Mistakes were made

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Turned more slide material into chips today. I'm getting tired of the dovetails and the fitment of the sights. I might be at a point someday where I'll build up weld at both ends of the slide and machine billet sights on the darned thing...wrong forum for this, I'll stop now.


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uncrated, I saw the post about the TIG settings for the header project. I learned from some of the best and have met many others since then. Poor eye sight was one of the biggest reasons why TIG welding became a challenge. I meant no disrespect Sir by asking that question

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What he said...

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If gun smithing were welding with car batteries and coat hangers
CABOT GUNS would be tungsten inert gas welding 6al4v upside down with a mirror in zero gravity with both eyes closed

If you haven't seen "the big bang" I would suggest taking a close look at them....

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The first revision (pictured) was sand blasted using a more aggressive media that appeared really dark. The second revision (not pictured) I changed to a finer media and it lightened up the finish a lot. When I say aggressive I mean aggressive in relation to the finer end of the scale. I'm currently...

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The back-up was a good idea in theory. Not enough material to adequately consume enough heat, however it did its job.
The panels at the joint had plenty of rigidity to them created by all the geometry. The support wasn't that necessary to minimize distortion. Of course this was just a one time...

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It is a fun project Ryan. I chose a stainless steel version so that I could perform the changes without needing to replate everytime I made a change (or mistake)

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The front sight was machined off and a dovetail was added. I drilled the hole in the slide slightly oversized on accident. My solution was to use a piece of 309 .065" filler as a pin. It was peened into the sight and tack welded inside the slide. 7 years later the 309 broke and caused the sight...

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I own and shoot one low grade 1911. I picked it up for a song. I'm no gunsmith nor do I play one on TV. I've made my share of mistakes during several of the modifications that I've performed in the past 7 years. One being, I blended thru the side...

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Joe, the 210 I used fell on its face around 15 amps. New pedal and good connections. I wouldn't quote the specs from the manual before testing it out yourself.
Honestly, good things come to those that wait. My final response to this is that you save that 1300 and shop around for something used...

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Joe, if you're experienced, pass on the 210. I used one daily for the past year or so. Pulse adjustment is limited to PPS. There's little to no adjustment for AC.
It's a great machine for a beginner for sure and at 1300, its priced for a beginner as well.

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Hey Joe,
My Sync was made in '99. It's a 250. Dont be deterred by the age.
I've used an Everlast before. They are an inverter machine. I assume that's probably why dude got it. IMO.
Hope for the best prepare for the worst.