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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...

The Evolution 14" metal cutting saw is not a "Cold Saw". Notice that Evolution does not describe any of their S355CPS or S355CPSL 14", or S380CPS 15" saws as "cold saws", describing them instead as only "Metal Cutting Saws". The industry term for these type of portable metal cutting saws is...

If they take it back after 10 or 12 years of use, infrequent or not, give them all your business when it comes to welding supplies! Some auto darkening helmets, particularly the older ones, and the cheaper ones, do not have interchangeable or field replaceable batteries. The cheapest Harbor...

Continuing with the list, inspired by @Gary Fowler and @welding seabee excellent comments... Let me first caution anyone considering the first three points above, and/or the additional two points below... that I am fond of the senile old goat who abdicated his throne to his daughters while he...

That is an attractive looking cart. Air casters are so much easier on equipment too. Your creation is inspiring enough to trigger lots of questions. 1. How do you lock or chock the wheels to keep it from rolling away on a slope? 2. How long do the pneumatic tires hold air before having to...

@poncho62 If you do end up reconfiguring your leads, consider some or all parts of the following plan: 1. Make quick disconnects at the machine itself. Commercial and industrial power supplies, as well as engine drives, already have studs or quick disconnects. But some of the home / farm...

You had me at "howdy." Two months ago, there were 0 members. One month ago, there were 300 members. Today, there are over 3,000 members. I was going to answer your original post earlier, but the wire diameters you want to weld with are so tiny that I have no experience with them. Just...

@Lis2323 has more Lincoln welders inside and outside of the shop than all of the LWS's in the 25 surrounding cities near me.. combined. What a collection of red classics!

You've come to the right conclusion. Set your site apart. The other welding forums are easy to find... and find ways to improve upon. Weld Talk (Hobart). Millerwelds (Miller). The Home Machinist (aka the Chaski board). WeldingWeb (aka where's waldo?) WeldingTipsAndTricks (aka...

1. Shielding gas isn't "run" by the weldor at "pressures". Cylinders are filled by pressures. Gas remaining in a cylinder is measured by pressure. But the weldor "runs" the gas by FLOW, not pressure. The flow of shielding gas is expressed as CFH, for cubic feet per hour. 2. The CFH that...

If you want to replicate the capability you used to have with the "3 big welders" in your former business, but are now confined to a residential home garage, the first issue that comes to mind as far as machine selection is input power. Do you have 3 phase power available, or like most...

One doesn't need to learn how to ride a motorcycle before learning how to drive a car. Just because one knows how to drive a car, doesn't mean they know how to ride a motorcycle. Those who know how to ride a motorcycle, and have operated motorcycles on city streets and public highways, will...

Like most folks here, I received an email from the LawnMowerForum... which I ignored for 3 weeks because why would the Lawnmower Forum be emailing me, when I was certain that I had opted out of being contacted by email for any advertising purposes, including advertising a new forum, and in fact...

Hard to keep feeding stick electrodes to a robot. And most metal object manufacturing that involves welding is done with robots, which are wire fed. Even the TIG process is seeing increasing use of hot wire and oscillating wire feeding, in front of and behind the puddle, instead of cut length...

I kind of have a similar set up to @Lis2323 , in that I have a 115v wire feeder loaded with .023, and a 230v wire feeder loaded with .035... just not on the same bottle and cart like Lis2323. My 115v mig was manufactured in the USA about 35 years ago by TSC Research. I have a Tweco Mini Mig...

I have four Lincoln power supplies (I think). At least four that I can lay eyes on right now. Power Mig 300, WeldanPower 225 Onan, and a couple of 40 year old AC225 tombstones. Seems to me I had another Lincoln floating around somewhere, but out of sight, out of mind. I've mostly used the...