Having used both, I found the Miller to be a better machine. With the ESAB, I would frequently get temperature faults, while TIG welding at low current thin material (on 220V), the fan is quite loud, and I found scrolling through the menu structure, to adjust parameters or change processes, to be ti...

Poland308 wrote:Yes you need to weld the score marks with filler to get full strength. Otherwise the score mark creates a stress point that will be prone to cracking.

Thanks - the more I thought about it, the more I realized I should do that.

I don't have a bake to be able bend 0.25 stainless steel, as part of a fabrication, I scored the metal to make it easier to bend. The question I have is should I weld in filler metal where I scored for the bend? I'm assuming without welding in filler metal, the overall strength will be reduced. Is t...

Thanks again for the suggestion. As it turns out someone local told me to check out State Steel in Watsonville (only 15-miles down the road from me). The owner was super nice and helpful. They had everything I needed and their prices were really competitive.

I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a supplier of metal material in the SF Bay area. Ideally South Bay area since I'm coming from Santa Cruz. I'm in need of small quantities of Aluminum 6061 Bar, round & square tube, angle as well as Stainless Steel bar and steel angle. I know I can purchase o...