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moving to portland

I am relocating to Portland Oregon in late September. I have welding experience and want to make this a career. current...
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posted by lauren.reini
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Slight Metal Content

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/
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posted by oldfart
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Welding bearing balls

I have two large bearing balls (I would say 2.5" diameter) that I acquired 22 years ago from a Soviet ball bearing fact...
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posted by ignoramus11997
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus11997

EGAD!

Just drove to Kingman AZ yesterday and moved ex FIL back up here by us to finish out his days. One hell of a welder. On...
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posted by oldfart
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Joining copper sheet

A friend is making a copper weather vane. Basically a silhouette, but with 2 sides, each of which will have some 3 dime...
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posted by bobengelhardt
42 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Free: 220 cu ft cylinder

Navy surplus. 1800 psi, so I guess it's really 200 cu ft. Out of test. Nitrous oxide valve (can't read the CGA number:...
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posted by bobengelhardt
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Airgas, Billerica, MA

I was in getting some C25 MIG gas & learned: - Airgas is very busy, this store having gone from 8 to 15 delivery trucks...
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posted by bobengelhardt
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Aerowave high frequency out

Ever happen anybody out there? The lift-arc still works. The bottom LED display has gone dark too. I don't suppose they...
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posted by bcarter
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Exhaust manifold modification

Hi folks, I need to modify an exhaust manifold. When I say "modify", I don't mean repairing a crack, I mean changing th...
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
43 comments posted 17yrs posted by cdt22NOSPAM

Cast iron welding, part deux

After my relatively successful repair of a grinder guard, thanks to great ideas I got here, I am now sorting through va...
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posted by ignoramus30026
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus30026

places to stay when traveling

I figure many of us have been socially networking here for years and have in a way come to know each other. What if we...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

power wave 355

hi all i have a power wave 355 with all tig welding accesories but i cannot perform tig weld as therefore is no arc init...
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posted by hfawad
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Grant -- Lincoln TIG welder trouble -- no HF

As it turns out, the PC board that controls HF is fine. There is 115 volts coming into the inputs of the HF system. The...
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posted by ignoramus19289
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus19289

Newbie stick welding question

Hi, The other day I was welding 20mm by 30mm and 2mm thick angle iron bars to each other. The resulting thing will be a...
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posted by ta
34 comments posted 17yrs posted by ta