If they gave it to you then the price was right but after all I have read, I wouldn't pay the "left nut" asking price for one.

I was thinking about ordering a set off Amazon so I could get multiple different cup sizes but now I think I'm just going to go to the LWS and buy just one and see if it works or not. The large gas lens is the one I want to use but like I said they gave me the wrong insulator and It was not sealing...

FINALLY! I've done quite a bit of work with both, I don't really notice a difference in welding them but supposedly, 4943 is stronger in fillet type welds so I feel better about myself when I weld with 4943. I'm glad that 4943 helps you with your welding anxiety. :lol: I was expecting an omnipotent...

I was thinking about ordering a set off Amazon so I could get multiple different cup sizes but now I think I'm just going to go to the LWS and buy just one and see if it works or not. The large gas lens is the one I want to use but like I said they gave me the wrong insulator and It was not sealing...

I recently picked up some N-82 filler wire...any opinion on that? I bought it by mistake as I mis-read the bin it was in but I did a little snooping and I read it's pretty good for cast iron so I hung onto it. Inconel 82 is a good dissimilar rod also. LINK to a PDF file Thanks Richard. I will proba...

I finally scored some 4943 AL filler. Been dying to see the differences. Just a coincidence that Jody came out with a new vid a few hours ago that shows him and his friend JD welding up a project using 4943. I thought I would put in my 2cts. 20170509_155156.jpg The pic to the left , a gapped butt, 4...

http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q500/DrDogwood/Block%20repair_zpsybune7sm.jpg Sorry it took so long to get back on here For Nickle tig rod Ni-Rod 99 I just Repaired a Cast iron Block for a Diesel engine. One of the Motor Mount lugs was Broken off and gone so I turned a new one on the Lathe, Wel...

Not so much that your from another country..it's just that I'm getting friggin old

Olivero wrote:

exnailpounder wrote:Golf clap for you Olivero.

You and these terms, what is a golf clap?

Nothing nefarious...just meant good response.

Warrenh wrote:It's going in a large fountain in town and will have water spraying on it.

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You're going to have to post a pictorial of that project ....I love that kind of stuff.

That's going to be cool. Are you going to braze it together or do the pieces attach to a frame?

Golf clap for you Olivero.

Farmwelding wrote:Is there suppose to be a picture? It seems interesting, but I can't tell.

No, he is using telekinesis...the rest of us can see it...whats wrong with you?

jeff have you ever used the liquid type? craig Never have. I started using the powder on recommendation from a friend who also welds on kegs for homebrewers. It just looks better to return a keg to the owner with the welds nice and clean and bright rather than colored and I know the brewers all use...

Depends on the quality of finish. If you're implying that even colored finish anodized will scratch as easily as raw AL then you need to read the article. ANYTHING can be scratched

Farmwelding wrote:Shut up Jeff, remember you're dead

On a more serious note-when you pressure test a vessel with water-how do you find the failure point? Does a small pinhole happen or is it a reading somewhere in the tubing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic_test
Very interesting science.

http://www.thefabricator.com/article/tubepipefabrication/top-five-questions-about-anodizing-architectural-tube Anodizing is a scratch resistant coating. "anodizing creates a scratch resistant coating comparable to Sapphire, the second hardest substance after a diamond" Great article...wort...

I always wondered that when I worked in a dive shop when I was alive. You mean you are actually dead now? :lol: I guess Jeff died and now his ghost has taken over him. Endless alcohol and can weld without gloves and a helmet and in any position with no problems. His wife is actually not happy thoug...

I'm starting to think the throttle body flange I purchased might have some sort of anodise on it. I know it sounds stupid but it doesn't look like anodise but it doesn't look like raw aluminium either. I just wrote it off as me being silly because it's sold as being used for welding but I'm having ...

Trying to weld galvanized metal will really mess up your tungsten but welding aluminum won't crap it up unless you dip. You will get a little oxidation on your tungsten but not enough to mess with your weld. When you weld on DC your electrode will stay nice and bright as long as you have a good post...

That is some scary pressure. I used to get nervous filling SCUBA tanks, or should I say overfilling SCUBA tanks to 4000 psi. which reminds me of a question...If a 330cf bottle of air (or any gas) ruptured and suddenly released the whole volume of gas, what would it do to a building if all the doors...

Olivero wrote:Cool, so what make a paste with a bit of water and let it sit, wipe it off and that's all?

You might have to rub a bit but its acid so....try a test piece to see what you need to do.

I took out the cheap gas lens I purchased. Put in the one that came with the machine. I learned a lot from this thread, there's a few things I'd like to make sure I've got right: Did the machine come with a gas lens or a standard collet body? During the original diagnosis, it seemed like you were a...

That is some scary pressure. I used to get nervous filling SCUBA tanks, or should I say overfilling SCUBA tanks to 4000 psi. which reminds me of a question...If a 330cf bottle of air (or any gas) ruptured and suddenly released the whole volume of gas, what would it do to a building if all the doors ...

I just wet a greenie pad and sprinkle the powder on it and work it into the pad and then just scrub the welds and leave it sit for a few minutes and then rinse or wipe it off. Makes stainless welds look like they grew there. It's freaking awesome on copper too. I use it to clean old copper pipes wh...