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I had been planning on building a new welding table for quite some time. I had a pretty good idea of how it should be but was (as usual) struggling...

Neighbor passed away, and his son gave me some 1/8" Forney 7018 rods box still wrapped in plastic, so I thought I'd give them a try. Ran them on my...

I have Plasma etc for cutting however I want to add the ability to Braze to my shop. I would prefer NOT to have Oxy Acetelyne in my shop for...

I find that the mig wire I use eats side cutters too rapidly. This must be some pretty hard stuff. I think I need to step up and spend some bucks...

I'm thinking of getting a small mill for the garage. I make a lot of gym equipment and slowly expanding into furniture and art type stuff. I use a...

I want to get a few squares. I'm not sure what to get. I make gym equipment and steel furniture. Cast Iron or Aluminum? Size?

I'm sure this has been asked but I'm having trouble finding the answer. Rookie welder question here... When welding on auto's and mowers, what's the...

Hey everyone, I was the lucky unfortunate one to have my cat stolen on Dec 23rd at 11:30pm. What a wonderful Christmas Gift right? I'm out over...

So I was just looking at my Tig 300/300. It has a 115v outlet on the face. It powers the water cooler pump. Then I realized this machine has two...

I just got this baby today. Holeee Schikes! It is a bad piece of equipment! It's the biggest air-hog I own. It's pretty much a "dead short" to...

Messing around from the scrap pile. Brake rotor base, camshaft pedestal, and a steel plate from an old store display for the top (holes included). ...

Holy heck was that humbling... Trying to strike the arc, feed the rod consistently. My coordination stinks lol. Above was the first effort...

Yesterday afternoon I taught myself to mig aluminium. The key was finding the right volts, wire feed, stick out, speed and watching the heat...

I have been on this site since 2007 (reebs) and see a decline in welding table threads. Its a new year so here I go. I want to make a new welding...

I have a worn needle plate that I've not been able to replace that I'd like to repair. Testing an edge of the needle plate with a file it seems...

Do any of you fellas know who makes a good wiring harness for the glow plugs in case i need to get one, or maybe does International Harvester still...

I had a guy call me looking to have a case 580 loader repaired. At the end of the loader arm closest to the operator the bushing housing that the arm...

I just received an order from lehighvalleyabrasives.com. I ordered a few grinding disks, wire wheels, and 2 each of all of their brand, flap disks....

Can you help with suggestions for material to place on the ground below cutting torch work to protect it from hot slag? I plan to use a cutting...

I am looking to upgrade my Hobart Handler 187 MIG which was made in USA to one with separate volts and wire feed controls. I think most of the...

Hey all. Ive got a lot of welding to do around my farm coming up. Ive got good machines in my shop but their too big to move on site, not to mention...

Okay i just seen this video on YouTube of this guy converting a mig gun into a tig end and did a little test on some stainless with polarity at dc. ...

hey all,im new here but not new to the industry. ive been welding/fabricating for the last 8 years in the automotive restoration field, and basically...

i am building this for the grand kids, it will have running lights, a swivel spot light, potentiometers that move the gauges and switches that...

Hey All, I own a restaurant and my cooks are constantly breaking my Deep fryer baskets. The baskets cost $120 ea new and that is a cost i don't need...

Metal suppliers have been telling me to expect a sharp rise in prices, anyone else hearing the same thing?

Crazy, now there's 2 posts within a week on here about SP175T's. I haven't used it in a while - maybe a year. When I go to use it yesterday it...