Today i welded some really thin crappy metal on a sculpture I'm building and decided to trim the nozzle to get a shorter stickout as the tip was recessed slightly. Seemed to help. Also ran a half dozen 1/8" 7018 rods at 120 amps. It seemed to burn a little hotter than I usually get at 120 on ot...

Welcome Nick. Glad to have you as a member.
Cheers.
-Eldon

I'm guessing those pics are in reverse order? looks good.
-Eldon

In my former career as a heavy equipment field mechanic, removing stubborn broken bolts was something I did a lot of. If it is broken flush, you are lucky. I always welded a washer on a size smaller than the bolt, mainly to protect the threads. Then weld a nut on using plenty of amps so you get good...

motox wrote:eldon
did you ask him for that kind of perception or did he recommend it?
craig

I asked for it specifically after determining that to be the distances my head usually is from my welds.

Welcome Mark. Glad you decided to join us. This is definitely the place with the guys that know
I'm fairly new to TIG myself, but there are some real pros here. I am sure they'll be able to answer any questions you have.
Cheers.
-Eldon

Looks like a sweet little tool. Any plans to make a bigger one? I've had times when I needed to mark 2.5 foot circles but a piece of string tied to a magnet got the job done.
-Eldon

I just had my eye doc make me a pair of glasses for 1.5 to 3 foot range. Not quite like readers. They work great for me so far for welding.
-Eldon

avoCADo is listed as pre-alpha and has not been updated in several years. I think I'll give sketchup a try and see if it meets my needs. I have zero CAD experience but I'll see how it goes. Thanks for the replies.
Cheers.
-Eldon

Greetings everyone. I got my 210MP hooked up and spent an hour or so just experimenting with settings and running test beads etc. It welds beautifully with 100% CO2 and 030 ER70S6 wire. I found that I could get a fair ways from the recommended parameters and it would still weld fairly well. I haven'...

Thanks Otto, I'll check that out. I do like open source stuff

Good Afternoon (ish), everyone. Since retiring, most of my welding has been of the "odds and ends" variety or artistic. I am wanting to design and build some custom wheelchairs and other adaptive equipment, as the stuff currently on the market mostly seems designed by able bodied persons. ...

Welcome aboard. Any question one is likely to have can find an answer here!

Welcome to the forum. Did you get your gas flow troubles sorted?

Greetings and welcome. Glad you're a member

Welcome to the forum. Always like to see new people join

Plus it looks really cool! Nice review, thanks for sharing.

Greetings. So my trusty old Handler 150 has developed two modes of operation. Ok and crap. At this point, I never know which one I'm going to get when I pull the trigger. I just purchased a new Lincoln 210 MP to take its place. I'll hook it up in the morning and get a little seat time with it. Does ...

Welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here

Welcome to the forum. Keep us posted on the shop build. I love seeing how other guys set theirs up and arrange everything. Always a good source of ideas for my own.

Wow! So according to my guesstimation, you'll be somewhere north of 800 hp from that four banger. Sweet! :D Twenty years ago I had a readers rig of the month featured on "the diesel page". It was a 6.5 Chevy with most every mod that was doable with current technology. The latest generation...

How much boost you figuring on running?

I like it.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. @Owr that looks like precisely what I need :idea: A torch-mate is on my wish list. Right below the strong hand table. But there will always be times when you just need to make a quick cut or something and can't take the time to set up an automated machine, and this ...

An idea that popped into my tiny little mind: I wonder if you might incorporate a pantograph into your table. That would allow you to control the cutting operation from a distance (to address balance, burn, and fume issues) and you could work at a surface or desk that's a comfortable height. Plus, ...