I hear you and thanks, I will gather some rod and metal and start prac-tizing my ability. I didn't realize it took so many amps? crack is only about 4-5" long, I think an added "whale tail" caused it or a fat boy used it for a step? Anyway probably won't weld long enough to run upon t...

Ok, I weld every day for the past 30 years, tig or mig or stick. I weld 1018, 1045 195 4140 and 4130 mostly prehard stuff. I use an old Millermatic 200 that bought new in the 80s and never bleched, other than a few torch changes. The other welder is a Miller 180 SD , I bought both of these new and n...

I have watched the videos for years, I make my living with a tig and a mig, daily use Thought I would join the forum and learn more.