An old wise welder once told me "when taking a welding test take every advantage they will allow you. Use the smallest rods allowed for control even if its on 1" plate. Grind smooth between passes even if you don't think it needs it. Always use stringers. Take your time and do it right. Th...

ive got a speedglas and a pipeliner for a backup. cant go wrong with a pipeliner.

flame.PNG I bought a used tig torch and the guy had this on it and i was skeptical at first but now i really love it. it is way lighter than a leather cover, and it keeps all my hoses in line (water cooled torch). the only draw back is it will melt when in contact with hot metal. not sure if this h...

got the guards done. cuts steel like butter.

it was in a box in the corner where i work, it came from an auction box of misc stuff so i dont know what the origional purchase price was. all the parts i used were just stuff i had laying around the only thing i bought was the blade. the saw itself i got for $50 at auction.

i am a certified commercial diver and i will tell you the big things you need to watch out for, one make sure your tank is always up to date on its certification, two you have the proper hoses and fittings to handle the working pressures, three do not fill too fast. as you increase the pressure the ...

Today I converted a Delta 14" band saw for cutting metal. stock the blade runs at about 2900 sfpm now i have it running at about 210 sfpm. i added a 30:1 gear reduction box on the motor and played with the pulley sizes on the belt to reduce the speed. i just ordered blades for it today and i ne...

i get mine from airgas

i had lights like those on my mill and was using some water based coolant and the cutter splashed some coolant on the glass and it pretty much exploded from the rapid cooling. so be careful if you use a heavy amount of coolant near them.

Miller Dynasty 350 for sale in Amherst, WI. Only 1132 hrs of arc time. Machine only. Asking $5450. See link below for details.

https://appleton.craigslist.org/tls/6008070258.html

Just today laying underneath a dozer doing some stick repairs and accidentally touch the rod on the skid plate when changing rods. oops

maybe i missed it did he say what kind of filler he was using?

needle scaler

ive got a hand held sharpie from arc zone. Hate it! its not that doesnt function right it works great i just like to change the angle of my grind alot to suit different welding situations, ie blunter tip when welding heavy sections or needle sharp for thin materials. it takes too long to change the ...

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this one says 34-36 as welded. you can easily get it from welding supplies from ioc.

weld ground.PNG 8 ga is way to small for welding. What they are probably taking about in the manual is there is a small stud that is on the front of the machine that needs to be grounded to your truck, trailer, a stake in the ground etc. so if there is a short in the machine the electricity has som...

I'd like to give a special thanks to Oscar for donating the Ti filler metal for this project. Without him I never would have been able to weld titanium and it was fun. Thanks

I do a lot of repair work but have never done any titanium before. I've been welding for 20 years, professionally for 12 and I've only had two people ask me to do some titanium. That being said a coworker has a titanium claw hammer that broke a claw off and it needs to be repaired. The smallest quan...

On the topic of OCV, I have a dynasty 350 which has two settings for OCV, low @ 12v and normal @ 70v. I always leave it on the low setting and have no problem lighting up, I generally only run 6010's and 7018's. Has anyone run into a rod that won't light up on lower OCV? I guess my real question is ...

Ive got a Lincoln mobiflex 200 its kind of expensive but it is worth every penny, especially in the middle of winter welding flux core. Handles all the smoke and you don't have to worry about exhausting all your warm air out the building.

I'm a structural welder so I don't have any comments on the root pass but I run my 3/32 7018 a lot hotter. I run about 88 amps on 3g and around 95 amps on 4g, keep the arc short.

They are not that hard to get. Online welding supplies from IOC, $32 a pound and ships anywhere in the lower 48.

Jody just did a great video on 309 filler. My question is this they make three different kinds of 309 filler when would I use one vs another? or is it more a personal preference on how the metal flows? I have a chart for what filler to use based on welding stainless to another grade of stainless is ...

I'd say you went wrong with the filler. Ive tig welded steering links on spotters for semi trailers with no problems. I would grind all the 316 filler out, preheat to at least 200f and weld with an Ni rod and peen after each bead. I peen with a needle scaler and just leave it on the weld for 10 or 1...

You learn something new everyday. Thanks