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Hello from NE PA
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:34 am
by subwayrocket
Hi all , great forum. I've been building or fixing things in wood, plastic and metal all my life ...but finally had enough of having to use bolts and rivets with metal. Tried my buddies welder , then watched a ton of WeldingTipsAndTricks videos then got a welder. Been having great fun teaching myself to weld ...troubleshooting problems and making small progress.
Wish I got a machine years ago ...I've admired beautiful TIG welds since my BMX bikes back in the 80's , Kuwahara , Hutch ProStar and PK Ripper ... CW bars ...always admired those welds !
Re: Hello from NE PA
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:57 am
by motox
welcome to the forum
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Re: Hello from NE PA
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:11 am
by Mike
Welcome to the forum.
Re: Hello from NE PA
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:29 am
by Boomer63
Welcome to the forum, subway! What kind of welder do you have?
Re: Hello from NE PA
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:36 am
by subwayrocket
I have a 250EX , a CK17F and a CK20f , an SSC foot pedal . My buddy that tweaked my interest has a Miller mig machine ...now he wants a Tig machine !
Re: Hello from NE PA
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:47 am
by Boomer63
subwayrocket wrote:I have a 250EX , a CK17F and a CK20f , an SSC foot pedal . My buddy that tweaked my interest has a Miller mig machine ...now he wants a Tig machine !
Yeah, your buddy was crazy to not buy a TIG! I am a blue snob, but I will use a red machine if I can get it for the right price! It sounds like you have a machine for the right price that will do everything you need it to do, and you can't ask for more than that!
Any projects right now? Hum .. any larger jobs, you can swap machine time with your MIG owing friend!
Re: Hello from NE PA
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 8:26 am
by subwayrocket
He's been a good friends since our Army days 87-94 ...now he's mad with the weld pics I keep sending ....says "damn you now I want a TIG machine" ...haha
I don't currently have any projects going, just keep laying beads on on scrap. I have a long time friend that owns a scrap yard. I get a call when shops drop off end of a production run. I would like to build a new welder cart and replace my 20"x50" rolling utility table with one out of steel.