The bacon fry theory is actually FACT Get a buddy to turn that wire up very slowly as you weld.That spatter will vanish.Wire speed is everything when MIGing.. Even more critical with 100% CO2

Take a deep breath. Let the smoke out slow. #1. Forget using a 110 welder on 3/8 steel. Period. #2. Forget using a 110 welder on 3/8 steel. Period. #3. Go get some 1/8 steel.Leave your machine maxed out. Go weld some 1/8 steel. Penetrated purty good didnit ? Ever took a look inside the door on that ...

You put that P.O.S. on my truck, you'll be removing it and I'll be moving on.
1.5" OD 15 ga is what I use for stuff like that.At least get a cheapo sq. die tubing roller and follow the roof line a lil.

They work OK

Her's one you never heard.....unless you're old and southunn.
I started a weldin and by the time I were dun that thing were crookit as a broke dikk dawg !

I do it a little differently on something like that. Get your angles and cut the pipe as if it were swauare tube, Then go to Lowbuck tools and buy the notcher with the appropriate kit for the tube you'll use.I can bang that rack together in short order with that and some .035 wire in the mig. The on...

I want tig socks so I can weld in my Crocs

All you want/need is absolutely flat. Absolutely level. Absolutely square(or rectangular)
Build it out of whatever you can afford

Grow abilities. Not problems. i have the same three people since 2005 I havent owed anyone since 1997. I can't even rent a car..... No "credit" card. I can buy one in a heartbeat tho.Cash.No work right now. Its the false holy-daze when people piss away money they don't have, for things the...

Five year warranty

Get the real 211, not the ToyzRus model

Well I ran a weld about 3 inches long and the magnet let go... exact temperature only God knows .. And yes the way to harden steel is to heat it to red or better where it passes the nonmagnetic point and then quenching it in some sort of quenching solution to refine the crystalline structures. I ju...

i know that many of you call 'tattoos' in welding are the burns you get, which leave a permanent scar, but this isnt that. i'm at the moment 18,thinking of getting some tattoos in the future,i find them beautiful when done right,so i want to get many, most likely legs, arms and back. and i was wond...

While I'm not a fan of 6013, and refuse to use it, you did one heck of a job! As to be expected, of course. If y'all would quit trying to use 6013 as // " ona them thar dragggin' rodzzz" and hold an arc with the thing you might not hate them so much. You hold an arc and crank it a bit and...

welderboy wrote:I want one. I saw MILWAUKEE and DEWALT, but someone has used MAKITA? I read about them http://toolsforwelding.com/hand-held-band-saw/.

The Makita mounts exactly like the Harbin Fart. Google image for one and build away. It the simplest of them all.

OH Man. Hilco Basic on a gen rig. I prefer to run Basic Super on the bench. Ya ready ? I run it on AC :o Try it. You'll like it. Excaliber is like screwing around with a crappy Snap-On Dual 80 when you could use a Wright. It's a fanboy rod. The Starbux of the iron world. Hobarts are great for bendin...

I never MIG anything over 1/4-3/8 and don't go after 1/4 with anything less than my MM200.
That said....I love MIG for most stuff. No screwing around, nice and clean. Fast and you can't rip it apart.
Other than roof racks and crap if it goes on a vehicle or real structural item it met up with a 7018.

YooT00B is full of tune up the HF bandsaw videos. Try it sometime :roll: That said:with My Makita dry 12 or Morse on bigger stuff my helper and I will be home before you get the paint gun out. Accuracy of squareness with either machine would be measured with a feeler gauge. I can cut 10 pieces to on...

Interesting read.
I always knew that Monkeys Were Blue.......
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?se ... _id=275312

I know EXACTLY what do do !
Pick up a telephone and call tech support at Hypertherm.
Cool huh ?

Quick + Strong+ 3/8 puts you over the 200~ish amp area in smaller MIGz. The occasional 3/8 is one thing. Much structural in 3/8 or over puts you in 300 amp territory. Quick, in my world, means 1 pass. Now. If you're like the rest of the planet welding 1/8, 3/16 and 1/4 stuff for columns, brackets, t...

You got it. It aint 'bout nothin' but a puddle. Sticks(or whatever they call them this week) are undeniably awesome old things.In the hands of a guy who uses them day in and day out it's amzing what can be done.Choosing the rod and heat and prep are the art. The system is fully capable. Many current...

After bitching at plasma for many years this video FINALLY gets made that spills the truth. Listen carefully if you're new to this or considering opening the wallet to get into it. It's what all the salesman "forget" to mention. " OH. You have air ? " Duhh Yeah. You're ready to g...

One thjing. When you re-load that machine set it up with .030 wire.035 is better when you screw with 1/4" or better a lot.
You'll see a difference in penetration immediately on stuff like you're messing with.

You can already arc weld some so why not just watch a bunch of videos and start building some crap with the 140 ? Start with the welding cart Jody just did videos on, build some shelves and stuff and you'll get better in better in a fairly short time frame. Better than sitting in a phone booth apply...

Not having seen these Dry Cut saws I will say I'm impressed, I've been looking at the Portaband saws with the Swag Offroad table and now think one of these would be a better option. For those of you that have used the Evolution brand They have a Rage2 for around $189 and the Evosaw380 (old Rage3) f...