^ agreeWelding supply stores can vary big time in price to re fill cylinders. When I am working in my home town most of the contractors have a deal to only but supply's and gas from Mathis Tri Gas. I have never had bad results.Now as a walk off the street consumer, the same supply...

Use aluminum tape Urban.That pipe is pretty small in diameter. Is the job test for car manifolds?It is much easier to learn to weld pipe on large diameter. That way you slowly learn to adjust your body/hand/torch around pipe.Then move on to smaller sizes.

Yes chrom can rustThose are HAZ "marks"

Something I want to mention seeing the welds on the oil pan.When you GTAW carbon steel, it is best to move quite quickly. If you are welding thin pieces of steel or have an open gap you are welding over, if the torch is making a puddle and you keep putting heat into the puddle, oxygen will...

All Miller Maxstar series are DC only. No aluminum.I am a big Miller supporter for inverter welders. But I am also super die hard for Lincoln engine drives.But I have just recently used a Thermal Arc 185 tig inverter that my buddy acquired, and they are very solid machines. He picked his...

I think the tig fingers use a slightly different material.You can use almost anything, as long as it can with stand heat and not start on fire.Here is a pic of a weld blanket.

Most welding supply shops have them. You can just tell them you need a simple weld blanket. The one I use is 3'x3'. So pretty small.The real successful tube frame fab shops put an amazing amount of time into fit up of the joints and an amazing amount of detail in the welding.And it's...

!!!!!!!!!Just kidding!!!!!!! SorryUhm a few suggestions on Chrom. Hate giving away secrets.It does weld just like carbon steel, but great care must be taken to have the weld area cool slowly. If not, the joint will crack or fail. I wrap a fiberglass weld blanket tightly around the...

Just a Nebraska FYI.My family just moved to a new house in Nebraska. Well the garage is full of boxes so both cars say outside.And my 2012 Chevy Traverse didn't want to start. And my dodge Ram barely turned over but did start. Both very new vehicles. It's kinda cold lol

#badass!!!!Thanks for posting up pictures. It's rare enough to see an old colt/galant let alone a station wagon.

Inside root.Can't get fill pass to upload.

Having trouble uploading the other pics. I had this problem in the classifieds recently too. Hmmmm

Haters gonna Hate :DIf Defiant was still here, holy crap..... I can only imagine his reply.I probably would have actually left most of the DSM's front end intact, if the v8 fit between the factory frame rails you could have simply cut out the center of the fire wall. The front...

I just feel like I get cleaner starts if I let the purge from the torch do it's thing before the arc lights.My dad is a industrial Boilermaker and he was on a job welding 6" sch 80 ERTi-5. He sent me a picture of a 50lbs container of filler rod. Price $7000.I can't even imagine the...

I just added the purge part.But I agree with your torch flows.This was a live demonstration. I have seen a photo or two on google that compares gas lenses to standard collets. It was the same smoke tint in the gas.And I have my torch set to around 17-20. I have a valve on my torch and...

Standard collets and cups worked great for decades. If the torch is close to the metal the heavy Argon will push the air out if the way. Long style cups where prominent then.Modern gas lens work the same as suction diffusers on water pumps. The mesh screen makes the argon have a more laminar...

I use the same Pyrex cups and gas lens.Honestly I don't pay a lot attention to the flow on purge. I let it go until it feels "good" 30 Sometimes higher 45.But coming out of the torch I like it closer to 17-20. And I like to purge the spot before I weld for at least 1-3 seconds.Like...

I love being a UA steamfitter, welder. I hope you guys like it too.Believe it or not but that was a position weld. 5g.The flange was bolted up and the pipe connected to it was the tie in.I started at 6 O clock and went all the way up to the top with out stopping on the...

That was 4" sch 40

Sweet ITB manifold JayRomeHere are some work pics.

Thanks a lot Compression! That helped out a lot.Those beads don't look to bad. It looks like it ran the rod pretty good.And I bet on 220v it would have more arc force and be perfect.

6010 is a biatch to weld with. And it is tough to make it look decent.The Solar "B" Flux kinda burns off. It isn't really thick. And if there is any residue you can spray it out with some compressed air.No where near as bad as smaw flux lol

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Urban, you are probably looking for Solar 'B' flux. I get it from my local eluding supply store, it might be easier for you to order it off line.I order a lot of stuff offline rather than going to the little stores in Nebraska lol. Just easier for me.The reason why E6010, but...

I usually run around 85 amps with an 1/8th rod. And yes try the hot start.Thanks again.I can't find any reviews or info about how it handles 6010 rod, I guess people do t like stick welding lol

Electrode positive.So + on the stinger, and - for ground clampWith 6010 you have to step the rod, kinda like a pause, then whip forward, pause, and repeat. Some welders light out between whips.And I noticed from Gambles Youtube reviews that the thermal arc control panel...

