Ive had luck cleaning/polishing machined surfaced on heads using a 90 degree die grinder and those twist lock scotch bright pads. Can get all you need at the freight for around $30. Including the die grinder.


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Switch back to tig welding [WINKING FACE]

I used facebook and word of mouth when i was younger. Just did it for fun and/or around the holidays.

When i was first starting out in metal working i was making tulips as birthday gifts. Recently, a few years later, used the same pattern i did before and realized that that was a whole lotta work for what they looked like. Especially made out of 1/8" Bilco doors.

Daisies are much easier...

Harbor Freight!! Had the same dilemma as you but closer to Christmas... didnt want to shell out the dough/ couldnt wait for shipping for a real one. They worked okay after a solid degreasing and some blade tightening/adjustment. One of the bolts is clear too short or one of the arms is bent out but ...

Are you using An AD hood? You may have to mess with the settings a bit because the delay might be too short after you stop.

Can you deflect the shower vs trying to contain it with a blanket? Like what jwright650 said... What is your goal? When i need to deflect the shower of sparks, i will use anything from scrap angle iron to large sheets of plywood or cement board when cutting vertically. I rarely need to catch the sp...

That looks sweet.
How many rods did you burn up doing that?


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Wait a minute... Its not asking specifically for a welding machine..... I would want a boat to get my a$$ out of there!


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What are we doing on a desert island with this stuff.... Are we building a boat to get off or something?? Some holes in your hypothetical situation...

I would have to agree with any of Braehill's answers[SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]


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Are you sure its not plastic?!?[SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH][SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]... Nowadays all these companies are trying to cut the weight... [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH][SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES]

Throw a metal garbage can underneath and forget about it. Then in a few years find out what to do with the dust.

I started welding when my father needed one for his business. I got really used to it, tearing up rusty scrap metal (with my recently acquired plasma cutter) and then making stuff with it for my dad, and even doing structural welds on his Bobcat skidsteer and excavator. Of course I started with linc...

WRENCH: Another tool to circlify once hexogonal bolt heads because the correct size, no matter what size it is, had been previously used as a ****-IT TOOL and lost somewhere under something.