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What is the "COOLEST" thing you ever made?

I have made some gates that got great reviews and I have made a couple of tables and a trailer. Unfortunately, I did no...

68 comments posted 22yrs

posted by oso_bob

68 comments posted 22yrs posted by oso_bob

6-G Pipe landing & Gap (what works for you?)

Info: 6" schedual 80 mild steel. 60deg included bevel angle, 1/8 landing. 6010 5p for the root. 3/32 lo-hy for the fill...

14 comments posted 22yrs

posted by ansharr

14 comments posted 22yrs posted by ansharr

tungsten electrodes sharping?

Does anyone see a problem with sharping both ends of the electrode on a tig. I one use one kind of electrode so there w...

10 comments posted 22yrs

posted by tgi

10 comments posted 22yrs posted by tgi

Regulators - What do I have here?

Hiya folks, I've got a couple regulator questions for someone who knows of such things. Here are the two items in my pa...

4 comments posted 22yrs

posted by noemail-usewebpage

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by noemail-usewebpage

Pulsed AC for TIG

I've come across a used Tig welder (its pretty new, however) with Pulsed DC but no Pulsed AC. of you who have a Pulse o...

6 comments posted 22yrs

posted by antoniogatta

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by antoniogatta

Treatise on welding distortion

Can anyone recommend to me a text book or reference that focuses on welding distortion and estimating and dealing with w...

5 comments posted 22yrs

posted by cozenage

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by cozenage

Preventive maintenance O/A regulator rebuild?

I have a set of Smith's 1700 series regulators and an AW1 handset. I haven't put many hours on them, probably not even...

0 comments posted 22yrs

posted by mark

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by mark

Thermal Arc welder at Auction

There is an auction near me this weekend and the ad says they will have a "Thermal-Arc Fabricator 250 mig welder" . I k...

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Cemont TXH 250 AC/DC

anyone have any experience with the Cemont TXH 250 AC/DC tig welder? i'm considering this VS. Lincoln Invertec V205 the...

1 comments posted 22yrs

posted by antoniogatta

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by antoniogatta

How to tell if gas is low

I have had my 80 cu ft gas cylinder for 1 year and it's still going. Is the gas inside subjected to condensation? Right...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by jeremy_ho

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by jeremy_ho

Woodworker Wants To Weld

Hi. The folks over at rec.crafts.metalworking recommended I post here. So by the magic of cut & paste... --------------...

13 comments posted 22yrs

posted by mark.jerde

13 comments posted 22yrs posted by mark.jerde

diy

Can anyone help ( either side of the Pond ) I have a number of small projects that require aluminium welding and do not...

10 comments posted 22yrs

posted by p.guilliatt

10 comments posted 22yrs posted by p.guilliatt

New to mig welding

I am looking for a mig welder and have been looking at the Lincoln SP-125plus, SP-135T and the plus, also the Hobart ha...

13 comments posted 22yrs

posted by pegleg1az

13 comments posted 22yrs posted by pegleg1az

Auto-darking Helmet

Hello, I'm taking a TIG class at a local Community College. I purchased an auto-darking helmet for my course work. From...

10 comments posted 22yrs

posted by dummyacct1

10 comments posted 22yrs posted by dummyacct1

TIG AMP RANGE

If a tig is stated as having a range of 20-200 amps will it butt-weld steal thinner than 20 guage..thats about 0.7mm......

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by aboard_epsilon

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by aboard_epsilon