I just use a 4½" x 24 g hand grinder for all my cleaning

Dave

Where is the moderate for the political thread on weldingweb. My opinion from being a moderate on other groups that political thread needs moderated. FYI on lighter side I just tested for Covid-19 and pass aka (do NOT have covid-19 :D ). I till everyone to wear a mask and glass out side of home. Dav...

The thread on weldingweb (Political Thread 2017) is not moderated . If read some of post is not good. It seems this weldingweb thread is controlled by a few that need to be Moderator . If I was weldingweb owner's I would be worry that the news would read the thread. With the way things are today I w...

Looks like a good welder

Dave

Oscar wrote:

smithdoor wrote:who made your welder

Mine are made by Stel, who in the past has made machines for Esab, and other "companies" all over the world as well.

who made your welder Need proof read my post The autocorrect and small keyboard not good combo Dave I think I had mind cell for 4 years The welders I had past my crew used ever day for 30 years and worked till sold everything off. It hard to find anything that will hold up that well today they were...

I think I had mind cell for 4 years The welders I had past my crew used ever day for 30 years and worked till sold everything off. It hard to find anything that will hold up that well today they were made USA. I only pass along what has work the best for me. It sounds like you great machine how made...

The welding machine is more work you plan to do. When had shop I used large transformer type with 100% duty cycle. Today I small at home shop so a small mig welder. If I want to do tig welding I would buy a tig welder for work and would not buy a all on machine. Just more to go wrong. Less electroni...

I agree with your statement

Dave

Oscar wrote:Nothing good EVER comes out of political threads, EVER. Perplexed as to why some choose to participate in such non-sense. While politics may be important in real-life, on forums it's literally useless. IMO

This group people first started in Political thread because dislike what said Next thing ever where I posted one more would give a dislike. Even if I said "looks great "the dislike would show up.
Up untill starting posting in the Political I only received likes.

Dave

It warning I can not help you with post it is very clear. If a small group want you off weldingweb group all need to do is give you over 200 dislikes. Any one that think ok is not a American. Dave I'd "blackball" you too if your posts are that intelligible. FFS, grammar... I have no idea w...

I just found today on welding Web If get over 200 dislikes you are automatically put moderated. Ever time did post I get a dislike what ever I was posting. If will help you to understand they white s*#$ and I would point out there flaws. So web site can black ball even your doing nothing wrong. So o...

JayWal wrote:Got it done anyhow

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The welds looks great.

Dave

snoeproe wrote:Something to keep in mind. The rail road companies never ever weld on track with electric arc welding processes. There’s a reason for that.

Welding companies do make rod and wire for rail.
The rail road dose put exspandtion joints and use thremal welding joints to safe on labor.

Dave

Oscar wrote:But if you need it, you need it.

Very true
Yes I have buy on high price but I charge for it in job and was happy for add profit.

Dave

It's not too bad. $200 for 50lbs of Hobart E11018. A 50lb tin of 7018 is $130-150 anyways. What's $50? If only 10 or 20 pounds that would be costly. Still not cheap Back 1960's and 1970's welding supplier you could buy by the pound. You can buy flux core wire it may come in 30 pounds but last time ...

The right way is to uses E11018-D2 and per heat to 200° Now E11018-D2 is high cost Most time you use E7018 and per heat to 250°. The rod need per heat for a few hours above 250°. What way you go per heat the metal above 250° then weld Dave I'm looking to weld 2 pcs of 1/2" thick AR400 to the to...

You like the 240 volt it will give a better weld. Most try weld to close to metal using flux core . Try a stick out 3/8’ to 1/2' [8 to 12 mm] . I use E71T-11 0.030 [0.8mm] wire Dave Hey all, new to the forum! I guess this is kind of an intro too? My name is Brandon, and I'm trying to get better at w...

Louie thanks I looked at both them before when I bought my Lincoln Tig and just couldn't do it. Smith I don't have the room for a big transformer rig honestly I don't weld enough at home to justify it I liked the mp 210 until I seen the spool gun hook up and that was just a after thought Lincoln sh...

FYI do not do all welding on one side it will worp and hard to fix.

Dave

I have use E71T-1 with CO2
Works great and good looking weld too.

Dave

If planing welding all time I would buy a CV welding transformer and wire feeder. A all in welder is great for small shops. When I shop all is I use transformer CV and wire feeders. Used 60 pound coils. The wire feeders would take 300 pound drums. I also used a track torch machine for 80 foot welds ...

They may not know about have a backup disk. :shock: :evil: What is HTalk? Sooooooo, no more WeldingWeb? It's an HVAC site. Who knows. It sounds like everything might be lost unless they find a backup somewhere. You'd think after the last outage they would have multiple backups. Sent from my SM-T837V...

This was posted on one of their sister sites. They managed to find a copy for that site, but they are still not fully operational. HTalk was sold to Endeavor along with dozens of other forums in the mechanical industry in December. All of these sites were pushed over to the new owners host except t...

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I got myself an acetylene outfit, but I plan to use it with propane for the most part. I am getting acetylene mainly for flame-straightening, but I might conceivably do a small amount of welding. The propane is for cutting and general heating. I plan to keep the torch on s cart with oxygen and prop...