Welcome to the forums! Any way you can attach your ground directly to your weld piece?

Hmmm... in theory, a guy could send an addressed, stamped card to any US postmaster, with a note asking him to drop it in the outgoing mail. Right? That could accomplish the McMurdo Station post mark.

To make this conversion you'd have to swap out the inlet nipple nut from CGA 540 (oxygen) to CGA 580 (inert). Apparatus repair places use a kind of nut to lock the nipple and nut together, and then get a wrench on the hex side of the tool to un-thread the nipple from the regulator body. Then lock th...

OzFlo wrote:Let me see if I can source one from here in Sydney..

Sydney! That should wow the crowd!

Virginia checking in, i'll have one of the kids write a note. Since we're so close i feel qualified to send one for DC.

MarkL wrote: His description indicates...

Geez. My bad, totally missed it.

Started working last night on a 16 inch 300# steam main under ground. There still digging up pipe trying to find the leak. It has an insulation case and a welded 24inch jacket. If they can't find the leak visually then there going to bring in a smart pig. It's a robot that can ultrasound the pipe f...

...the tungsten burns and all crappy looking.... Machine is on DC. First, welcome to the forum! If that dark stripe is your weld :-) then yes, it looks like a gas coverage issue. What is your flow rate? Pure argon? Also, I have to ask, just to get the question out of the way: is that very shiny ste...

More thoughts on the "finding new business" episode. City / county / state agencies put jobs out for competitive bid. Sometimes repair and sometimes new construction. I've seen state DOT ads needing welders to be available to fix snow plows during storms, not sure if the welders were on ca...

Welcome to the forum, Ray! 6010 electrodes don't run well on an inverter welder unless the machine is designed to accommodate them. It's a good idea to practice up on your stick technique. Coldman's post on rod choice is spot on. As a rule of thumb set machine amperage to decimal rod size x 1000. So...

A thought on the "first job is free" strategy: make sure you put the invoice into the hand of the decision maker, and make sure you explain to that decision maker right then and there why he's getting the credit. If you don't, or if you leave it for them or mail it in, the invoice may get ...

PeteM wrote:The stuff would melt and spatter all over us and we'd come out of them smelling like fried bacon.

Yikes. Tough day to be halal. Any Muslims on the crew that day?

Just heard the "Bosses" episode. Congratulations to Jonathan for taking the big step and going full-time with Superior Welding!

Looking good! I think your shop is bigger than my house!

Hey, Mick, good to hear your story! All the episodes are archived here: http://www.wttpodcast.libsyn.com I've found i prefer the layout at this site, seems to be organized a little better. Altho who thought light grey text on a white background was a good idea. https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/roy-c...

Welcome to the forum, Ray. You may be the first member to get a Vulcan, certainly among the first. Sure looks like HF has stepped up their game! I hope it continues to deliver for you.

Dial in settings with valves closed. In case it's helpful, Jody has a cutting torch video here-
http://welding-tv.com/2011/09/26/cutting-torch-tips/

Sent you a PM about your SMAW questions from another thread. Sounds like you've got some projects going!

Hey, FMJ, welcome to the forum!

One way to approach buying an off shore brand is to buy through Home Depot. They carry AHP and Everlast, for instance, and you may be able to avoid shipping charges with the "ship to store for free" option. If the machine is DOA (it happens, with both foreign and domedtic makes) within 30 ...

Ok, sounds like your machine needs a potentiometer.

If you'll google "2.2k potentiometer" you can view images to see which one is closest to the one you remember- there are several with holes.

Good luck- let us know how it goes!

Agreed, an inverter with DC output based on the marks on the electrical plate.

How did you come to have it, and does it have cables with fittings to weld? One will be a ground clamp and the other holds the electrode.

Welcome to the forum. I did a quick check but didn't find anything about make and model. Does it weld?

Chips O'Toole wrote:Yes, but I haven't been able to get the tractor into the laundry room.

Oh, THAT old excuse.

I've been fortunate in that I've had a window in the laundry room to run an extension cord outside, forgot that might not be the case for everyone.

Sorry to hear about your Irma troubles.

Do you have a 220v clothes dryer circuit you could tap into?

Welcome to the forum! When i was looking for a welder i looked into one of the big Linde machines too (I worked at a Linde LWS). Glad ESAB took care of you. Is the spark gap the only problem? Keep us posted!

25 cfh argon is high, isn't it? i recall reading that too high a flow rate can draw in ambient atmosphere and contaminate the weld. The Miller weld calculator can provide the proper flow rate.

Also, some flow meters are graduated in liters per minute, rather than cubic ft per hour.