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I played with spray transfer awhile back. In my opinion it's not worth the effort if you're not in a high production fab shop. I can't tell you how many 1-inch side bend tests I've passed with 1/16-inch Mig wire. Before I bought or rented a C-10 bottle I'd go with dual shield first. All you need there is a set of serrated drive rolls. A lot of dual shield requires 100% CO2, but there are a lot that can be run with C-25 too.
 
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Wow, makes my messes of welding look as poor as they are!! Thanks for sharing!
 
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4shorts, thanks for the explanations, as well as the "bonus" pix :licking: - I was half joking about the toys vs tools comment;

Example - yesterday I was working on my Case 580B's fuel system and the only way I could think of to get at a couple of the fittings (amid all the crap they wander through) was a 3/8 drive crowfoot on a 6" extension turned by a stubby flex-head ratchet - 2 flats, remove crowfoot, rotate wrench 4 flats, repeat - My friends typically rib me about being a "tool junky", but I normally only "collect" stuff that would have solved a problem I've already sweated through. The other side of that coin - guess who they call when they can't find a way to do something :cool:

Shield, dual shield wire was also recommended by my LWS guy, and is likely the route I'll take when I get into the heavier stuff on my (endless) project list. Another good reason besides cost difference is that, besides having to mess with yet another bottle, spray doesn't like OOP. Thanks for another of your (nearly always :=) helpful posts... Steve
 
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If you buy a roll of dual shield, keep it in the house when not using it! Dual shield does not like any moisture. If the roll picks up any moisture you'll have to bake it in an oven. One sign of moisture is worm tracks, but too much voltage can do the same thing also.
 

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"Thanks for another of your (nearly always :=) helpful posts..."

See, there ya go again :laughing:

The compressor just died on an upright freezer that we didn't like much anyway, so replaced it with a newer, bigger one - I've already done this mod to one dead one, mostly for spendy/fancy stuff for my wood shop, gonna repeat that for the newest casualty -

I put a grommet in the drain hole (or make one if necessary) and put an "outhouse" porcelain light fixture in the bottom, drill a 3/8" hole in the top, find something to use in that hole for a breather/umbrella, put a 150 watt bulb in the fixture, plug that into a cheap HF "speed control", turn the control down to about half; everything inside is nearly hermetically sealed, so no dust, etc, and it stays about 80 degrees (and dry) year round for about $4-5 a month.

You could use a smaller bulb at full power, but I find that the bulbs die fairly quickly that way - my "slowdown" method has used the same bulb for more than a year, still working; and no rust whatever on anything inside.

I'm running out of room in the first one, have a few spools of specialty wire in it but will use the second freezer dedicated to welding stuff. Just need to make a heavier duty shelf system for it, don't trust wimpy stuff for heavy things :rolleyes:

Keeping an eye on CL for a reasonable rod oven, but meantime this works if I KEEP things dry from the start... Steve
 
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Sometimes you can get good deals on Craigs list. I paid $140.00 for this 300-pound oven, $25.00 for the 50-pound, forget what I paid for the 10-pound oven:confused3:. I used an old smoker with heat lamp for years.
 

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From some posts of 4Shorts I am of the opinion his welding on a bad day would give a professional a complex.
 
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Thanks guys. Your all to kind :eek: I should have updated photos tomorrow if I can get back out at it then I'm off to repair the dipper stick on a Cat excavator. Good thing I'm not a welder :laughing:
 
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Those welds look as close to robotically done as possible. WOW! I have a soft spot for 90's chevy pickups too and you have a beauty.
 

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