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Kubota exhaust manifold

This past weekend I made a stupid move. I was pushing some downed tree branches with my loader when one of them fell ag...
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posted by j.jacob-bikehead
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by j.jacob-bikehead

Tig aluminium first welds

I have tried recently tried to weld aluminium with tig and I have a few questions. First of all, I followed the advices...
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posted by jerry_tig2003
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by jerry_tig2003

For the pro welder :o)

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posted by cheese
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by cheese

a fun project to kill an afternoon

Took me 11 hours but a lot of that was test fitting and thinking about what to do next. I could do it again in 5 if I d...
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posted by peterthinkingNOSPAM
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by peterthinkingNOSPAM

Tungsten sizing

Is there any real disadvantage to running a tungsten that is too big for the job, other than arc control? Say I'm weldin...
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posted by av8r
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by av8r

Little OT annealing and re-tempering

To bend some AL tubing (6061 T6) with thin walls I am having some problems without annealing it first. But after great...
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posted by b.eadie
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by b.eadie

Welding VW heads??

My buddy, Vic Giles, has this Sonerai homebuilt airplane. It uses a VW engine for power. He's giving me lathe lessons t...
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posted by biggziff
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by biggziff

welding cast iron

I posted about a week ago about beginning MIG welding for repairing food service equipment. I know with a MIG you can d...
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posted by <mfaust
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by <mfaust

9" SouthBend lathe

Spent the morning with my 79 year old buddy. He has a nice old 9" SouthBend with the backgears in his garage shop. He w...
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posted by biggziff
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by biggziff

welds of stainless steel

Hi, new to this goup and was wondering if anyone knew of a chemical for clean the blackish brown burn marks of a stainl...
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posted by tgi.glenn
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by tgi.glenn

Steel boats anyone?

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone here was into steel boat building? Gil.
5 comments posted 23yrs
posted by gilgsn
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by gilgsn

Buying my first welder....confused

I am looking to purchase my first welder. I have purchased and read several books, and have compared various manufactur...
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posted by tfr
24 comments posted 23yrs posted by tfr

Yet another tig technique question

I know with Mig that you can affect the weld characteristics by either pulling (dragging) or pushing the gun. Is this al...
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posted by biggziff
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by biggziff

learning TIG - pix on website - advice

Hello all Does anyone reckon there is anything in this idea that there will be a slight "notch" in the leading edge of...
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posted by richard.omitthis.smith.met
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by richard.omitthis.smith.met

bought a 9" southbend take a look

Ok I bought the lathe $200. Looks to be in good shape I spent the last 4 nights cleaning and painting. http://www.mothe...
12 comments posted 23yrs
posted by wayne
12 comments posted 23yrs posted by wayne