Do you think there will ever be an end to the Helium shortage? We are talking about an aliment the universally in high abundance throughout the cosmos.

Sorry your having bad luck with Everlast ... I have a 200DX and haven't had anything but good luck with it (knock on wood) hope things get better.

Sorry it took me so long to reply ... been real busy ... No i didn't break it ... yet lol. Just made another video this morning thought I would share it http://youtu.be/PA5wGX3lsc0

Here is part 2 of the bike art slide show ... enjoy http://youtu.be/S9pLSB-Ds64

Here is a link to a slide show I made of a few of my bike art pieces. http://youtu.be/tnhZ8CuCyDk

Thanks for the video pretty cool, I'm digging the forge to does that run on propane or natural gas? Thanks again for taking the time to make a video for all of us to view. You must be a cool guy your an NHRA fan ;) The forge runs on propane and is made by an outfit by Portland Oregon Thermal Arts D...

You are most welcome, it was the first time I used my gas forge. I could have finished it a little quicker but blacksmithing is something I'm just starting to do. I've got a new anvil coming in soon as the one I have is just too small to do anything with; which is why I was using a piece of rail to ...

Thanks ... I agree it is fun to watch others have fun. Working with steel is something I really enjoy ... maybe it's because it gives me an opportunity to get creative with something I used to get in trouble for playing with when I was a kid ...lol.

I know ... most of the forum members would watch my videos and think ... "oh come on! ... what the heck do you know?" But I have fun making them and who knows ... maybe someone can at least learn how not to do something ... LOL ... on the other hand the music is original and all mine ... e...

Here is a video of something I'm sure every member of this forum has made before but I'm having so much fun making videos of me playing with fire that I posted it on youtube to give the noobs a quick easy project just about anyone can do ... it's a bending fork for a 1/2" hardy ... perhaps I sh...

Used the forge yesterday for the first time ... works really awesome!

It's propane ... should arrive by the 8th … never used a forge before so it will be a learning experience. I never welded before buying my first stick welder … never had any lessons but now I can do stick, mig and tig … steel to aluminum so I am capable of learning by trial and error … I was just so...

I just wanted to brag about the auction I won on E-Bay last night ... a Thermal Arts Design access #2 open hearth gas forge ... this company is here in Oregon about a 100 miles from where we live ... this is the second time I've tried to get one of there forges on E-Bay... this time I was smart and ...

I'm sure glad that it didn't begin with an E. I bought a 200DX tig unit from that company through the SF area distributor ... they have been great and so far the machine is awesome. No problem with the cc card and the service too was outstanding. :mrgreen: I had looked at the Longevity and a couple ...

The 22 ga shapes pretty easy so long as you have it secured well in a vise and have two good pairs of needle nose pliers ... I use 1/8" cold rolled round stock for the stem peen one end and tapper the other to make it easy to get through the sheet metal ... my welding table has a hole drilled s...

Steve, I use 22 ga. it seems to work the best ... if you go 28 ga. it will form easier but will get bend out of shape to easy also I like the 22ga. because it is much more forgiving if you lag a little to long ... not as likely to melt away ... but then, you are probably a much better welder than I ...

Here is a video I made showing how to make a steel rose ... Enjoy ... http://youtu.be/2N01D3rbgwA

Just for the fun of it ... ENJOY http://youtu.be/jkL_rgQFA0c

Generally if there is a contaminated argon tank it will be contaminated with moisture … this will cause a beard on your arc … easy to identify … I think Steve (Otto Nobedder) has a good point … make sure you don’t have an argon obstruction … another sign of insufficient shielding gas flow is porosit...

OK! I've been using my 200DX for a couple weeks now ... I decided to muddle through with 2T until I got things looking good ... then go to the pedal ... well today I used the pedal for the first time on aluminum 1/8" flat stock, set the top amperes at 115, balance at 40%, freq @ 110, used 3/32 ...

ALRIGHT! figured out what I was doing wrong yesterday ... had the pre flow to high and wasn't waiting long enough ... works like a champ now easy starts and nice constant arc. Spent a couple hours this morning laying practice beads and butt welds on aluminum ... ganna take more practice but I'm gett...

NICE! Keep us apprised. BTW, a typical Miller or Lincoln spark-gap for HF is closer to .010 to .015" Check your manual... It should be in there somewhere. Steve Thanks Steve ... good to know ... unfortunately the manual that came with it is kind of sparse ... and you can tell the writers first...

Just spent 45 minutes laying beads with my new machine ... this thing is awesome ... set it DCEN on some 1/8" mild steel w/ 3/32" lanthanated tungsten ... gas flow @ about 18 to 20L found out that was too high ... power worked best around 90 amps ... had a little trouble initiating an arc ...

Just got my new Everlast Powertig 200DX ... got it all set up ... going to strike an arc for the first time in a few ... and Steve (ottoNobetter) after looking at this unit side by side to a Chicago Electric unit ... there is absolutely no comparison my friend ...in fact when I compare it to my Linc...

Have no ideas ... never tried it ... but it sounds like fun ... U can do it! GO FOR IT!!!