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Can a carburetor be TIG welded?

Growing up (32 as of this), I always heard that carburetor "pot metal" could not be welded. Nowadays, I've heard that a...

7 comments posted 22yrs

posted by heater451

7 comments posted 22yrs posted by heater451

AL tig filler

i have some 4043 AL tig filler, but i don't use them much. is there a easy way to wipe them down before use to remove an...

1 comments posted 22yrs

posted by kryptoknight

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by kryptoknight

tungsten exposure question

for tig, any rule-of-thumb for setting the tungsten protrusion length past the end of the cup. for dc work, i have 1/16...

1 comments posted 22yrs

posted by kryptoknight

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by kryptoknight

Home depot Oxygen/A welding kit

This kit includes the tank and a plastic organizer for the tanks. The tanks look really small. Anyone have any idea how...

4 comments posted 22yrs

posted by stevelischynsky

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by stevelischynsky

Uses of a pulser, TIG.

I am a bit puzzled by the pulsing feature of tig welders. I can understand low-speed pulsing, where the rod would be ad...

6 comments posted 22yrs

posted by jerry_tig2003

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by jerry_tig2003

Tig Filler Metal Questions...Ernie?

My wife and I went to the *big* automotive trade show in Las Vegas this week. I stopped at the Miller booth to fantasiz...

5 comments posted 22yrs

posted by joe

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by joe

Finally.

Finally I have found a newsgroup that with some great info. Mind if I join in? Nick Panasuk

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by panasuk

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by panasuk

Tig aluminium porosity

When trying to weld some unknown aluminium scrap pieces together, I found out that the joints I produce, although nice...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by jerry_tig2003

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by jerry_tig2003

Galvanized metals

this is more of a cosmetics question, than a welding one. i take all the usual precautions welding galvanized (tubing,...

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posted by antoniogatta

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by antoniogatta

ok, I'm ready for titanium, what next?

right now I have a rather basic set-up, dynasty 200 with an argon tank. my main use is building steel bicycles. I'd lik...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by dave

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by dave

harbor freight tig torch

Harbor Freight has a tig torch for 40 bucks that they say plugs into any invertor type arc welder. How does the weld qu...

1 comments posted 22yrs

posted by jons999

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by jons999

Horseshoe joining help

With one adult ed intro welding class under my belt, I'd like to try some "horseshoe art" without going the full weldin...

11 comments posted 22yrs

posted by l.burdick

11 comments posted 22yrs posted by l.burdick

Patching TIG Power Lead?

Greetings welders, I'd like to know if there are patches available for water cooled TIG torch leads, and if so, have an...

0 comments posted 22yrs

posted by rmidgett

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by rmidgett

TIG on silver?

I have never tried any TIG work, only MIG, my question is: would it be possible to TIG weld silver? (for jewellry and sm...

4 comments posted 22yrs

posted by kofta

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by kofta

propane on acetylene torch?

I can buy a second hand acetylene/oxygen-torch for just a few euro's. Can i use it for propane together with oxygen? And...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by RutgerrGEENSPAM

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by RutgerrGEENSPAM