Gamble I have a question for you.I am looking for a welder for my buddies, younger brother, he wants to get into pipe welding. And I can invite him over to practice at my place but when I am out if town. He is out of luck. So he needs a decently priced machine.So on to the question...

I am also interested in what machine Antilag is using.Good advice for anyone. Don't start on anything people will see! LolScrap pieces, don't try to make parts.And Compression's weld is looking pretty good. Keep it up

304, 304L, or 321 stainless?I really like the smooth long radius bends.Only critique is if I was going with a wall thickness like that, I would have constructed with Inconol. Which is actually more suited for Autocross/Track applications, with longer duration heat cycles. But I have...

Very impressive.Glad you are pushing the limits of the vr4 platform.

DSM's are very reliable. Very annoying stereotype.Reliable enough to be dd for years with 350+ AWD Horsepower with a stock block, if maintain properly.Different and I will keep checking this out, I defiently would never talk bad about Honda engines.

Now I don't know about diversions but.This is my set up on my MaxstarI still leave the machine on tig mode and have the stronger connected, it is attached to a "power block". Which has a gas hose running from my dual flowmeter connected to one side, and then a standard gas/cable...

Lol on my maxstar and dynasty I actually use a WP-17 with a flex head and gas valve.Ironic because both can set pre and post flow. But I like to control by sight rather than programmed seconds.I usually don't brush my SS. Just use acetone to wipe it clean.And on some jobs...

Wow! This is very cool.Joes record was untouchable for so long. Congrats on the multiple record breaking passes.

More than likely it won't stick. Or be leak free.That's a crazy amount! If you were close I would do it for $20 at the most.

I am glad Urban brought that up.The new 4 cylinder record is 6.41 by a Ecotec powered rail dragster.And the ecotec record of 6.46 by 2/3 chassis car (don't quote me on that)That sucks knowing Brent's record was literally smashed, with DSMs still at 6.97. I didn't even see one thread on...

Take some heavy gauge wire. Strip itThen put the ends of the wire into both cans openings. The clip the ground to that. So like a Y shape

If you want just straight current on and then off. You could change output to stick mode and just do scratch starts. Then when you want to eliminate the arc just snap your wrist away. That's how I usually weld pipe

I guess why I get all fired up about the whole machine debate because I do this professionally and I have a lot of time and money invested in equipment and training. I know what quality is.Yes a quality GTAW machine is expensive, but it is a professional piece of equipment.It's like ebay...

I don't work in tiny fab shops, or home garages fill with tools purchased at Walmart and Menards.My experience is on commercial and industrial construction sites. Dirty, wet ditches in the middle of nowhere. Machines get dropped, fall out of trucks, don't have cases/covers, get water poured...

Invertec's?Or Collin?I purposely didn't put his company's name but any one who knew him back in the honda days or even now I guess knows who he is.He even stated that he would be testing HTP equipment. And he is repping it in every face book post. Coincident??? I don't think we...

One thing I have seen from experience is that most JLG aerial lifts come with Lincoln Invertec 275s welders. Now these machines literally sit outside 24/7/365. Rain, hot sun, and snow for years and still work. They are designed for rugged use though.I don't think a Miller maxstar or Dynasty...

Bump I have used a Dynasty 350 many times and it is crazy nice!So many features I will never use. But setting super high freq on aluminum and running super smooth arcs at tiny 10 amps!

Lol the Lincoln's I like were made in the U.S. in the 40's and 50's.Next time I am home (travel) I need to find some one with a different brand to try out.On a side note, I knew HTP had been around for longer than the "other" brands but not that long, That sounds reassuring. And I...

I am very skeptical about "other" brand welders and equipment. I love Miller welders and plasma cutters. And I am nuts about old engine drive Lincoln's.I guess Thermal Arc is ok, I have used a few in my life.But Everlast,Htp, Longevity, I just don't trust what I have heardI...

Just got a new-ish Miller maxstar 200dx digital, it will mainly be used for side work projects. Got to start practicing for my hastelloy and copper nickel certifications.

I actually use Arc-Zone brand tungsten for everything. I haven't had any problems.Oh and pure works good on older transformer machines when you ball the tungsten. But when you use an inverter and use a sharpened point I use lanthanide, well before Arc-zone

Yes you need to apply at the local union hall. There are a few in Texas that are under the Untied Association. They all have different jurisdictions. You could "back door" if you are a good pipe welder that can pass SMAW and GTAW tests and have a history in fabrication. That would put you at...

I make $41.26 with full benefits. But I am a union steamfitter and this is for industrial construction. To get my SS GTAW certification I had to weld a 2.75" xxh (double extra heavy) pipe in the 6g position. It took around 3.5 hours to finish. Just a guess.In the "States" non union...

^On really thin ss plate it is common to "sweat" (no filler) the pieces together. But if you aren't the best, you can leave craters on the back side. And this can also be because no back purge is used.