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I also have some 1/8" 7018 that I picked up today. Or now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I should weld the angle perpendicular and...

Or maybe I can clamp down on my work and avoid the need for tacking the angle perpendicular?

I'm a novice. I'm going to butt weld two pieces of 1/2" plate. They are 6" wide by 36" long. I'd like to join them to make a piece...

Try Motorvation Engineering in Sibley, Iowa. I just happen to own one of their sidecars and it's mounted on my Centennial Triumph...

2-4K is light. The Lincoln Square Wave TIG, weld pak I sold cost me new, 5 grand and the Hyper Therm 75 amp plasma cutter I also sold...

I'm 100% sold on the Vulcan Pro-Tig 205 myself. The arc with TIG is extremely smooth and it's HF start so no touching the Tungsten to...

I have no doubt that Hobart, Miller and Lincoln to name a few of the big names are great machines and have an adequate service area...

I've always had a liking for 7018: it welds through grease, rust, even its own slag. It's designed for welding dissimilar metals. It...

Thank you all for your responses. It was very help full.

Anyone know where I might find Preformed welded connectors for a Sidecar Frame project. Specifically, 90% Mitered Corners?

Thank you for your help it was very helpfull.

It looks like the 185 is a 60-195Amp machine, so the 135amp range is divided into 6 settings on the upper dial, which should make #1 on...

I have a miller 185 welding machine. My question is my machine has 2 dials top one is power setting marked 1 2 3 4 5 6 The lower dial is...

The lens can also be prescription.

My first auto dark was a speedglas lens (1990 era)that I inserted into my Hobart welding hood. It got ruined when the batteries leaked...