I've got the 210EXT (2013), and I like it a lot for features / price / size. I've done up to 3/8" steel with it, though I tripped the limit switch on it several times while doing so. It's kind of underpowered for any significant aluminum thickness, but I liked that it got me started in TIG with...

I checked out those collet bodies on Google. Turns out they they are made so you can use the 24-series alumina cups, which are limited to #3-6 only, as I have yet to find a #8 for my 24 torch. Pretty cool none the less. Will CK's Gas Saver line not fit the bill? They have #4-#8 in the smaller gas l...

AndersK wrote:If you need smaller than size 2 have a look at the micro torch from CK.
Advertised as "weld inside of a 5/8" tube"

Yeah, those are pretty neat. Page 11 of that catalog PDF.

http://www.ckworldwide.com/Catalog.pdf Page 54 shows both the smaller cups and the large diameter gas savers for size 9. I use 17/26, but I understand that the stubby 17 kit is basically an adapter that allows use of the smaller 9/26 cups, and that's why there isn't a comparable "stubby" k...

I see sooo much potential there... studio set, lighting, multiple cameras, audio, and an awesome domain name. Truly, they could be producing the "New Yankee Workshop" of welding with their investment, so it's a shame it hasn't been developed into more. I think they've done some very intere...

Y2K rears its head again, eh? Is that cert current, or the one from 100 years ago?

Very cool to see things still in service after a century...

Sorry for being a noob...... what is undercutting or under filling ? No problem! It's when you don't feed enough filler into a joint, and the heat fills the joint from nearby base metal. The weld will look sunken/concave and base metal at the edge of the weld looks carved out or eaten away. Cheers,...

TamJeff, you seem to do a ton of tubing joints - what technique do you use to cope tubing? As you point out, a hole-saw notcher leaves thin points on two faces. I've wondered about a rotary CNC setup where the cope would stay 90-degrees to the tube, but on an angled joint that'd seem to just move th...

rake wrote:My guess is it's a steam column for some type of distillation device if ya get my drift.

Ah. I suspected as much, but couldn't picture the part.

Ok, I'll bite... What do you figure he was making with it? And why the welded transition to SS instead of other options? (Can you even get sweat fittings that large?)

I had a project recently that was cut from cold rolled bar stock before I welded it up. I was surprised to be fighting contamination in the weld, as I'd cleaned off the oil and wiped it down with acetone. Turned out, it seemed to have a thin layer of mill scale that had to be wheeled off, despite be...

Rick,

Thanks for the info. Regarding the pots... I gather that there is no one standard range for pedals; I think I've seen 2-3 different values. What's your experience there, and have you seen solutions that worked better than a pot?

Cheers,
Richard

Mikechallgren, That is very neat stuff. Time consuming, precise and an excellent finished product. Hats off. Run down a bit about how you do it, if you would. Forming the wire, size of the O/A tip, anything you want to share. Ditto. More info, please! I'm very interested to hear how you form the pa...

As a side note, my flow meter is now mounted on the 'out' port of my gas solenoid to eliminate that gas surge when you hit the pedal, works great. Cool! Glad to hear that works well. I'm still curious why it's not common practice for the flow meter to be on the back of the welder, where it's both c...

Anders, Thanks a bunch for the explanation and the photos. Those are some very creative techniques, especially the baseball bat. I have access to a small but hefty 55-ton hydraulic press, and I continue to come up with new ways I might use it. The steel ball idea is also excellent. Now if I can just...

I have done something like this, with mig, below flush in aluminum, not ideal, but effective every time I have attempted Ditto. Just did this with TIG in an aluminum block, but no external torch. My kid broke off an EZ Out about 3/8" below flush. It took a few tries (kept breaking off further ...

I did a small tube rack recently. Drilled a small hole (like 1/16") under each coped joint, which became hidden inside the joint and joined all the air spaces together. On the last joint I drilled a hole just behind the start of the bead, which became the last point sealed as I came back around...

Richard, the li'l bit of 3/4" XXS was chosen for convenience. The I.D. was easy to ream to .500" I.D. and maintain a wall thickness in excess of the sch. 160 called out. The sch. 160 has an I.D. of about 5/8, and the Tee was easiest to weld with the same O.D. The 1/2" tubing is .120 ...

Expanding on the topic of wood vs. metal, um, expansion... Wood swells and shrinks depending its moisture content, which initially depends on how green / dried it is when you build, but then adjusts based on humidity in the air which changes seasonally and by geography. It's not uncommon to move a w...

It's actually a transition tee. The goal was to connect 3/4" sch. 160 pipe to two branches of .120-wall 1/2" tubing. The cross-piece of the tee is 3/4" XXS that has been reamed to 1/2" I.D. to fit the tubing. The leg is 3/4" sch. 160. I had to bore the tee to 1/2", the...

I received my 210 last week and am getting used to the set-up. The user manual that is provided on the Everlast site is for the older version 210, and the user guide provided with the machine is not very helpful. Can anyone tell what pushing in the settings dial does? It appears to have no effect? ...

Anders, I'd like to hear more about these dimple dies... How do you use them? I gather the routed piece is the back form; is there a mirror piece for the top, or is the round plug used? Arbor press or hydraulic ram? The work is very clean, and certainly doesn't look hammered. Seeing these kinds of t...

Does anyone have a valve installed for purging? This is a nice feature of at least some Everlast TIG machines - a front-panel gas purge button. It'll run for 10-15 seconds if you don't tap it again to shutoff. I use it to prime the line during setup and bleed it when done. (210 EXT model) Conversel...

Very clever, and a lot more compact than this one: http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?370701-a-slick-cheap-amp-fast-welding-positioner-using-bowling-ball&p=3869381 That's the second very creative use I've seen for a trailer ball. The other is adjustable feet for a heavy welding table - I seem ...