I was'nt aware that the pressure rating was reduced for gas & have regularly used them mainly as breathing air filters for use when diving off a surface compressor - never had one fail but equally I can;t say they are meant to be used this way - I probably should check up more on safety stuff ! ...

I've welded a bunch of assorted aluminum air & oxygen cylinders - never obviously going back into high pressure service but for any number of oddball uses - all welded fine - may I suggest it's easier to start with some form of filter housing than making from scratch from cylinders if your makin...

Moving really does suck - I feel for anyone having to move ( especially not of their own choice ) I been at it for weeks & still got stuff left - can't believe the amount I had & it's all heavy ! had some help but still trying to get hold of a crane lorry to move 2 lathes - 2 mills a drill &...

Earth protection trips at least in the UK ( RCD's )tend to be 30ma trigger for house applications but these often cause nuisance tripping when used in outbuildings for a number of reasons where there is often no fault - there are however 80ma trigger breakers that can be used for certain purposes &a...

A little more info on the nature of the part would help - I think it unlikely from the pic that it is a valve seat or any top end engine part with what appears to be a needle roller bearing next to it - if we assume this is some sort of gear case & the bearing is an end support for a shaft then ...

Lighten up on him guys - first off welcome to the forum dopefreerain. Fair point on the fuel tank - please make sure the patch you intend to weld is well away from that & fuel lines or wiring looms - the vehicle does not need to be " grounded " just ensure the earth clamp is as close a...

Welcome to the forum justynjspuk. Mig is fine for welding tanks & would be the most logical choice in steel as it is suited to seam runs without putting in excessive heat & causing undue warping ( Tig is OK for little tiny ones or stainless but usually quite unnecessary ) - sure others will ...

@ VA-Sawyer - my bad - sorry for the confusion - it's weird how it's possible to be so sure in the mind yet wrong on something in reality - the reason I say it's BSP is over the years I've made various fittings to adapt cylinders or regulators & keep taps & dies in 5/8" BSP - I thought ...

I agree the threads only create a clamping force on the cone seat so any blemish on either side of the seat can cause a leak but I doubt scotchbrite will help - it really only polishes the brass shiny - any damage will still be there - regulators mostly leak only when they've been dropped & have...

Stand came with it free all included for £150 & a 3 year warranty - slightly fiddly to take on & off the stand but really cuts straighter than I imagined when on the stand.

I recently got a cheapo portable bandsaw just for a site job not expecting to like it but have been very pleased with it for the price - it came with a horizontal stand which is basically one from a14" chop saw - I think if you find a dead chopsaw in the trash it would be fairly easy to adapt t...

A couple of thoughts - you have plenty of available amps & the 5mm material will easily allow you to use a bigger rod say 3.25mm which is far easier to start with - I always find the little 2mm like you have seem more difficult so maybe reserve those for thinner material & buy some bigger ro...

Yes - but according to the Vogons resistance is futile !

I'd like to find something constructive to say about that but really at a loss for words ! if the responsible party is ever found they are truly in need of a pineapple !

I'm doubtful it's magnesium - likely just an alloy with some in it - if it actually is nearly all magnesium them from my limited experience it's not worth trying to conventional weld it - last time I tried to ( part was unknown but not expected to be magnesium ) it caught fire close to the weld &...

That's looking good - really solid progress congrats - I feel that a joint with a corner is easier to follow & traps the shielding gas - I find that open corners / flat grooves are harder as my eyesight is very poor & I don't have much vision in my right eye - it was a good call to try a dif...

My take on the tapped holes is if your doing stick / mig on the table absolutely don't have them - if your doing exclusively Tig & the table is thick enough to restrain parts from moving while welding then yes it can be useful - I assume the thread used matches the generic cheapo mill clamp sets...

Every 3 phase welder I've used seems to run smoother & better than on 240 volts - no science to back this up but I think as the arc changes during welding this causes current fluctuations & the higher voltage combined with less time of the supply going through 0 volts gives a smoother more s...

Solar charged helmets can suffer with lack of available light to keep the battery maintained when stored so it's always worth leaving them out in the sun or under the strongest available light source for a few hours to be certain - it is however far more likely that due to a combination of low amps ...

An inverter generator to power small tools is a good idea - they drink less fuel & are quiet - obviously powering a welder is a bit different - the size required alone is a problem. I would not call the Mosa junk - I know quite a few small service vans that carry one around as they are very rest...

I've used one of those Mosa welders a few times in a pinch but really can't say I liked it - no way would I buy one - they have very poor arc strike & snuff out real easy ( I presume but can't confirm very low OCV ) I also don't feel they put out what is claimed in amps but this was a well used ...

Thanks Mike - been a while since I watched it - could'nt remember exact quote- now I'm hoping for a thread where we can work in the Dyatlov " 3.6 Roentgens not great - not terrible " quote from Chernobyl ! it's my new favorite !

Looks good - never tried wire from them but till the price got crazy I used & liked they're 7018 - it was the go to rod for doing a test plate. good job on the filming - it's not easy getting arc shots - could possibly be a little brighter ? I take it you had the camera behind an auto dark hood ...

Only logical choice of threads used in that era here would be BSF or BSW ( as it's bigger than BA runs to ) & you appear to have neither ! so someone subsequently using what they had at hand for a repair has likely used metric - M8 would be 20.32 TPI so I'd try a metric bolt in them or clean the...

@ Oscar - sorry can't provide a link - it was in my local Lidl store a while back - ( not sure you guys have Lidl across the pond but it's much like Aldi ) they do special offers every Thursday & Sunday - sometimes it's tools & on that occasion they had the dreaded 130 amp flux core welder w...