Quite right on all counts. We lost one of my brothers late on Thursday the 14 shortly after discovering multiple inoperable cancers. I had performed one show that night, with three to go, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There was nothing I could do, so "the show must go on" was my therapy. O...

Welcome, John!

I'm clan Keith on my mother's side.

I hope you enjoy our little neighborhood.

Steve

I'll copy this topic to "General Shop Talk". It gets more views than the last item on the page...

Steve

I'll copy this topic to "General Shop Talk". It gets more views than the last item on the page...

Steve

I want to thank everyone who agreed to participate in this!

That little "middle of nowhere" schoolhouse has been getting post cards from around the world.

Much love to my friends in the welding community.

Steve

Actually, stick welding with a remote, like a pedal, is quite common in Europe. I'd think it quite handy for 308/309.

Steve

You people are amazing! Thank you for the responses. I can't wait to see how the class feels about all this. I've recently started working with kids locally, and it's a new and different experience for me. Something about experiencing a child's delight through their eyes makes me feel younger than m...

I reiterate my apology... This new hobby has me very busy. I'm presently working on two children's productions. One is a Christmas special, the other is a mini adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. I'm learning a great deal, and to my great surprise I really love working with kids. Making many friends ...

Farmwelding wrote:I'll get one out to them from good ol Beloit, Wi.

Excellent! Thank you!

I'm in in Clearwater, not international or exotic :lol: True, but even Key West is still technically Florida. This started as a fifty-states thing, and went international through my direct interference. Any post card form anywhere will be a welcome bit of amazement. This is a tiny backwater school ...

I'm in in Clearwater, not international or exotic :lol: True, but even Key West is still technically Florida. This started as a fifty-states thing, and went international through my direct interference. Any post card form anywhere will be a welcome bit of amazement. This is a tiny backwater school ...

MinnesotaDave wrote:I'm in from Minnesota

One Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox will be on the way

Excellent!

Shame, I was just in Lisbon, Nice, Monaco, and Dublin with ample time in all for a post card. Off to Amsterdam in 2 weeks then Antigua. How soon do you need all these? This project will continue through the school year at least, so until around June 1. I haven't asked if it's ongoing, into followin...

Popeye the old miner wrote:Ill send em one from Pitman PA....sometimes I think we are our own planet here

Love it! Thank you!

Steve

Oh, Puerto Rico and Guam would be awesome, too! Anyone, anywhere! Anyone know someone working at McMurdo in Antarctica? That would be priceless!

Steve

A tiny K-8 school in the place I grew up has an interesting project. They are trying to get post cards from all 50 U.S. states sent to their school. I've been getting friends involved privately, but now that I know the address I have is for the school itself, and not someone's private mailbox, I'm e...

Perhaps you can direct me to the episode. I'm looking or one on smaw. One that talks about rods, when to use each one and why. What arc force does and hot start. Inverter vs transformer vs the rotary style found on gas powered units. Buzz boxes and the limitations on ac only machines. I know Jody h...

karmachanical posted a great test procedure. Oil and gas weld inspections will be held to API (American Petroleum Institute) standards, and they have specific certifications you can obtain. I'm sorry I don't know more about the standards myself, as I've only qualified to a few procedures rather than...

LtBadd wrote:Anyone know what he's using to etch the steel coupons?

Pretty sure he uses Naval Jelly on carbon. He might speed up the film a bit.

Steve

wvuarmyeng wrote:Well I didn't mean to post that all those times...... phone was acting up last night

No sweat, happens all the time. Duplicate posts removed.

Steve

problem it's not potentiometer ...connection of potentiometer pins is problem ...on the pcb So, cold solder joint? A common flaw. A simple re-melt with a fully hot and properly tinned 35W soldering iron should have you up and going. Adding a tiny dab of some fine rosin-core solder is never a bad id...

Welcome on! Welding can be very addictive. I hope your local CC has a good course. There are too many schools these days that half-ass the trades because the focus today is sending kids after useless four-year degrees. Keep us updated! A good program deserves to be recognized, and a bad one deserves...

Scotty, For your purpose, no. A concave weld on an outside corner should not be an issue as long as you see some penetration on the inside of the joint (or run a second bead, a fillet, inside the joint). Hood time will make you better at getting flat to slightly convex welds that won't need grinding...

Farmwelding wrote:That is a nice shop. I would ask if it has a nice heat system but in Arizona you might want AC. I would say it was my retirement plan as well, but that wont be for like 50 years so... That shop should serve you well. What is the dimensions on this building?

AR is Arkansas. AZ is Arizona.

motox wrote:i hope all are FL brothers are safe from this storm....
craig

My wife sat it out in Titusville, and came out fine. Power is already back up.

I feel for those on the west side, who might not have power for days to weeks.

Steve