Jackets, we don't need no stinking jackets! No man, I don't do a ton of welding on the farm in the summer. Small repairs, generally smaller fab work, sometimes some big stuff like a safety pull or oil rack. Only safety gear is a passive shade helmet and safety glasses for grinding and cutting. Than...

Oscar wrote:Works just fine with gloves. Never weld without gloves unless you want UV burnt hands.

That is what I was getting at. If it did not work *with* gloves, I would *not* have bought one. Glad it works with gloves as I always wear my gloves when tig welding (and mig).

I bought one a few minutes ago for my HTP 221 but I had to re-read this thread to get it ordered as I sure couldn't find it on ebay! If anybody wants to purchase one, use the link below for the correct place to get it ordered. (thanks Oscar)

http://www.tigcontrol.com/

That is good info for people that break off their tungsten's. I myself have never broke off a tungsten ever as I read years ago that certain tungsten's, namely lanthanated, are more prone to stress fractures. And I mainly use lanthanated so I figured why risk it on any of them.

Ok, so the reviews that keep on coming in have me tempted to buy this thing for my HTP Invertig 221. Does it work fine with gloves? Same as without? Just making sure so I can continue wearing my gloves for safety's sake. What is the warranty? And will spare parts be available if anything fails so yo...

Looking for feedback on the smaller swivel head bandsaws, particularly the Baileigh BS-128M. Are they accurate? Will they return to square if swiveled to cut an angle? I currently have an old Jet horizontal bandsaw, 64.5" blade, the typical 4x6. I work out of my garage making custom furniture ...

We probably should be a little more restrained on these jokes. As fun as they are, we have new members every day, and I'd hate for us to be misunderstood before they get to know us. Steve So after their first hijacked thread they should know us pretty well, huh? :D (Exnailpounder and Farm boy) :o

weldin mike 27 wrote:It's for a mate, he's building an MG-B racecar. He had money and no time, I had time and no money.

Usually when I have time I don't have money either. Good job on the brake. I bought one and know how useful they are. I have a slip roll too.

Speaking of hormones and wive's that don't listen...here is a good joke. :lol: Deaf Sex Two deaf people get married and during the first week of marriage they find that they are unable to communicate in the bedroom with the lights out since they can't see each other signing, or read lips. After seve...

And she has to wear that gas mask looking welding hood after he stinks up the bathroom with a "Mr. Hankey".

The gas lens guy reminds me of a story...using my friends truck to do some work for him....truck dies out...I start pulling spark plugs, checking wires, cleaning out the oxidation on the contact points in the distributor cap, doing everything I can think of. I can't get it to run. I call him...he s...

exnailpounder wrote: I always wondered that when I worked in a dive shop when I was alive.

You mean you are actually dead now?

exnailpounder wrote:Nice Anders! Hey...I can't see anything...can you back those pics up a bit so I can look around your shop a little?

Those may work. Didn't see them yet so I may have to give them a try. Glass is the best.
Thanks.

Huh? Do you weld with glasses and a cheater at the same time? I do. I have to have my face stuck in the weld like that but I can see it amazingly well. If I can't get my face in close, I have to take the glasses off. When I mig, I only use the cheater. I wish I could find a good glass cheater inste...

I am using something like these with my build...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Glastic-2015- ... Swol5Y3Dne

LANDED!!! PowerTIG 255ext, Weld Monger Kit, Rotary phase converter, ZTFab welding car kit, Miller Infinity helmet, 25ft Conntek 3ph 20A locking extention cord, Parkworld Drier to 30A twist lock adapter, Hubbell 20A 3ph locking plug end, Conntek 30A 1ph 25ft twist lock extension cord, Victor Flowmet...

Farmwelding wrote:

Poland308 wrote:Larry Curly and Moe! You pick who's who.

Dibs on curly

Edit:I'm feeling Jeff is moe

I wanna be Moe cause I sure ain't Curly.

Ok, I'll bite. What's a cheater lens? It's a magnifying lens (two, side-by-side, actually) in a standard 2X4 size like a small-window welding lens. They come in different "diopter" numbers like reading glasses. They mount inside the hood, over your filter lens. Steve S My trick is to wear...

exnailpounder wrote:

electrode wrote:And I am usually innocent of steering a thread...

Dude! You're WAY worse than I am!

Yeah, right! Seems we are usually both involved along with farm boy.

And I am usually innocent of steering a thread...

This happened a few years ago and they said replace the main circuit board. I don't think they may have said it is best to not leave the cables wrapped around the handles but I also read about a lot of other people having to replace main circuit boards that were a certain revision so there may have ...

Chinese steel.