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There are regulators and there are flow meters that can both be used for welding with argon shielding gas. A typical regulator has two round dials...

i dont blame u, i wouldnt touch/trust anything from a name like that (SaeedMokhatari)

Can I Use a Welding Helmet to View an Eclipse?

Crap, I didn't notice it was copper!!! Thanks for the heads up!

I am sooooooo jealous!!!!!:D

Im a retired science teacher. I have had several students become boiler makers. They make better money than I ever did and they are young. Had a few...

MM666 - the thread is from 2015 so they likely figured it out by now ;)

Can I reopen this thread. I’m kind a in the same boat. Had Hobart 140 for 110v for portability and thin stuff and a mm185 for shop work. Both were...

Ya no dont go wasting your money. The wire feed motor is connected to the trigger usually in series. 9 times out of 10 the wire feed motor is a...

Be sure to check out pawn shops, a checked out used machine is plenty good enough, it's Mig machine after all, no biggy. I used a simple no bells and...

The Hobart Ironman II is a fine welder. My dad owns one and I use it quite often. It is a simple machine but I prefer it to the Lincoln equivalent...

That's interesting :)

Make sure you get the right thread (CGA-580) Also remember you want a gage or flowmeter that reads flow not pressure (CFH)

Property prices are fairly low in that area. About the same as the Bemidji area where I sold my place with 20 acres, garage and shop 1500 sq.ft....

It depends on what welder you have. To get the benefits of spray transfer a 250A or bigger machine is usually required. I have done it with a 200A...

I had the same problem on my Synchrowave once. Turned out to be a loose plug connection to the hall device.

D1.1 is the structural steel code. Not much aluminum is used in structural steel fabrication.

100% CO2 provides the deepest penetration for short circuit MIG. As you add argon to CO2, the puddle becomes more and more fluid and the penetration...

90/10 is meant for spray transfer mode. That’s the gas to use for metal cor wire. I wouldn’t bother using 90/10 for short circuit transfer.

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I stand to be corrected, I believe north america is the only location where c25 is used. Certainly good for the heaviest of structural work....