Just the guys that weld for themselves. How often do you weld to keep staying good or as good as you can be?
I find that if I haven't welded for a while it takes a couple pounds of rod to get decent again. Tig well I probably will never get like some of you.

Ever try them with tig?

Are the majority of them China made?

That one is out of my range for the amount of welding I do.
The one I have now is a Masterforce brand from Menards. No idea who makes it.

Who's using one of these? Are they that much better? I don't weld much but these old eyes have a hard time seeing where to go.

https://www.weldingsuppliesfromioc.com/ ... met-257213

I had an issue similar a while back. Had a nice flex torch & it must have been flexed too many time & the gas wasn't going where it was supposed to. Changed to an old beater I had & it was fine.

LtBadd wrote:

cj737 wrote:

77cruiser wrote:Can you touch it up with a belt sander or file?

It’s a gap... filing will only increase the gap.

my take is you'd sand/file the side that touches so as to bring them together...

That was the thought, thanks.

LtBadd wrote:

cj737 wrote:

77cruiser wrote:Can you touch it up with a belt sander or file?

It’s a gap... filing will only increase the gap.

my take is you'd sand/file the side that touches so as to bring them together...

That was the thought, thanks.

Can you touch it up with a belt sander or file?

Thank you.

Replacing the cutting edge on a bucket with 1055. Does it need some preheat?

What kind of torch? When i tried aluminum I had a problem with my flex torch, I think something inside flexed too many times & broke & the gas was coming out someplace else. Switched torches & all was good, at least up to my ability.

MinnesotaDave wrote:

77cruiser wrote:Maybe just a little bit of a wise guy, Frostbite Falls home of Rocky & Bullwinkle AKA International Falls,MN.

Everyone knows Bemidji is the Cold Capital and I-Falls is just a close second

Tank looks great

I don't care you can have the cold capital.

Thanks

Maybe just a little bit of a wise guy, Frostbite Falls home of Rocky & Bullwinkle AKA International Falls,MN.

When i did my fuel tank 1/8 inch diamond plate I used 3/32 purple tungsten at about 160 amps.

No BOOM, didn't come out too bad for first time welding aluminum. Made some straps for it, instead of the tabs being bolted to the box.

Little bit I've done was easy.

Tank is apart & cut to size. Since I'm not an expert alum. welder, would it be better to use a a strip 1" to 1 1/2" wide & do lap welds instead of a butt weld? Might be less prone to cracking too? As far as the tabs for mounting, I don't have them bolted tight, but have a spring on...

Thanks for all the tips so far, haven't started on it yet.

It had diesel in it.

I put this tank in the bed of my truck, not realizing it was too tall to keep the toneau cover on.
So I want to cut it down about 3 inches.

Butt it up tight & good fit.

Not today or yesterday either but last year about this time. 100_3829.JPG 100_3848.JPG 100_3860.JPG 3inch.JPG nice job! what is that, kind of an extended Tri-Y setup with almost no collector? interesting! what did it go into? If you look at the pic showing the full system, the collector is there I ...

Not today or yesterday either but last year about this time.

I don't have a modern welder, so I'm not sure what that is. I have a mid 80's Dial Arc 310.