Ah yes but does Mr Pete's method have the "ooh, isn't it shiny" factor?

Never heard of the channel, actually - I'll check it out, might save myself a few bucks. Thanks for the tip.

I'm thinking of picking one of these up as I'm tired of matching holes up and finding one slightly out, does anyone use them and are they worth the cost? And before anyone mentions it, yes I am going to get my eyes checked. I'm not getting any younger, my mid life crisis is looming, and I'm planning...

Thanks. Pretty much what I thought, then. I'll go do an I Told You so. Well you’d best know for sure before you rebutt your boss. You don’t list material, thickness, application, or his settings. All of these matter. It can be done properly in his fashion, but that all depends . As a general reacti...

Yeah, I know all about the loss of skill and knowledge. I was pretty lucky in that I was able to lay a reasonable bead right from the get go and I was working for a short while with a competent welder who was pretty helpful when he was sober - having someone to ask and advise makes a heck of a diffe...

Thanks. Pretty much what I thought, then. I'll go do an I Told You so.

Thanks for the welcome. Did you work commercially after that break or just pick it up again for fun? I found that I can stick metal together efficiently as if I'd never left but despite improving a hell of a lot I can't quite get welds or oxy fuel cuts as good as I'd like. I've built a 36 metre disc...

Now, I finished my apprenticeship back in the mid 90's and was out of the trade for quite a period, with the result that I am struggling to get my vertical MIG skills back up to scratch. The boss has been using a kind of spot welding with the MIG gun, basically laying each 'spot' on top of the one b...

Hi all, I'm in New South Wales and returned to welding 8 years ago after a fifteen year hiatus, currently working for my father in law out on the farm building ag equipment for him. All carbon steel, but very varied projects ranging from sheet to inch plate. I'm hoping to move on to a commercial fir...