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Stick Welding, MIG Welding, and TIG Welding BlogOK Here's how this Welding Blog works: All the best Questions sent in to this site are going to get posted here. Unless I dork around and miss a day here and there, that means I will be making several new posts every day. Sweet Mother of Crap! What was I thinking? Welding Video ArchivesThis is the Good Stuff - Welding Video Archives full of tips and tricks Permalink -- click for full blog post "Welding Video Archives" Plasma Cutter ReviewEverlast PowerPro 256 4 in 1 combo - the plasma cutter review Permalink -- click for full blog post "Plasma Cutter Review" mobile pet enclosureThere aren't too many things my dogs like more than ridin' in the back of a pick-up truck (save killin' and eatin' two-thirds of a gopher, then bringing Permalink -- click for full blog post "mobile pet enclosure" tips for passing weld certification test for first timeit doesnt matter what kind of test it is the simple fact is that if it is your first test you will b nervous and nervousness doesnt help to produce a clean Permalink -- click for full blog post "tips for passing weld certification test for first time" Keep magnets away!When using magnets to hold parts for tack-welding, keep the magnets away (at least 6'' )from the spot you're welding. Magnets make a strong field that Permalink -- click for full blog post "Keep magnets away!" Started welding chinese, then got my hands on a millerIm in kuwait and I learned welding on a chinese AC Stick welding machine. cant remember the brand name. but it cost all of $80 NEW. uses 220v (standard Permalink -- click for full blog post "Started welding chinese, then got my hands on a miller" root pass in 5gi would like to see a video of a root pass being done all the way out uphill on pipe in the 5g position ---------------------------------------------- Permalink -- click for full blog post "root pass in 5g" How to lay out a standard weld testIm looking for ideas how to lay out a standard weld test for new employees. Any ideas or where i might look for this? -------------------------------------------------- Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to lay out a standard weld test" i need some opinion pls..i am about to take a trade test involving a 2 inch schedule 40 pipe doing a SMAW-GTAW combination. can you guys help me out, i need some opinions for the Permalink -- click for full blog post "i need some opinion pls.." setting .045 flux cored wire for uphill?how do i set the voltage, wire, and gas for doing uphill vertical welds on half-inch thick steel? ------------------------------------------------- Permalink -- click for full blog post "setting .045 flux cored wire for uphill?" help with flux core settingsNeed a chart with flux core (dual shield) amperage and wire feed settings, on different metal thicknesses. ballpark ranges will do, ill be able to fine Permalink -- click for full blog post "help with flux core settings" welding cast steeli broke the h-link on my trackhoe can it be welded with a 252 miller mig or should i use a stick welder ---------------------------------------------- Permalink -- click for full blog post "welding cast steel" current type selectionNew to welding but eager to learn. Have practiced for 1 year with stick, flux core and mig but want to get hands on with tig. Still, main concern is how Permalink -- click for full blog post "current type selection" TIG OVER MIGCAN YOU TIG WELD OVER MIG WELDS SO AS TO SMOOTH THE WELD.I AM GOING TO TRY AND TIG AN OLD GAS TANK TOGETHER AND IT IS AROUND 25 GAUGE SO WHAT SIZE ELECTRODE Permalink -- click for full blog post "TIG OVER MIG" Porosity/pinholes in mild steelI recently started to weld vertical up butt joint with tig the root run must be in tig and the cap in mig so after welding the root run it leaves a lot Permalink -- click for full blog post "Porosity/pinholes in mild steel" Deal with sharp groovesI want to know how to deal with deep and sharp grooves. Like inside the bottom of a V. Is it possible to place a seam here using tig welding? The Electrode Permalink -- click for full blog post "Deal with sharp grooves" tig brazing brass valvesI feel that I'm really offroading here because I get lots of You're doing what? on the phone. I am using a Hobart Arcmaster 5000 and a Jetline head positioner Permalink -- click for full blog post "tig brazing brass valves" salam.pRespected sir i am salam 32 years old from kerala i am studied ex-ray welding. My aim is to become a good and perfect lovely ex-ray welder. I am born in Permalink -- click for full blog post "salam.p" Army Museum Fabricator at Carlisle, PAJody, I too took a Lincoln course and have nothing but rave reviews about it. I took the Basic Motorsports Course and can honestly say that you really Permalink -- click for full blog post "Army Museum Fabricator at Carlisle, PA" Lincoln Electric school is awesomeBack in 1995 I attended the SMAW Lincoln school. It cost $600 and was a three week course. The very first day we were given a couple of pieces of plate Permalink -- click for full blog post "Lincoln Electric school is awesome" Welding Shirt...T Shirt that isWho Else wants the coolest Welding Shirt on the Planet? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Welding Shirt...T Shirt that is" Welding Videos ReviewedWelding Videos - Reviewed for you - I wasted my time so You Dont have to. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Welding Videos Reviewed " Tig Welder Review3 in 1 Tig Welder Review Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tig Welder Review" Pre-Heating Aluminum for WeldingSometimes when welding aluminum, thick to thin, it helps to pre-heat, or for that matter, any heavy thickness of aluminum, to make the process much easier. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pre-Heating Aluminum for Welding" Pre-Heating Aluminum for WeldingSometimes when welding aluminum, thick to thin, it helps to pre-heat, or for that matter, any heavy thickness of aluminum, to make the process much easier. