I love paddle switches and I love their safeties. So that's what the safeties are that folks were referring to. I hate those SOBs... I have a smaller die grinder I use with a 2" rotoloc as it doesn't use very much air and allows me to continuously use it with a 9 cfm @90 psi compressor. I thin...

I have noticed that 316 rods tend to be a bit duller in appearance as compared to 309 and 308 rods which both tend to be quite shiny. These are pretty shiny, and I have some 308 I can compare them to in regard to shininess (not to be confused with hineyness). I have a scale that I think is accurate...

I am beginning to think my local Praxair is a bunch of dolts...I stopped by there on the way home as I was early enough, was gonna get some 5P+ 6010, but only 5P 6010. The other thing I was wanting was some 309 filler, I have some 312 but 309 is used for a similar use per some of the folks here on W...

I have unlimited cooling and after 330A for 6 min, the CK torch neck is approx 65 degrees. Maybe the question is: Can I count on a 1/8" gas lens to be reliable at the machine's limit? If not, I guess I'll move up to 5/32' and try again, as I expect most of my work will be 250A+...Manufacturers...

Jerry,

Looking good. I've seen the chute offset like that in the past, what's the purpose of offsetting it rather than centering it?

You should call CK Worldwide and talk to them. They do have 5/32" wedge collets, but don't have gas lenses listed, they could tell you if you call if they do have gas lenses for those. If you are not using wedge collets, you should consider switching to them, IMO, since you're using high ampera...

That mail drop is awesome!

Table is coming along.

Coldman wrote:That's it.
On ss nuts I'll pulse as well. Comes up a treat.

I do have pulse...should probably use it...but the pedal can do the same thing, don't I know...

That looks much better!

I’d be setting my max at 100 amps but using a thumb wheel to ramp dawn as soon as I puddle. Focus on the steel, then filler and Cary the edge up to the SS. If I had no control running scratch start I’d be between 70 and 100. Depending on thickness of base metal and length of weld. One of my mistake...

Poland308 wrote:Ss melts at a lower temp than steel.

Josh,

Yes, that's why I had knocked it down to 75 amps previously. What amps would you use in that situattion? I figure I need about 90-95 amps for the steel, would you keep those amps and focus the arc on the steel?

Coating the bolt with anti-seize will allow the stainless bolt to back out of the nut. However, if you burned off the anti-seize, then it will have no residual effect and you're SOL. Just tack the piece with the bolt in place, then remove the bolt before final welding. OR for Pete's sake, ease off ...

BillE.Dee wrote:On the fabrication series, they showed using a higher heat and faster run time will get the job done without a large HAZ....Alan.

Without any context I'm really not sure what you're talking about...

Are you talking about welding a stainless nut to steel?

I agree with Oscar and cj, not bad at all...at least they're not all burnt and crispy looking like some posted here.

Decided to forego the plans I had for a complete green box configuration for the inverse reason WRT customer support. I just got this reply to a comment I made on Alex Jordan's channel (AM Custom Fab). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpuXj1Vq-mQ&lc=Ugzpbb-5uhL0DFeeF-R4AaABAg.9Aes6QnCIAD9D6MG28G...

I would prefer 10+ acres where I cannot see any neighbor's anything. You and me both. I will always want more land and less neighbors, just leave me alone and let me build $#!T. :lol: Well not yet I don't. It'll be here Friday as of the last check I made. That said, the general notion that I suspec...

All viable options. Since I had ordered these, I thought I would just wait for them. These are actually very cool, I could have even used taller ones as the extended neck will fit into the 5/16" holes I drilled, leaving a flat surface on top. When I was ordering them I didn't realize I could i...

Well now that you’ve narrowed down your line of sight, I’d say even a miller Maxstar 210 with high freq might fall in your list. Not out of the question. Cry once. Seriously Ron, if you're considering the Maxstar 210, just bite the bullet and get the Dynasty 210DX, I was eyeing it on Cyberweld rece...

Yeah I live in a Linux dev world at work but must use Windows to do admin related tasks, so I've learned to live with Windoooooze. I'm often forced to use Windows, but on my current job I'm able to do just about everything on Linux and what I can't can be done on the web. I literally kick and screa...

Oscar wrote:I'm not the only one they're just so much more comfortable.

This ^^^^^

Thanks for the offer Alan, but looks like I'm leaning to the Primeweld 225X AC/DC. Not totally convinced just yet with the Primeweld. Either way I'm going with a new machine. Understood, not even really trying to sell it, it's a great 2nd machine for me to have and does stick just fine, and almost ...

Just trying to help livin it up as the other post says, but whats your guys take on prep work ,myself i understand the need in most circumstances, but the other day i watched a youtube video of a guy doing his prep and soaked his parts in muriatic acid, never heard of it before, i know it will clea...

Yes, they are removable. They merely rest in their respective slots and on top of the 1.5" x 1.5" tubing. And yes, they will become shadows of their former selves, but that is normal. I have 4 extras on standby... :D That's perfect, as they're just straight pieces, you can slam new ones o...

I did check on the set with the Victor torches and there's both cutting and brazing torches. Hard to tell in the pics. If that is the case I would give the nod to the Victor set. FWIW, nothing wrong with Craftsman welding gear, it is most often Victor or Harris. Sears didn't make their own tools. I...

Thanks Spartan, the regulators on the other set are Craftsman so likely much older. David, One thing to keep in mind, both look like they have non-cutting torches on them. A cutting torch will have a lever to blast the oxygen, but those look like heating type torches. Ideally if you could find a se...