I like phosphoric acid. This is some brackets soaked in 21% mix after about two hours. 8mm hot rolled flat bar.
Welds nice and clean, no acetone just a quick rinse with water and let dry.

Search for DIN 929 weld nut. Here's a vendor in Ohio http://www.branamfastening.com/product-category/weld-nuts-2/hex/din-929/?gclid=CjwKEAiArvTFBRCLq5-7-MSJ0jMSJABHBvp0tNExQ6OoK1HlJDjSbPomiQogAbEqTuOOEEZ7M6S_RRoCXF7w_wcB Uncoated and has a small guide making them self centering. Bolt in last pic is ...

A wire brush will make the metal shiny in no time

My first choice would be Tig but Oxygen/Acetylene would work too, and most likely to be found close. If you are on Instagram look for @mikechallgren he does some awesome aircraft models from that size of wire. You don't need to have Instagram, just Google his username and you will be able to view hi...

Thin gage can be tricky but you have done right goin for 0.025 wire. Skip the magnets, will disturb the arc if close so you'll struggle getting the heat where you want it. I usually run very short bursts when patching cars, rather like tacking but overlapping. That way you can crank up the amps to g...

I get hungry just looking at it , nice work Craig.

Just don't forget to put something with less thermal conductivity on the handle

I have, but to 1050, not to 60-series.
Used 4043 filler
Came out a little bubbly but not to bad. Casting was a lightning pole, clean but with some degree of porosity.
Still holding up as far as I know.

Hope its worth waiting for. I think there were someone here bought one a while ago.

Hope it turns out as expected

Welcome.
What price range do you have in mind and what do you I tend to use it for?
On the high end machines you probably have Esab EWm and Kemppi available not so sure about mid range alternatives for you but I believe Thermal arc are available in Portugal.

Based on my experience I have to disagree a bit. It does a difference mainly at initiating the arc before it gets stable, which is most important on thin metal, not so much on thicker when you hit it harder initially. Not all machines are equal nor the welder behind it. Aaron that shot that video is...

At that low current I would go down to 1/16 electrode. Carry current better at low settings.

Couldn't resist Yours look great

What I think comes second is the absence of sparks.

This type of electric shear can cut quite narrow curves.
For a non daily use the Harbour Freight version do well, at least if you rough cut first.

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/boscht ... s-23498-c/

Nicely done Nick

A proof of you can make a useful tool without fancy machines.

I think this was my problem too starting with aluminium, trying to add filler before the puddle is hot enough.

You need to watch the puddle til it looks like a mirror, then add filler.

mechanic416 wrote: But they were hit and miss for the last few months and I haven't gotten them in the last month.

Whats up

He has posted 3 videos the last two weeks.
I've gotten notification from YouTube for all of them.

LtBadd wrote:

Graveyard wrote:
I think a 20 would be ok.

The CK 20 is rated at 250 amps AC and DC at 100% duty, the few times you need more just change to the 18 torch.

That will serve you well

Well done! Bonus points for not taking the easy way out and making it square I would only add some kind of roll-cage, just in case you push it sideways over some hose or cable... Makes me remember a long time ago sitting in the principals office trying to explain how I managed to trip an expensive f...

If you want to use it at machine Max and for longer runs I would say you need a 18 torch. Same as your 17 but water cooled. The 9 you get will not hold long runs over 125 amps DC (it's not water cooled). The 20 is water cooled and will do roughly 200 amps if I remember correctly. 9 and 20 use the sa...

CK Worldwide is the name of the company that design and make the stuff. Jody is one of their distributors among many others. Sometimes the contract prevents one distributor to export.

If Jody has chosen not to export there are other places in Europe to get their stuff.

Rapid welding in UK is one of them.

Thx guys

Top and bottom is 1050A 1,5mm
Shroud is 5052

Another box made, at least it has one weld in it....

Sorry about your loss Steve and I sincerely hope you'll get better soon.

Did they check for Borrelia? It is amazing how often they miss that for such common infection and wrongly diagnose as a bad flue because of the similar symptoms.