Recent content by A-one

Only 2 months of ownership, and you have to pay for a round trip? I would think they would send a return label, and have you pay shipping to return if it's not covered under warranty.

I don't have that problem with my helmet. No grind mode to forget about. I tried to grind in it once. I couldn't see what I was grinding. Went dark at the first spark. The Arcone Carrera had a grind mode. Either I didn't know how to use it, or it didn't work very well. Dark at the first spark.

[ You can't put it past an animal what they'll try to eat. I've found that used engine oil will attract a wasp or 2. Then again, I don't know if they were trying to eat it. But I have found wasps in drain pans that contained oil if i didn't swap containers immediately.

I haven't gotten to the point where I worry about anything other than the price. I'm nowhere near a professional. If I don't get blinded, it's good enough for now. Whenever this one kicks the bucket, I'll step up to something a little more robust. I do know that even if the battery dies in an...

That's the key. Finding the entry point. Kind of have to sit up late at night to see where their travel routes are. They'll show you. As long as there isn't any access to water inside, they will go out for it.

The lower cost helmets usually don't have a replaceable battery from what I've seen. The Harbor Freight helmets are throwaways. I saw a YouTube video where a guy opened one up and soldered a new battery in. I tried, but gave up pretty quick. I had an Arcone Carrera. The whole filter is...

Small oxy-fuel bottles with probably a small rosebud. Wouldn't imagine a heating tip lasting too long with those bottles though.

This one https://www.imeshbean.com/product/imeshbean-solar-powered-auto-darkening-welding-helmet-with-49-13-shade-range-for-mig-tig-arc-professional-welder-mask-648.html?promote=helmet

I finally got around to cutting it. Filled with water and dumped some baking soda and vinegar in to produce carbon dioxide in hopes that would push out any oxygen. Cut a hole in the top where it was dented and had a pipe that was used to fill it. I guess it was an underground tank. Once the hole...

Just the coffee grounds. I had a mouse get in last year. I knocked it out in the laundry room and threw it outside thinking a cat would grab him, but it found its way back in. The next night I could hear it shuffling around in the kitchen. When I turned on the light it ran across the counter...

Peanut butter is the best attractant I have found. Coffee will bring em in too, but who wants to waste their coffee like that.

I agree. My first machine only costed me $40 and a little time and gas. It paid for itself a few times, and it was working when I sold it. I just wish I would've sold it to somebody that was going to pick it up and use it to learn or tackle their own projects. The guy that bought it still wants...

Don't worry. You'll get some action.

I know nothing. Hadn't touched a welder until a couple of years ago. Bought a 70 amp Campbell-Hausfeld for $40. Then watched a lot of YouTube videos and did a lot of reading, all while I was running beads on anything I could find. Then I ran into a Craigslist ad by someone looking to trade a...