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Hi guys excuse my ignorance! I bought this used. Leaks at the connection in pic with gasket. Is it missing another piece or gasket bad? Gasket is solid not pliable. I tried tightening it still leaks. Never had one like this apart. Thanks!

Anyone use rough cut Hackberry for stock trailer decking? Thanks

Cyber weld has a decent sale going on the 210. Free mig upgrade. Tig, mig, stick unit. Spool gun for mig. 1 unit set up to tig and mig aluminum.

Finally pulled the trigger on the plasma. Decent price at weldersupply.com. $1590 plus free air filter and yeti tumbler equal to $200. Thanks to the good guys at Hypertherm!:thumbsup:

Found Tab and Slot Certiflat tables last night. Neat stuff. Uses Stronghand clamps and fixtures. Check them out.

I have been looking to buy a tig. Looking at 3 machines. Lincoln sqwave 200, HTP 221, or the 255ext. Anyone try the 255 ext units? I have heard both good and horror story experiences with Everlast. Looking for some info on your experiences with the company. Thanks

Hey guys give me some reviews on your Tig welders. I'm looking at Miller, Lincoln, Htp. Looking at units that are AC/Dc. Right around the $2500-3000price range. I'm leaning toward the Htp unit. Thanks for any input.

Finished my first smoker! The 252 performed flawlessly!!:thumbsup:

Hey guys started this project yesterday. Down to making the door. Does the door need to be gasketed? I've never built a smoker any pointers would be great!! Thanks

Where Is the best place to buy a winch for the money? Looking for a 12,000 lb. What is a good brand? I know warn is name brand, but is there others that are just as good for a better price? Thanks

I need to buy a hitch for my 3/4ton dodge to tow a 14,000 lb. trailer. The hitch on it is max 10,000 with 500 lb. tongue weight. I know how to weld,so I was wondering if you could safely beef up the hitch I have now instead of spending more money to replace it? If so where would the key areas be...

Pulled the trigger on a new deck over with a wood deck. Do you guys do anything special to the trailer to keep,it from rusting and lasting as long as possible. Thanks

Metallurgical question for you guys. What is the difference between boiler plate and mild steel plate? I'm in the planning stages of building a wood fired boiler. Thanks!

What gas do you guy's like for steel. I like the bead appearance you get with co2 , but they mention spatter as an issue. We used co2 in school, and I can't recall spatter as an issue. Since I have been in the industry, I have always used 75/25. I use this at my shop also. Thinking about getting...

Got a new tool today! Up and running in less than an hour! Awesome machine beats the old Hobart!:cool2: