Recent content by yomax4

Capacitors are better than stun guns.

Flux core needs to be Straight Polarity or electrode negative. Also if the liner is cut to the wrong length or is getting used up you can cause it to sputter just by over bending your wrist. That can happen if the feed rolls are too loose as well. I like an oversized liner too. If you are...

My 1st Lincoln was the SP200. Had the LN7 feeder under the hood that you could pull out and haul closer to your work. Larger footprint but oh so soft and smooth for a welder. Then when the SP100 115v came out I got one free from my Lincoln rep. I was working at a LWS at that time. I like the...

Usually you are better off with a manifold system of various pressures in the tanks. and fill in steps with the small tank in a bucket of water. They get hot when you pump 2200# of pressure in them. Go slow so they don't blow was always the saying when I did helium transfills at a local welding...

When you switch to mig and pull the trigger is there any sound? gas solenoid? Feed rolls turn? Looks like a euro connect torch. Have you wiggled the torch backend while holding the trigger? Many of the machines that are not fan on demand have what they like to call smart fan. When you flip it...

You can go on the Koyker website ad find the loader that fits your tractor. They show pretty good detail on that is needed. Their manual might help too. Still there will be a lot of engineering needed from you.

I worked for a Manufacturer some years back. One of their signature products were popular plasma cutters. Soon the torch consumables started showing up on ebay shipping from China for half price. Of course being a knock off with less hafnium, very poor copper and even worse longevity. The...

Maybe some pipeline stuff and automation but the discussion was more based on the everyday equipment. They would never shut down the Cleveland wire mills. I've been all through the Lincoln plant being I'm an ex-employee.

Actually the Lincoln, Miller, ESAB are made mostly in China where all the other welders are made. No-one makes a USA machine anymore. Granted not all factories are the same quality.

I did the same. I think I used 3" black pipe left over from a different project.

I have a small Iseki tractor. It treats me much better than I treat it.

I've broken off lugs with a Milwaukee 1/2" I doubt I need anything larger for what I do. I got a kick out of watching the guys running 1" air impacts at a farm repair shop. No thanks on those.

I saved a spot in my new shop for a 55" flat screen. I asked the boss and I said it was ok.

Might also read up on some of the new adhesives out there. Many plastic welding applications were killed off due to super advanced adhesives for the auto industry.

When I 1st got interested I visited a motorcycle junk yard. They gladly let me pick up pieces of assorted colored plastics. I still have some. There is a burn test as well to determine types but it's not that accurate. A couple are easy to determine but many others burn similar.