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2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by cheese

2 comments posted 22yrs 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 22yrs 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 22yrs 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 22yrs 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 22yrs 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 22yrs 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 22yrs 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 22yrs posted by tgi.glenn

Steel boats anyone?

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone here was into steel boat building? Gil.

5 comments posted 22yrs

posted by gilgsn

5 comments posted 22yrs 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...

24 comments posted 22yrs

posted by tfr

24 comments posted 22yrs 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...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by biggziff

2 comments posted 22yrs 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 22yrs 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 22yrs

posted by wayne

12 comments posted 22yrs posted by wayne

*Powerful* Hobart 135!

http://www.contractorstools.com/hobart_welders_mig135.html If you outfit this rig with the tank they suggest. Heh heh he...

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posted by Manic

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by Manic

Boeing Surplus

Flew up to Seattle on a day trip on Tuesday, meetings were done around noon, decided, "hey, I'm gonna check out this Bo...

8 comments posted 22yrs

posted by nospam

8 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam