Here, on the island, any square tubing I get has a black substance on it that comes off on your hands but is otherwise tenacious when trying to remove it to get to silvery steel. Angle iron and flat stock has the normal mill scale. I use a cup brush on mill scale to scratch away any surface rust and...

I've got 20/20 due to lasik many years ago. I guess I'll try a magnifying lens in the helmet. At 40A, and some less than 1/8" steel, I got close to the corner and all of a sudden had molten metal balls rolling around. That arc was so small I could barely make out what I was doing and it was pow...

If you fly out from the island you'll see our little sandwich shop in the departures lounge. It's the only food and drink in departures. My wife makes all the bread fresh every day and I'm Mr. Fixit for anything she needs.

Jody's videos are very clear, and the zoom in on the cup and puddle are always very good. I was wondering - is it possible to get rid of the helmet and weld by looking at the video screen (nice 17" monitor) instead? Has anyone tried it? I ask because I just got a TIG machine and did a few test ...

I'm a retired Electrical Engineer / Professional Software Developer. My wife has a bakery here and I build whatever she wants because the island is so small there's really nothing available in the way of bakery related equipment. Getting anything out of the US takes a minimum of 3 weeks, so I weld. ...