Afsatcom, I have a feeling that in my haste, I did something wrong such as hook the torch to the leads backwards. I will be repairing my snowblower before too long - I need to repair the skids which are worn out and that will require welding. I will try the HF unit again and see what happens, making...

This was not a normal condition. As I tried to put a second tack weld on, the flame went out and then the electrode started to glow. The electrode was not stuck to the work piece. It appeared to get hotter so I switched the welder off. It couldn''t have taken much more than five seconds total and it...

Hello, I have a small HF inverter TIG/Stick welder (I have welded with the stick feature). It started life as a scratch start but, the unit has high frequency. I added a cheap foot pedal successfully and first attempt I had 2 wires backwards so down was off and up was full current. Changed that arou...

Hello, Just registered. I have been receiving Jody's videos for over 3 years or longer. Very informative. I have an old P&H heliarc welder that is now hooked up with an air cooled WP17 torch and I also have a MIG welder from Eastwood and it came with the spoolgun. I grew up with oxy/acetylene an...