I thought l invented the hooked filler rod. I did this when l needed my wife's help (needed a third hand with a brain) and couldn't stand the thought of hurting her in the process.

I just can't stand shills.

I started in general because I was poor and could not pay anyone to do anything for me. I started tig because l needed to modify my own motorcycle fuel tank and didn't trust anyone who work for a price l could afford. Basically, l weld because I'm poor.

The square wave is a transformer and the AHP is an inverter. Inverters tend to be more efficient on power.

ANY AWS test. I work for a large municipal transit athourity. They are opening fab shop and the requirements for appointment are to be AWS certified. They don't care which cert as long as you have one at the time of appointment. I'm figuring a horizontal plate test. Any suggestions?

A product called fun-tack is an adhesive clay. It will pull metal particles off the magnets. Knead it and it pull more until it becomes saturated, it will clean many magnets before this happens.

I have a cheater lens in my helmet AND use my bifocals or reading glasses, man I feel old typing this.!

Just undertook this endeavor today. Quite fun and frustrating at the same time. I am out of coupons but l am certain my neighbors will be able to supply all l could need. This looks better in person than it does on camera. This is one of the better results. Warts and all, right?

Don't use a stone. Use a carbide burr and Pam cooking spray on the burr. Reapply often.

Oscar, your tig machine is the the world's most underrated stick machine. It would be a flat out amazing stick machine on it's own right.

Muggyweld makes a brazing rod for pot metal.

I saw that and was curious myself but not curious enough to anty up, lol.

SSC is top quality. I have two.

Here's my mug

5 of the 8 posts are by the o/p!

"Hey check it out, I'm on fire" me on more than one occasion.

Yes. The part that is scorched is already buggered. As long as you can change the contact tip when you need to, there is no reason to stop using this.

If you need to use the machine, go ahead. You won't hurt anything.

I am thinking of copying this but silver soldering instead to hopefully avoid annealing the copper.

Very nice. I like how the top bear is structural.

Very nice! I like the adjustability.

Is Fabtech open to the public or is it like SEMA, only for insiders?

One step away from being banned on another forum and here to pollute this one. Moderators beware.

Hot Rod did a dyno test on dented headers, you are not losing any power whatsoever with that little "restriction ".

Call USAWELD, they'll set you up with everything you need in one package, just be sure to get a flex head torch.