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pre-Heating Aluminum for Welding" Buy American!I had an old Hobart ac buzz box that my Dad got from a saw mill, they had thrown it out in the scrap pile, the welder was probably 20 years old then, he Permalink -- click for full blog post "Buy American!" 3G 1" PLATE SMAWI WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF 1/8 OR 1/4 IS GOOD FOR COVER PASSES ON A 3G SMAW 11018 1 PLATE? -------------------------------------------------- if allowed Permalink -- click for full blog post "3G 1" PLATE SMAW" flux core MIG weldingNeed to know what tracing the puddle means? Thanks Brad ------------------------------------------------ when i make reference to tracing the puddle Permalink -- click for full blog post "flux core MIG welding" cea thytronic welderdoes anyone know about them ------------------------------------------------ anyone out there heard of cea thytronic Permalink -- click for full blog post "cea thytronic welder" Pos to Neg ?I have run into a problem regards cheaper chinese welders re instructions ? They state that electron flow from tungsten to work is + flow and from work Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pos to Neg ?" Lincoln Mig Welding SchoolOne Week to Better Migging at the Lincoln Mig Welding School Permalink -- click for full blog post "Lincoln Mig Welding School" A Mig Welding Technique From an Old TimerAn Old Timer from South Carolina taught me this mig welding technique over 20 years ago Permalink -- click for full blog post "A Mig Welding Technique From an Old Timer" Tungsten storageTake the plastic tube that 5 or 10 lb tig rod comes in and cut the butt end off with scissors or a sharp knfe (or whatever)to 3 or 4 inches long, put your Permalink -- click for full blog post "Tungsten storage" Protect your tig TorchGo to your nearest golf shop (or Wally World) and purchase a set of neoprene (Wet Suit Material) golf club covers. They fit a tig torch nicely, are fairly Permalink -- click for full blog post "Protect your tig Torch" hard to set wire speedi have trouble to set proper wire speed. got good ground. 1/8 metal. with .035 solid wire and 75/25 gas.......no matter what i do it does not want to set Permalink -- click for full blog post "hard to set wire speed" help welding alum with migI have a Chicago electric Dual Mig 165 Model 93793, and I would like to weld alum. with it using a spool gun or something that would not cause a bird's Permalink -- click for full blog post "help welding alum with mig" help with 1/2" carbon plate flux core testI've got a 1/2 carbon plate test on Monday..I need some advice. I've never welded with a MIG welded that much..but I am SMAW Certified structural and Permalink -- click for full blog post "help with 1/2" carbon plate flux core test" splater with 0.30and 0.35 wireI am just learning to weld and i an having aproblem with splatter on my work peace. please tell me what i need to do to remedy this problem. I do not Permalink -- click for full blog post "splater with 0.30and 0.35 wire" More flux than metal!Hi, Great site :-) I have a 160amp arc welder (stick welding) it is set to 70amps and i am using 1.6mm flux coated welding rods to weld 3mm steel box Permalink -- click for full blog post "More flux than metal!" Help with flux cored?Why is the use of a flux cored wire for an open pipe root weld not recommended? ------------------------------------------------- engineers. it has Permalink -- click for full blog post "Help with flux cored?" help with flux- core settingsflat position 1 inch plate 3/32 wire what are correct settings ------------------------------------------------- it really depends on the wire you are Permalink -- click for full blog post "help with flux- core settings" help with flux core weldingDo you just push your weld uphill while flux core welding or do you have to move it like you do if you was welding with a 6010 stick rod? Never MIGed and Permalink -- click for full blog post "help with flux core welding" help with 5/8's plate ,v-groove 1/8 landing hard wire testi've taken a vertical , horizontal twice. I pushed and pulled the first two test . I'm hoping for a third test soon. I need any advice on this test!! Permalink -- click for full blog post "help with 5/8's plate ,v-groove 1/8 landing hard wire test" Fitting new guages to bottles.Hi, do i need to use a sealing tape like PTFE when attaching a set of new guages to a bottle of Argon. Or, do i just screw the guages on and make sure Permalink -- click for full blog post "Fitting new guages to bottles." Dual Inductor migI have got a unimig 250 that has 2 earth lead connections. One is hi inductance & other is lower inductance. Mainly use hi one, have tried low one with Permalink -- click for full blog post "Dual Inductor mig" AmperageHow do you figure amps when all the power sources show is wire speed and volts? ------------------------------------------------- that my friend is Permalink -- click for full blog post "Amperage" help with MIG sputteringI have a new-to-me Lincoln 250. At higher voltage/wire feed setting for thicker metals I can get a good, consistent bead. At lower settings for thinner Permalink -- click for full blog post "help with MIG sputtering" Max groove weld thickness for GMAW on stainless steel.My boss wants me to weld 1 1/2 thick stainless with a single GTAW pass and weld out with GMAW .045 solid wire & Tri-Mix backing. I have always been told Permalink -- click for full blog post "Max groove weld thickness for GMAW on stainless steel." proper gasMig weld with .035 ER70S-6 wire.12Ga. to 1/2 carbon steel. What gas should I use? I've been using 100% argon, but in some of your video's I've heard you Permalink -- click for full blog post "proper gas"
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