I take Beano if I think the food is going to affect me like that!
"I know, right?" Hardly ever eat beans and I swear I need that stuff, or a pressure regulator for my dupa.
Anyway, after successful Haas-Kamp 3Ph-1Ph conversions on two 200a and a 300a Miller(s) cast off by one of our guys' employer, three of us use adapters to harness CO2 bottles from beverage service. Two regulators I've bought came with the fittings to do this.
The 20lb bev bottles have a 5 year service cycle between re-inspection and re-certification. I just bought one 'redone' in March whose stamped date gives me until that month in 2025 to get refilled. After tryouts with my HFT 170a (at 20% duty cycle :laughing
MIG welder I'm confident to use straight CO2 with the Everlast as well now.
Any difference between 75/27 and 100% CO2 is beyond my experience to recognize. Difference between welding FC and w/gas is indeed BIG as expected. :dance1: Pop loose feeder tension and purge the hose as usual before beginning to weld.
btw, Hobart nozzle dip and anti-spatter spray have worked well enough that I haven't tried others. I can't machine new tractor parts as fast as I can weld them up/onto stuff anymore. Early work with the versatile Everlast has taught me to weld better with the comparably featureless HFT box. Now I'm
really ready to take a class, just not getting my hopes up that it'll be this year.
(Same with new knee or knees.
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