Forum: Basic questions and answers
06-19-2014, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,141
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Forum: Miscellanous products related to metalshaping
05-14-2014, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,966
Have had a Jackson Blue Nitro for 10 years and...
Have had a Jackson Blue Nitro for 10 years and love it. The only thing I replaced was the headband, and the replacement was better than the original. Solor powered and haven't noticed any issues when...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
05-14-2014, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,318
I got a Eastwood DC. I can't compare it to...
I got a Eastwood DC. I can't compare it to anything else but the regulator seemed cheap so I swapped it out with the one I was using for mig welding. Since it's DC the C02 that ran thru it shouldn't...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
05-06-2014, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,737
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
05-04-2014, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,737
radius gauge?
after finishing up as much as I'm willing on my practice tank I feel the need to have radius gauges. Is there a cheap one out there or is it easier to just make my own? It seems pretty simple to make...
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Forum: Beginner Projects
05-03-2014, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,950
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
05-02-2014, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,011
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
05-02-2014, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,011
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
05-02-2014, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,011
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
05-02-2014, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,011
can anyone vouch for the Stronghand v pads?
I see these v pads and they look awesome. I was thinking about getting the xfv4 v pad and maybe their mag tab (tab holder) and perhaps their 90 degree magnet with the on/off switch. If anybody has...
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Forum: Beginner Projects
04-28-2014, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,950
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Forum: Beginner Projects
04-27-2014, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,950
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Forum: Beginner Projects
04-25-2014, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,950
I think this weekend I'm gonna head out to the...
I think this weekend I'm gonna head out to the hardware store in search of rings or something I can use as T dollys for curved areas with a radius. I think a ring with a piece of leather tied down to...
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Forum: Beginner Projects
04-23-2014, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,950
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Forum: Beginner Projects
04-23-2014, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,950
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Forum: Beginner Projects
04-23-2014, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,950
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Forum: Beginner Projects
04-23-2014, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,950
well there was a lot of filing here, filing...
well there was a lot of filing here, filing there, and I do have some auto body experience. Thanks! Hopefully I can one day get it cleaner without the help of filler. I think I need to make a lot...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-23-2014, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 24,316
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Forum: Beginner Projects
04-23-2014, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,950
occ schwinn chopper 49ers themed bike
after I got my metal shaping tools I needed a project and the schwinn was originally just gonna be a bike I put a motor on w/ a paint job. Now I'm gonna customize some things on it, paint it red and...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-21-2014, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 24,316
Mike, you say you are dipping your tungsten in...
Mike, you say you are dipping your tungsten in acetone? I'll start sanding my weld zones and using acetone. So are you attributing your nicer welds to cleaner metal or your new gas lens? I've watched...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-20-2014, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 24,316
here's a pic of what I'm doing. It lines up...
here's a pic of what I'm doing. It lines up pretty decent. When I got a tig I just swapped my old argon mix tank for a straight argon tank and so I'm running these mig tacks with a straight argon...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-20-2014, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 24,316
well when I did the sides to the top they were...
well when I did the sides to the top they were pretty even as soon as I put it on the buck but the front rounded radius is the issue but I think that's cause I don't have enough T dollys to do it...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-19-2014, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 24,316
so do a lot of you guys use a gas lens? I was...
so do a lot of you guys use a gas lens? I was checking them out today but they didn't have a 6 gas cup for it so I'll wait til next weekend when they restock.
Anywho, I'm working on the front of...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-18-2014, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 24,316
I don't see any lens on the collet body, just...
I don't see any lens on the collet body, just holes. After work I'll go pick up a dedicated grinding wheel for the tungsten. I just have been using an angle grinder sitting freely on the bench upside...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-17-2014, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 24,316
great tips guys! I've been out in the garage...
great tips guys! I've been out in the garage every night for 30 minutes to an hour. Tonight I didn't have to clean the tungsten at all, so I guess that's a start. I also welded up a little hole.
I...
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