An oxy/acetylene setup some old coat hangers and a grinder. Everyone always they think that they need lots of tools, what you need is a demand for your services or you don't have shit.

This is the only place to buy lead from. By far the best prices.
http://www.electronbeam.com/

Yeah, it was nice meeting you at fabtech! keep on doing your videos man! I can tell a lot of students really look up to you, and I enjoy your videos as well.
-Sean

For 5/32 7010 I run in 3rd gear and 60-65 on the fine on my sa200. probably around 140 amps
Heres a cap I did with 7010 on 3" with that setting.

It's a big PITA. And it costs money. $4500/year, if I heard it right. There's a demonstration to a WPS, and an audit of your procedures to verify they conform to the code. Our audit included the state Fire Marshall. The audit included safety procedures, and confined-space rescue plans. Welders doin...

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum- first time posting a question so I hope I'm doing this right. I have a Miller Dynasty 300 DX tig runner. It seems to take far to long for the puddle to form. Using the 1 amp per thousand rule welding cold rolled steel w/ straight argon @ 15 cfm the puddle shoul...

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone on here has gone through the process of obtaining an R stamp for their business? I am starting to get my poop in a group to launch my own business and one of the things I want to do is obtain an R stamp.

Thanks,
-sean

we Some pics of practice, also What helped me was to step Away from the amptrol and use lift start or scratch start then stop fussing over settings and just weld.

Get yourself a flex head, helps a lot. And yeah practice on flat.

Sounds like the same place, I am seriously considering dragging up and taking a job there myself.
Sean

]Hey guy this Local tank shop is looking for single hand welders, pay is $22 an he day shift $23.50 for night Shift no per diem, however the area is inexpensive to rent something small. Anything over 8 in a day is time and a half, over 10 its double time, this isn't Some fly by night operation where...

Hey man if you are still having trouble going straight, just draw a straight line with your soap stone and a straight edge and follow that!

Has anyone had any experience welding on aluminum that has been furnace brazed? I have been told that the radiators on dirtbikes are furnace brazed when the are built. But it's common to add some bracing or weld up the tanks on them. But it's a real pain in the ass and very difficult to have a good...

what's wrong with a Hobart Stickmate or Miller Thunderbolt. Max draw is 47 amps input at 23mone output. I never weld above say 160 amps with 1/8th inch 6011 or 7018. A lincoln AC/DC 225 draws 50 amps max on AC and 36 amps max on DC. You might not get the absolute max out of your welder, but do you ...

Ever consider buying a used generator welder? You can use em anywhere. I have actually. I have about a thousand dollar limit, so I don't know if that's feasible for a generator welder. If you are patient and keep a close eye on craigslist I bet you could nab something decent for that. http://duluth...

Ever consider buying a used generator welder? You can use em anywhere.

Where are you guys planning on staying as far as hotels? I am debating on driving down or just flying in.

GreinTime wrote:If any of you can stick weld one, I'd be impressed. Where is the dude that was stock welding rusty car bodies? I haven't heard from him in a few months

Are we allowed any trickery that we can cone up.with for this challenge?

Jonathan makes an excellent point. I don't do it often, but I will share the welds I'm disappointed with, and discuss why. There's possibly more value in discussions of "fails" than successes, because a fail always has a "why" we can reach, and learn from. I think we all tend to...

I am still planning on being there! and the boss man mentioned he may be willing to help alleviate some of my costs!
-sean

Metal core full pen, weave. http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg540/forrestderp/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140515_131747_zpsff8aeed9.jpg http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg540/forrestderp/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140515_132944_zpsc91e93da.jpg Short arc, three different techniques same part lol. http:...

Oh man this thread reminds me of a time I had once that was less fan pleasant. I was working in a production environment pouring wire for 12-14 hours a day,(you see the other shift guy twice a day) and I was just beat and immediatly after finishing a weld I leaned on the fixture and accidentally stu...

When I worked in a code shop, everything was TIG root, most of the time I was able to use a welding positioner and with a thumb control on the tig torch and a foot pedal to run the speed of the positioner with a pile of tig rod at hands reach you could really boogy some nice root passes! In the fiel...

I have been trying to convince my woman into trying out welding, she has a degree in film making and is currently a news producer, so with her artsy side I think she could enjoy it, at least for making her own filming equipment as that stuff gets spendy! But alas I hear more often than not "why...

That was an awesome video! I love how the progression of technologies have changed so vastly that stick welding is pretty much done in field environments and occasionally on high strength parts. I worked in a shop building food grade augers and it was amazing how twisted they would get and with dial...