I'd been having difficulties getting consistent welds with my Northern Tool MIG welder. Went through the instructions again to see what I may have overlooked. While I was going through the setup again, I noticed that the instruction book and the instructions pasted on the inside of the welder are di...

I like it when I'm lucky and I like it when I'm smart. Lucky as in welding a cracked cast iron exhaust manifold, preheating in a Webber grill and having it hold as good as new. Smart as in remembering some of the metallurgy I studied in school (40 years ago, Electrical Engineers in Pittsburgh had to...

It may be my eyeglasses or the way that I set the auto darkening helmet, but I have a difficult time seeing the puddle as clearly as I do on Jody's video's for instance. I've fiddled and fussed with the adjustments on the helmet and done everything from welding below chest level to almost welding at...