Recent content by Bunchgrass

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    Cold cut saw?

    I own a 14 inch Evo too. WAY less mess than abrasive blade! Works great.
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    Let's Help the Newbies Learn

    I think my neighbor gets a lot of his 3/4 pipe from scrap as well. Seeing how to repurpose something into furniture or art takes a little bit of an eye that I don't have. Good luck.
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    Beginner set up

    Sometimes HS shop programs get to upgrade their equipment and the old welders end up for sale usually through some sort of state/district auction site ....... or if you know a shop teacher ...... I ended up with a very basic Lincoln tombstone/buzzbox AC only welder for free. They were just...
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    Beginner set up

    Let me, a hack welder with one class from 9th grade, point out that in addition to the technique stuff of laying down a bead, a mentor can help you get the settings on the welder right for your project/practice and the right rod (thinking stick here). It helps a ton to have all that stuff right...
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    Let's Help the Newbies Learn

    Hey MC I'm sure you and your wife have your own style in furniture but figured I'd throw this out there. I have a neighbor that makes metal furniture out of 3/4" pipe. He welds "nodes" around the pipe every 4" or so to look like bamboo and then burnishes it with a wire wheel. He has a pretty...
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