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| Three Generations of Service  |
 I need a case or three of these!  Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | ||
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| Just Hanging Around |
Few cases of those, and a couple gallons of 1/2” paint, and even my welds look good. | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
" 1/2" paint " he sez... Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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| Partial dichotomy |
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
 Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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chickenshit |
So I'm not the only "seagull poop" welder here? Good to know. ____________________________ Yes, Para does appreciate humor. | |||
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| Run Silent Run Deep  |
Ya know what they say... "Bigger the glob better the job!!!!" I also have stainless steel spray paint... _____________________________ Pledge allegiance or pack your bag! The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money. - Margaret Thatcher Spread my work ethic, not my wealth | |||
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Age Quod Agis |
Just make the "roll of quarters" with silicone caulk after you're done welding and grinding. "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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Equal Opportunity Mocker |
When I got my MIG welder, all my welds looked like this no matter what I did. Several hours of fail, and I was ready to throw out that new welder. Then I realized I'd forgotten to turn on the gas. The welds might have improved 10% after that....  ________________________________________________ "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving." -Dr. Adrian Rogers | |||
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When I went to welding school no grinders were allowed. 16" half round bastard was used to prep for welds and testing. You learn how to use a cutting torch and improve your welding very quickly. | |||
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Quit staring at my wife's Butt |
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Go Vols! |
I'm fairly decent with a MIG but it went to poop one day. Total splatter. Took a while to figure out you do not have a big industrial fan blowing on you when you are welding. Blows your shielding gas away! | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
You suck. Just so you know... I can TIG steel and stainless reasonably well, but loominum kicks my ass. I think the problem is that I can't see that microsecond between "solid" and "well, shit". Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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Firearms Enthusiast |
Couple of pointers for welding alum. Your tungsten needs to prepped to a ball and not a point like other metals use and go to a argon/helium mix instead of straight argon. | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
The ball I knew about, it always does that on AC anyway. The helium mix is news. I only keep straight argon on hand as it will work with both my MIG and TIG rigs. EDIT: Saaaayyy...do you suppose that's why they used to call it "heliarc" welding? Doh... Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Hey, I resemble that. I was taught (quickly) to weld (poorly) while working on a cattle ranch a couple decades ago. It didn't have to be pretty (and boy, it sure wasn't), it just had to work. | |||
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"Member" |
There's the meme about using a grinder to make your welds look nice makers you a grinder, not a welder. A lot of people make ugly welds, then grind them nice. That's what I do, but skip the grinding and nice part. Last week I took a zig-zaging tail pipe, cut it a couple places freehand, then welded it back together straight. The first time ever welding something so thin, I was impressed how well I did. Oh it's ugly, but you can't see it under the car.  My way of thinking is, those big ugly welds are probably ten times stronger than the rest of the pipe and will no doubt out last the rest of it. _____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911. | |||
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| Quit staring at my wife's Butt |
Not true ! I use a sharp tungsten and straight argon. helium mix only boost the thickness you can weld. | |||
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Seems I'm real good at burning holes with my welder.... the grinder doesn't help a lot with that. My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors" | |||
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