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Steve B

Bought this stuff for $15 http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Welding-Rod/ Sold some of it today for $390. And I am sure that th...

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posted by ignoramus25972

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus25972

electrodes dull fast

A friend is a metal shop teacher in a local high school. He has an older Hobart TIG welder and he tells me that his tun...

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posted by engineman1

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by engineman1

Hi Freq question.

I have an opportunity to purchase a DC machine w/o the High Frequency. I also have an opportunity to purchase a separat...

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posted by footboarder

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by footboarder

new TIG torch question

I assume one can run a water cooled torch on small amp projects without the water hookup?

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posted by footboarder

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by footboarder

Am I missing something???

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/fud/2199109216.html

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posted by ignoramus31358

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus31358

TIG newby trying to join two thin pieces of aluminum

I've got some heatsinks that are .050" thick. The heatsink fins are about .200" long and .050 thick, but the flat oppsi...

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posted by nimby_GIMME_SPAM_

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by nimby_GIMME_SPAM_

Tombstone tig ????

I haven't been to a TIG scholl (yet) so I am unaware if I can weld TIG with my Lincoln tombstone AC/DC welder. It is my...

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posted by footboarder

16 comments posted 15yrs posted by footboarder

Auger question

We have a 2' diameter earth auger that is over 7' long, about half of the length is auger flighting and the other half...

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posted by dgriff23

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by dgriff23

Drying E7018 and hardfacing welding rod

I have a box of 3/32 E7018 welding rod that spent a while without being kept in a dryrod oven. Also a bunch of Stoody 2...

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posted by ignoramus3462

21 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus3462

WARNING: METAL CONTENT

http://www.flixxy.com/revolving-house-architecture.htm

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posted by pittmanpirate

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Short John Silver

--Just posted first batch of photos of a mutant vehicle build we started back in '05. A bit of welding, a bit of machin...

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posted by steamer

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by steamer

Aluminum TIG weld cracking

This is the bottom haul of a boat, have cleaned the area, using 4043 filler and an Aerowave machine at 55% electrode po...

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posted by amwi

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by amwi

Weld Flaws Found on Gas Pipe in Blast

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/science/earth/22pipe.htmlWeld Flaws Found on Gas Pipe in Blast By MATTHEW L. WALD Pub...

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posted by HunterandHoundSupply-NoSpam

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by HunterandHoundSupply-NoSpam

Aid fixing a Miller XMT 304 CC/CV

I just bought what seems to be a non working XMT 304 CC/CV. After connecting up the 240V AC to the black and white inpu...

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posted by bobnospam

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobnospam

NexGen EQC Question

I got two CR2450 3v. batteries in my NexGen. They are down to 2.85 v. Is that enough to run it? My helmet won't come on...

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posted by pittmanpirate

9 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate