Running off a generator is not a good choice IMO due to cost. It is prohibitively expensive compared to electricity from your house. I gather that you are not ok with running the wiring yourself, so I'd say one option is a long heavy-duty extension cord from your dryer outlet. Just kinda depends ho...

Running off a generator is not a good choice IMO due to cost. It is prohibitively expensive compared to electricity from your house. I gather that you are not ok with running the wiring yourself, so I'd say one option is a long heavy-duty extension cord from your dryer outlet. Just kinda depends ho...

Hey y’all, I bought a weldpro tig200 and the machine is capable of welding at 110 but it’s not any good. I need 220V, but what I rigged was only pulling from one leg so it wasn’t stable and the cheapest electrician quote I was given was 1800$. I wanna pick the great brains of this forum to see if I ...

Does anyone know what that type of clamp is called. Looking to buys some.

What kind of clamp is this?

Was it about how there's too many welders out there and the housing prices are through the roof? I used to live in Colorado Springs, and CO is the only state I'd probably ever move back to. I'm in AZ now and it's turning into CO, too many welders and housing prices are boiling over. Gotta be a speci...

Ran at 27 amps, no puddle could form. Ran at 30 amps, barely got one going, too slow and difficult to control by the time the plate started eating away. FUPA#12, CFH 5-10 and 18-25, .035 filler rod with 3/32 thoriated tungsten. I'm out opf moves to make for the time being

They switched the images around at upload, but I'm sure you guys know what you're looking at

top picture is my issue on .035, bottom is .045 gauge. Both lap joints, no puddle issues or plates tearing away at .045. Using Miller Syncrowave 250DX

I'm using a 1/4" piece of stainless as my chill block, which doesnt help. The only other plate I have access to is aluminum. I tried to get my company to purchase a 1/4" copper plate for that reason but it's the only thing they've told me no to ordering. My machine is bad ass but since Mil...

I'm using a FUPA12 cup, probably should drop down to something 4-8

Hey guys, I'm trying to get great at thin gauge SS, have no problems with .045 or larger. Sometimes when i tack, itwill not mend, from any angle. When I run a bead, it can start decent and sometimes I can get 3/4 of a lap joint completed and then BAM, top plate starts getting eaten up and tear away....

Those things are ridiculously difficulty to put on correctly. I have never been able to figure it out, so I just wrap it around my hand like a caveman and it definitely burns up

Hey guys, trying to weld aluminum for a JIG. I have a Miller Syncrowave 250 DX, FUPA12 cups and am using 3/32 grey tungtstens that are blunted. In the pictures posted below, I have also jumped up to 200 amps, as well as turned my continuous HF on. 15-20 CFH Argon. The pieces are not clean, I am simp...

LTBadd - I'm in Phoenix, and I work for a company that builds stainless steel weather instruments. All .35/.45 gauge SS and a little aluminum. I have a full shop with access whenever I want so I'd like to start producing some stuff to sell on the side (my employer encourages it, I hit the jackpot he...

I have been looking around the web for ideas on TIG work, such as SS patio furniture, ashtrays, incense holders, etc... What are some of the side gigs you guys do? We all have (or are working towards) these skillsets that can generate side money, just wanna see what everyone is doing!

Hello all, I am working at a new job that is 95% stainless and 5% aluminum welding. Working with these super thin coupons is causing a lot of warp, distortion, and awful looking beads. I've been out of welding school for a year now, and as we all know, welding is a perishable skill. I've watched a l...