Forum: Introductions
05-16-2022, 08:25 PM
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Why Shade difference?
Heard a lot of feedback on green welding lenses, since 1989.
"Better than Burts" has been heard a time or two, on the other hand ...:D
Every welder has hissown particulars ..... :D ..... Hanna,...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
05-05-2022, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 393
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Forum: General Discussion
05-04-2022, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 603
Claxton goes way back. ...
Claxton goes way back.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01350766
I enjoy seeing the "shot peen" references here for stress-relief ... reminds me of the old film "Speed and Heat"...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-03-2022, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 603
VSR machines
Hi Rick,
Vibratory Stress Relief devices come in various flavors now. Used to be you would find one rental outfit that had one and you got that.
More widely available now.
Philly shows one outfit:...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-03-2022, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 603
Welding stainless and surface finishing
This is all great info, guys. :):)
Rick - The Cad-Eldo stlss roof-wreck job I advised on had been crushed by a snow-load garage roof failure, and the craftsman jacked it all back up very well -...
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Forum: Beginner Projects
05-02-2022, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 267
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Forum: Introductions
05-02-2022, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 356
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Forum: General Discussion
05-01-2022, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 603
Hi John,
I checked with one fellow who has a...
Hi John,
I checked with one fellow who has a few decades doing stlss for bar service parts and then furniture.
Welding: Tight fits and fusion welding recommended. 14ga is what he prefers for...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-30-2022, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 231
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-29-2022, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 827
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Forum: Introductions
04-28-2022, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 251
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-28-2022, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 139
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-28-2022, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 827
I know "form blocks" pretty well.
In the...
I know "form blocks" pretty well.
In the aviation world, where "form blocks" and "rivet gun forming" got started about 90 years ago, aluminum sheet is the usual metal formed, and is formed in wood,...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-26-2022, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 311
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-26-2022, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 756
Yep, sounds right.
The MIG ain't so bad - if...
Yep, sounds right.
The MIG ain't so bad - if you use dualshield, spatterstop, a quench bucket for the gun ....
preheat can hep, or warm the shop - had one guy call me from N. MI, January,...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-26-2022, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 603
Hi John,
Stlss loves to warp when welding...
Hi John,
Stlss loves to warp when welding unless fixtured carefully.
I've seen some awesome stlss work, cut/fit/welded/brushed, for high-end furniture work.
I think one artiste I know uses .090" -...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-26-2022, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 756
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-22-2022, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 921
Yes, tucking it up and then rolling with the...
Yes, tucking it up and then rolling with the wheel is good.
Also working on the buck is when you get the metal all bucked up.
Buck up your tucks. The wheel will capture the metal so it will be all...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-20-2022, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,631
Heh heh heh - metal work can be...
Heh heh heh - metal work can be "self-hardening." :)
(and self-leveling.) :o
I was thinking of this moment when reading your "educational" story:
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(forge welding - BIG smack on hot iron)
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Forum: General Discussion
04-18-2022, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,631
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Forum: Automotive Projects
04-18-2022, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 13,995
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Forum: General Discussion
04-17-2022, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,427
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Forum: General Discussion
04-14-2022, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,631
Plomb 1421, 1424, 1426, 1427, 1428, 1429
When I am working 20 ga steel, i.e. flattening welds, hand shrinking, smoothing, planishing ...
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The big face and deep reach of the 1421 makes it an easy choice.
- or when working .063...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
04-09-2022, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 22,380
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Forum: Automotive Projects
04-08-2022, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 1,897
Views: 760,997
Jack,
This auto-creation of yours is very...
Jack,
This auto-creation of yours is very unique - and is a remarkable study of lines, shapes, and curves, joined with careful fits and very smooth flows.
I keep going back and looking again and...
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