Hi Jim, I would recommend a tune-up for the Lincoln :P As far as new equipment goes I think you should go with a small/medium mig set-up. Check to see what you have for available power... ie 120volt/240volt. Some of the small/med. migs have dual input voltage, like the MillerMatic 211 auto-set. Some...

I'm thinking JMAuto has it right. Regulator issue. I think the tungsten turns grey when it is hot in the presence of regular atmosphere, no argon coverage. A friend of mine bought a new mig welder two years ago. He was running into intermittent porosity issues. Turns out he put Teflon tape on the ho...

I am new here. I am trying to pick an engine welder. Having stick and MIG/flux in the same welder doesn't seem practical because stick and flux do not require a shielding gas. I hope one day soon to start a business so I will have more questions. Jeff Why are you shopping for an engine driven welde...

You said he was welding "hard-face", he probably thought that peening the weld would keep it from cracking. We have a "cutter-rebuild" department where I work. Those guys burn M-7 and 102-G hardface wire all day (and night) long without peening their welds. Sometimes they get som...