

liquid CO2 Is this on the level?

My son picked up a 110 Lincoln mig today. When he asked about an argon tank the fellow at the counter said for his, he...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gmurray2
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by gmurray2

TIG & The Stack-O-Dimes Question

I've been TIG welding for a few years now. My welding is done in a home shop/hobby situation. I've had no formal weldin...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lane_nospam
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by lane_nospam

Filling Burn-through holes

Welding some 3/8 steel rods to 1/16th steel table legs, using MIG, I got a bit of burn-through... I know, I'm learning...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jeff-klein
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by jeff-klein

Cut square tube and angles with plasma cutter ?

Is it possible to cut steel angles and square tubes accurately with a plasma cutter? I was thinking about clamping somet...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by REMOVETHISacllee
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by REMOVETHISacllee

Forging Info Needed

I need a few hundred of these s hooks out of 1/4" square bar or smaller: http://www.guadalupeforge.com/hanforirsmal1.ht...
33 comments posted 22yrs
posted by desert6traveler
33 comments posted 22yrs posted by desert6traveler

Good DC tig with HF for under $1000

Anyone know of a good DC Tig inverter unit with HF start for under $1000? I'm more and more convinced that I won't need...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kcarroll184
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by kcarroll184

Sod Cutter?

I am thinking about making a sod cutter. A tow behind the tractor type with maybe a 2 to 3 foot swath. Anyone ever made...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Mastiffbud
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by Mastiffbud

propane - butane tanks

The question is about how to go about killing a old LPG tank for cutting and conversion into a bbq pit/smoker/cooker. An...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jsdixon1
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by jsdixon1

filling holes in steel

i am looking to fill some holes about 3/8", irregular shaped, in 1/4" thick steel plates. Anyone have any suggestions f...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cusmarsh
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by cusmarsh

GMA brazing

Here is Esab link about GMA brazing using pulse power source. I wonder if Ernie has tried this with his Mastar 200DX and...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by filmo
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by filmo

Goooo

What is the best cleaner to remove Gooo; i.e. sticky stuff from tape, contact adhesives, old masking tape, etc.... ?? F...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jeff-klein
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by jeff-klein

Making a tig foot controler (Gloat)

With my new TIG weldor, I got a torch with remote control and no pedal. Worse: the pedal price list was something over...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jerry_tig2003
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by jerry_tig2003

distortion query

Any ideas which way these panels set back to back will distort?? We have two points of view on this one. When separated...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by m-zimmerman
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by m-zimmerman