Recent content by cwby

I like the photos on the Home Depot link. Makes it look like a real torch instead of a mig gun.

Check out water jet guys on Utube. They cut one in to & found a cavity that was filled with bondo. So - depends on how the casting went when it was poured. If they got a good pour your good. If they didn't you may have a bondo anvil.

A good way to fab a spare mount - use a plate with a piece of strap welded in the center. Slot the strap for a wedge shaped piece. Cut a circle that will slide over the strap, drop the wedge in the slot, & padlock thru a hole in the bottom of the wedge.

S Sorry - that was snarky wasn't it? I work for an auction company & we usually can't give used welding helmets away. I buy them frequently for a dollar just to keep the auction moving.

Just about what they are worth.

Weldingweb.com has an ESAB forum - maybe ask over there?

Check out the ESAB Savage A40 on Cyberweld. I use one & like it for $90 bucks. Like it better than the Miller digital elite @ $400 bucks. (Don't want to scratch that one, so I use it for TIG only)

From a web search - The chemical in the brake cleaner is Tetrachloroethylene. When this chemical is exposed with excessive heat and argon (used in MIG and TIG welding) it also produces phosgene. Phosgene is BAD stuff.

Best deal I have found for an inexpensive helmet is an ESAB Savage A40. Cyber weld sells them for about 90 bucks.

No need to make them equal. I use 100' on my stinger & 50' on my work cable. Cables are sized depending on AMPs & length. If they aren't getting hot when you are welding for any length of time they are big enough. The welder is adjusaible - turn it up of you need more current at the rod. Check...

WATCH THE PUDDLE! NOT THE ARC!

309L - a stainless rod, but not the best for welding mild steel to mild steel. Typically we coat the new weld with a zinc rich coating. ZRC is a good product but pricey. https://www.gmesupply.com/zrc-cold-galvanizing-compound-1-quart?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwN-V7I2i6QIVEovICh3-DgrwEAQYASABEgIHm_D_BwE

John Deere dealers usually carry a water can type extinguisher, I carry one on my welding trailer. Recharge with RV antifreeze, water & air pressure. Also can use a pump up garden sprayer in a pinch. All of my welding is outdoors - no shop so i don't worry about electrical fires. (Welder is...

MM215 should have lift-arc function. Manual shows lift-arc remote position & in stick mode shows lift-arc non remote. Just touch the tungsten & lift to start the arc.

Different rods run better with higher voltages or lower voltages. Low tap = higher volts, high tap = lower volts for the same amperage. Travis Field (Fieldres on Utube) tries to explain it. I like to run 6010 low volts/high amps & 7018 high volts/low amps. High volts allow shorter arc length.