Recent content by CB

I had to split my post up, as I exceeded the 10,000 character limit. (Which brings up a fundamental forum question... how can in depth content be provided to promote discussion on the forum, when the post character limit is throttled?) Anyway, continuing, the post above, out of original order...

From the original post, it sounds like you "Needing a new MIG" "Will need aluminum capabilities" "Don't know anything about TIG" Therefore, it seems more likely that the aluminum capability desired would be MIG... and if that is the case, then the Lincoln 350MP is one of the best aluminum MIG...

I now regret that you had to go to the Miller forum to get your question answered, because I saw your question the day you posted it here (first), and then got busy and didn't answer. The entire idea of THIS forum is so that folks don't have to go to a manufacturer specific forum. But then...

@Gary Fowler Everything ground and flapped by 4.5" handhelds, using the three Milwaukee grinders shown in the background, except the first three photos, which were hit with a 12" stationary sanding disc on a table.

Congratulations on your new welding machine! I remember your other thread on weldingsite.com where you were exploring what MIG/MAG machine to get. Back on that thread, I suggested "to be sure and budget for two bottles of gas", and that suggestion still stands. Only now that you say that...

A huge humungous Thank You to @MC and his new and growing WeldingSite.com for the Rapicca heavy duty leather welding gloves, which arrived Rapidly, with enough leather on them to reskin an entire cow. Each of the fingers have an extra patch of leather sewn on to the palm supinated wear...

Before I posted, I called Lincoln Electric this morning (not 8 to 10 years ago) in order to get clear and specific clarification on the country of origin of models of machines identified by name that are available for purchase in the United States. It is actually quite easy to take the truth...

"No one"? "All"? Absolutism is the first alert to fallacy. Let's take a look at some Welding Machine Manufacturing Reality... Most of my welding machines were manufactured by Lincoln Electric, in the USA, but my machines are all 20 years old or older, so in order to be fair to the question...

Sometimes, I need flat plate, but not enough flat plate to warrant a trip to the steel yard... and the rape of the wallet that comes along with it... even for scrap steel. So stitching together flat bar drops of excess material left over from other projects has been a way to create "shapes" of...

Both @SIO and @Aczlan report experience with Diablo diamond blades. Is this the Diablo diamond metal cut off blade (7" model shown) that you guys are using? If so, this is NOT the Diablo metal cutting blade that I am using. I use a Diablo STEEL DEMON blade with CARBIDE TEETH. It...

When I use a Diablo blade, it is because I need a thin kerf, and because the panel edge appearance factor rules out the use of an abrasive disc that can discolor the unpainted (stainless steel) brushed finish. I lubricate with plain water. Cost is not a factor in my choice of appropriate...

The "best tool to use" depends on what can be afforded. The colder the cutting process, the less the material is affected (hardened, blued, annealed) where it is going to be welded. True cold saws (ultra low RPM, liquid cooled, strongly fixtured, often hydraulically actuated) and big metal...

Nice work, @jposey4564 . On the large rectangular gate, how did you join the 90 degree corners of the perimeter box tubing? The wetness of the long horizontal rail contrasts with the colorshift of the vertical rail, making the type of joint hard to discern, especially since your beads are...

Good on you for supporting MK Morse. I don't work for MK Morse, but let me tell you what I know about the company, because I do buy their blades, from my local carbide blade sharpener, who I've purchased from for the last 40 years. He has been in business, at the same location, for 45 years...

Yes, that Makita saw has been around a long time, and is NOT one of the menagerie of rebranded dry cut saws recently popularized by the current crop of Fein, MK Morse, and the marketing company Evolution. The Makita saw is made by Makita. The trueness of a hinge throughout the entire 90...