To me music in the shop is like someone yaking away when I am trying to focus on what I am doing.
I like to listen to the machine, welder, mill, lathe, or whatever I am working with.

tweake wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:02 pm

BugHunter wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:38 am Leave it to Coldman to show us all how silly we are.

Easy as , "I before E except after C and in occasions like Neighbor and Weigh".

and thats why i suck at English.

Try using fonix.

It is being welded to 1/8" thick tubing. What is the problem welding it to the hinge edge trimmed to 1/8" thick
then filling the gap above the weld?

Rivets. A couple of hand made stainless rivets.

Some form of threaded insert is much more likely to succeed in this situation. A couple of potential suppliers of metric series heavy duty key-locking inserts are -- Keensert (check URL= https://www.clarendonsf.com/products/inserts/keensert-inserts/knhm8x125) Acme Industrial (check URL= https://acm...

With a few other pieces, a motorcycle wheel balance set up.

A TIG welder's reputation and status within the welding community is directly proportional to the number of filler rod tubes that they display for other TIG welders to look upon. It's how we impress each other and establish dominance. Academics display their multitude of degrees. Master chefs hang ...

I suppose that if you left your tig hoses laying around on the floor while mig or stick welding that would be a problem. Why would they have to be on the floor? Why couldn't sparks hit a TIG hose looped around the hook on a machine that happens to be near where you're working? My shop is pretty big...

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I suppose that if you left your tig hoses laying around on the floor while mig or stick welding that would be a problem.

Oscar wrote:Yes protect it. I almost ruined mine just from sparks and spatter and what not.

Sparks and splatter tig welding? Interesting.

People come here to learn but they are the ones doing all the talking. Just an observation.

Ok.

Could have dusted the rust off and weld looks a bit cold. There are people here that can help you with mig
if you just ask.

Seems so simple. Just try different settings and see what works for you.

You guys eat whale blubber too? That looks like about 85% fat.

+1 on the wireless pedal from Miller. Expensive but works flawlessly. Would not go back to a corded one.

https://welding-tv.com/category/aluminum-welding/

Everything you need to know about tig welding aluminum.

You could wear ear plugs.

When all else fails try a different tank of argon. I have a small tank that I keep around just for testing.
Some suppliers don't purge them properly when refilling.

Seems to be working normal here now.

Been running slow here also.

Muriatic acid works great. Hardware store or pool supply. Sometimes used for cleaning concrete.

Try a different bottle of argon. I have a bottle of argon in my shop that I know is clean and have loaned it out to friends. Four times it turned out to be water contaminated argon. Don't rule that out, it happens more than you would think. edit: Some small welding gas suppliers just refill the smal...

TraditionalToolworks wrote:I'm pretty EFing happy my hitch and trailer didn't turn out like this thread...because it could have...

Hitch looks good, don't pay attention to the bull shit.