I wonder if that gun would fit my old Hobart Handler 150. Against my better judgement, I loaned it to a friend a couple years ago and it came back with a busted trigger. I MacGuyvered a new one out of wood but it's a bit flaky. I now feel that if someone asks to borrow one of my machines, it's like ...

I was always told that due to the reflective nature of the gold lenses, they block the harmful portion of the arc rays better and can actually appear as a lighter shade than they are numbered as. Never used the blue. This is just what the old timers at my old job told me about the gold ones. Good lu...

I just ordered a Miller Dynasty 280DX package after a good bit of research. I'd like to hear some of y'all's thoughts. Have I made a mistake? thanks.

Welcome to the forums. Glad to have you here

Welcome to the forum. This is definitely the place for welding enthusiasts of all levels. As you set out learning this new addiction, and believe me it is one, you will likely never have a question that someone in here can't help you with.
Cheers.

Silly me. I only brought him a six pack when I made the deal

Thanks. I made contact with a guy at a machine shop in the area who gets metal delivered most weeks from a large supplier. He will let me buy through his company at his cost
Problem seems to be solved.

I live way out in the sticks and have to drive at least an hour each way to the nearest place to buy steel. I am curious about online suppliers. Any suggestions and/or opinions of some of the online sources? Thanks.

Never done forks, but had fairly good luck repairing ripper shanks using pre/post heat with no quenching and 8018 rod. I'm with the others here, though, in thinking it's a bad idea to repair old fatigued forks. With a ripper, if it breaks it's an inconvenience. Forks breaking seem very dangerous to ...

Greetings all. Years ago I worked as a heavy equipment mechanic and welder working mostly on caterpillar equipment. Most of the repairs required gouging out the crack with an air arc and then using multiple passes to weld it in. The company I worked for insisted I use 8018 on the repairs. I also did...

Welcome. I am glad to have someone with your experience here. I'm sure some of us (me) will have need of your knowledge down the road. The collective knowledge pool here is rather vast so even a seasoned pro will find the site beneficial. Cheers.

Welcome. You've definitely come to the right place. Lots of friendly folk and the collective knowledge base is vast. Good to have you with us.

In my experience a more powerful machine is always the better way to go if you can afford it. Be it MIG, TIG, or stick, you will have things come up that you want to weld and working at or beyond a machine's limit can result in cold welds or the dreaded lack of fusion. I am retired and just weld as ...

Welcome. Glad to have you with us

An update: I earlier stated I'd had no real problems with my Eastwood versacut 60. Well I went to use it yesterday and the power adjusting knob fell apart and disappeared into the case. It has hardly been used at all. I cannot recommend this product. :( Also my memory is faulty. I just noticed I hav...

That pantograph is awesome!

Nice Job. I really like the gangboxes. Seems so obvious now that I've seen yours lol. Good tip about isolating grounds. I had an old drill motor with messed up wiring lying on my welding table and had a ground feed back thru it. Will definitely melt the windings.

Excellent. Good Job

Good looking work and a wide variety. Good to see another hot rodder. Sadly, I am currently hod rod-less
Would love to hear about yours.

Greetings. I'm glad you have joined us. Lots of knowledge and friendly people.

image.jpg Braehill, I really like your suggestion; the creativity of many minds vs just one. As future challenges await, I'm sure it'll come in handy. I just recently converted an unfinished wood burning stove I'd started to build before my accident into a nice roll under welding table. My chair fi...

I'm not sure exactly what caused the burn. My pants weren't burned at all. I had spent most of the day in my shop tinkering and welding. I now wear a leather apron and leather ankle/boot covers. I've still picked up the odd burn here and there but they have been small ones. Can't be too careful. I l...

I love the shirts. Especially when a stranger stares at it and then works up the nerve to ask "what is that on your shirt?"

Greetings all. I'm just wondering if there are any other members here who are in a wheelchair and if so, what problems have they run into when welding and what were their solutions? I have had to rebuild foot controls to be finger controlled and also learn the hard way about protective leathers, etc...

Welcome to the forums. Great people here with lots of varied experience. Sounds like you bring a lot of that to the table as well.. Good to have you as a member.