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Learning @ Denver

Greetings all welders! I have been lurking around this newsgroup for a while. Welding has always fascinated me. I did s...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by DigitalReflux
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by DigitalReflux

grounding on cranes

So have any readers here experienced current running up overhead cranes?? I had a hoist chain turn blue for about a foo...
16 comments posted 22yrs
posted by m-zimmerman
16 comments posted 22yrs posted by m-zimmerman

Cleaning aluminium with a metal brush.

I read here that aluminium should be cleaned with a metal brush reserved to this usage prior to welding. So I went to m...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jerry_tig2003
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by jerry_tig2003

Thanks Ernie

Ernie: As a long time lurker here it seems you don't get half the thanks you deserve for your good advice. But I want t...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rhull
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by rhull

Repairing heat treatment baskets

I was wondering if I may call on the advice and opinions of this group. I am fairly new to the fun and games that we al...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Aladdin.Sane
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by Aladdin.Sane

book for mig welding

My boss just bought a Hobart MIG welder for repairing various types of commercial food service equipment. Is there a go...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mfaust
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by mfaust

Bandsaw Blade Welding

Is there any faq's or sources about the process of butt welding, specifically bandsaw blade welding out there. I seem t...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dont
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by dont

Is Synchrowave 250 able to weld 3/8 aluminum?

I spent a frustrating afternoon trying to weld two pieces of 3/8 aluminum 6061 plate perpendicular to each other in a "...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by garyh82012
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by garyh82012

304 stainless pickle question

I'm about to build a 304 stainless steel chair frame and was wondering if I should pickle the welds when I'm finished....
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dave
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by dave

Tig technique question

When I'm tig welding aluminum, I often have to slow down to advance the filler rod in my hand. Is it OK to drop the amp...
42 comments posted 22yrs
posted by biggziff
42 comments posted 22yrs posted by biggziff

My goof of the day

I was tig welding some 1/8" aluminum last night and all of a sudden my welds start getting sooty, crusty, generally nas...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by biggziff
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by biggziff

tricky joint advice sought

I have a need to fasten 1/2" square tubing along one face of some larger rectangular tubing (About 2x3). The larger tub...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rhull
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by rhull

TIG welds foaming

Greetings all: I've read Richard Finch's book on welding, and actually have been welding for many years, but one thing...
21 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jmagnus
21 comments posted 22yrs posted by jmagnus