California
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- Joined
- Jan 22, 2004
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- An hour north of San Francisco
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- Yanmar YM240 Yanmar YM186D
I saw a little of that and feared receiving some, as an occasional amateur weldor asking dumb-beginner questions.
Even 10 years ago when I added a HF-90 alongside the '60's stick welder then posted wondering why the HF unit didn't weld nearly as well. (Turns out I got one from that batch with the really bad flux wire, the model where a wholesaler who bought hundreds of customer returns flooded Ebay for a few months).
But every sincere reply I ever got from the regulars, then and as I have asked slightly more advanced questions, has been friendly and helpful. Similar to apprenticing alongside a helpful journeyman.
They mostly dump their competitiveness on one another.
Even 10 years ago when I added a HF-90 alongside the '60's stick welder then posted wondering why the HF unit didn't weld nearly as well. (Turns out I got one from that batch with the really bad flux wire, the model where a wholesaler who bought hundreds of customer returns flooded Ebay for a few months).
But every sincere reply I ever got from the regulars, then and as I have asked slightly more advanced questions, has been friendly and helpful. Similar to apprenticing alongside a helpful journeyman.
They mostly dump their competitiveness on one another.