Be very cautious of what is on the materials you weld! Only use denatured alcohol or acetone to clean the metal. Never use brake cleaner or anything else that is chlorinated. Many cutting oils contain chlorinated paraffin compounds. Chlorinated paraffin compounds can react with ultraviolet light and...

Thanks! Most of the parts I build are for flight, so that's common. It's nice to find folks who can point that out. Many years of practice (and a few grey hairs, lol) to not sweat class A NDT.

I made 30 of these this week. Not supposed to say what it is, probably shouldn't post pictures online, but I'm proud of them and I figured that you guys might enjoy a peek.

Very cool product! All my machines have built in pulse, but I have passed up good deals before simply because the unit didn't have the pulse feature. I like that this can be kept in the truck and used on customers equipment that doesn't have a pulser. What can it adapt to so far? Does it only work o...

I did have a Miller 9400 series, but found it heavy, caused neck strain. Swapped for a digital Elite. Does anyone know if the Infinity headgear can be "spliced" onto a elite helmet? The head gear on my Elite looks just like the picture the op posted. Mine is less than a year old, and now ...

Hi everyone! My name is Charlie. I've been welding professionally for about 12 years now. I mostly tig small aerospace weldments, but occasionally I wire feed as well ( both bare and dual shield).
I'm looking forward to being part of the community.