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Puff, 75/25 is more for sheet metal and will give some cold lap sometimes on structural steel,but if you are using it on a machine with plenty of heat then you probably won't notice as much. 95/5 or 98/2 runs hotter and seem's to give a flatter contour. If you are using a 120 volt mig or a lower amp...

Miles, the recessed nozzle is just a preference of mine and I'm only talking a slight recess, I tend to weld hot and it seems to help on the contact tip life. I would stay with what it came with and maybe get the narrow nozzle for when you need it in tight places. I take that you are using 75/25 gas...

QueTex, I personally prefer miller and own two , but use mainly Lincoln at work but they are very high end machine's. As smurf said I'm sure either will be fine for you. I guess it depend's on how deep your pockets are. I have a miller 212 auto set and seems to do fine. One of the toughest mig machi...

Miles. I'm sorry just realized that you are using fluxcore. My bad.

Miles, you are correct in that they are to get in a tighter space or in a bevel of a pipe. I do know that there are also some different lengths available ( at least miller does ) that set your contact tip flush with your nozzle or recessed in a little which I prefer. The spot weld nozzles a normally...

Miles, might i also suggest that on your flat welds that you push instead of drag your gun. Also a small circular motion can help to give you a flatter contour.

Miles, just wanted to make sure that you have the polarity set right inside the machine. I have seen those machine's come setup for fluxcore which require dc straight or electrode negative. Just make sure your ground is on the negative inside the cabinet beings that you are running hard wire with ga...

Justin ,you would definitely be happier with the AC/DC machine in my opinion, it's much better out of position and just better all around. And when it's set right you will get the scorpion tail like pit-doctor's got going on there.

puff, just a few things I can think of to check. How tight is the tension nut on the spool ? Drive roll's correct size? Also when welding try to keep your lead as straight as possible, having it coiled up can cause problem's. You can test the feeding of the wire by holding resistance on the wire as ...

cypertj, pulse is whole different animal. I use it almost everyday at work on pipe when I'm in the shop. bstory did a good job of explaining the transfer of the metal. The high and low output he referred too is the peak and background current that can be set. For example each pulse the current will ...

Welcome Basie, no argon available .

The only thing I did was mount the bottle to the wall and run the coiled hose to the welder so I don't have to pull the bottle around. And GIZMO I USE THE AUTOSET ALL THE TIME. no just kiddn actually I have never used it.

Bstory,I have that same machine, been a good one.

Man!!! that thing has some awesome patina. I have to agree with Gizmo, can you just imagine what that thing would look like bronze.
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Hey , more wood for me!!! Good looking ribs.

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Found this, think you might like it. Makes me want to build a smoke house. ;)

YES , silica can kill you but slowly it's called silicosis, look it up and use protection, and while you are blasting too. lol

Halfway to 80

looking good smurf, can I ask where you got the heads for your tank? or are they pipe caps?

Is that a honey wagon?

Yea steady hand huh, lol. If I can spin it and it's 8'' or bigger you bet I will. Yea Rodcrafter they use subarc on propane tank end's also so I guess it is related somewhat.

I know this has nothing to do with building a smoker but I hope you find this interesting. http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff401/blazerjames/039.jpg 18'' flange 18''x16'' reducer 16'' pipe schd. 80. The root has been already been ran with stt mig and then ground and wire wheeled, now I'm running...

Puff, I would say you are looking at 300 for all new stuff plus whatever argon cost in your area. There are a lot of used torches on ebay. That thunderbolt should stick weld pretty good , get some 3/32 7018

Puff, I take it that thunderbolt is a AC/DC machine. If you want to scratch start tig weld you can with that machine. You will need an air cooled tig rig , which consist of a regulator or flowmeter, a gas hose from the regulator to a powerblock on which you will connect your electrode holder too. Th...