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7018 will create a small ball of slag over the end of the rod that makes restarts kind of suck if you don't clean it off first, some keep an old file...

Next time I'm in the office I plan to practice on some old aluminum scrap we have that had been installed out on a platform for probably 10 years...

I too went from an Everlast to an HTP221. While I haven't used the HTP enough to comment on longevity, I am very glad I chose not to support...

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Practice on similar material to what needs to be repaired. The material you're using looks pretty clean and hasn't been outside weathering in high...

I think you might mean Motolife313's pressure vessel not OPUS's.

Try turning your heat up about 5 amps. It should flatten the bead slightly. Generally you clean the slag off before continuing the weld or doing a...

I plan to run it off our generator so I will have 240v with that I just have to buy the right pigtail to go from the generator plug to the machine. I...

or 4 compression springs. kinda like minertature front end coil springs, to give kids a moving like rocking effect

Th We have some 1/4" laying around, but we don't have a 240v outlet in our shop so I can't practice on that. I figure if I can get it down on 1/8"...

But it’s so easy to get carried away when having fun under the hood (for a novice like me, at least)! Like I did here:

I like the dont overweld advice. For what it is...dont get hypnotized perfecting welds on every joint in this project.

But, just in case, here is the video Sam posted on straightening a warped frame.

Some advice I was given on here was to limit which joints I weld if strength wasn’t required, to limit distortion. I used this approach recently on a...