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[ryanjones2150]

Chehalis eh? I lived up that way for a decade. Never that far down, but I lived in Olympia for a short run when I got out of the army. A little too weird for me. Is that still Shelton Co?

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An old 8N....very familiar with your woes there. That bolt has only been in there for 70 years man!

I’ve never used an end mill in a mag drill, my guess is you can spin it fast enough for it be effective, but worth a shot I suppose. I’d probably pick a HSS end mill at that low of a...

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Cut the top of the bolt flat and use a center drill to get you started straight.

Let me ask, did you try to tig weld a nut to that bolt? I find with tig welding you can dwell a while and let it heat up a lot deeper than if you migged the nut on. Sometimes it takes a try or three for it...

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I like those big squares, Don. When you’re done, you can send them to me.

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One of my steady customers runs one of the largest body shops around here. Several years ago now they added mig brazing to their repair processes. A lot of body shops have funny wire welders, machines made for their industry specifically. I’ve never used one, but he says if you have someone that knows...

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Mission accomplished.

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That’s probably true. I try not to buy that stuff if I can avoid it. Mine is a Gentec, but it might be made in China too. Dang it.

[ryanjones2150]

I’d say this was a very well planned and executed modification. And as always, Don, well documented and explained.

Nice view from the dock too!

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I have a similar sized torch to the one tackit shows in his pictures. It believe it came with the fittings to use the teeny tiny O2 and propane cylinders, but run mine on normal sized O2 and propane cylinders just fine. Those small hoses are comparatively fragile to something you’d normally find in...

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Is there a particular reason you need a safe to be mobile like that? Seems like you’d want your safe firmly attached to something that makes it very hard to steal, like the floor.

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I agree that SSC foot pedals are better than what comes stock with the Miller. I’ve replaced 2 of my four miller pedals with SSC controls.

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Having vertical lift capabilities is most definitely a requirement in my shop. I wouldn’t be able to do a lot of the work without it and it makes other things way easier and safer.

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I just bought, haven’t taken delivery of just yet, a large rod oven. I was considering putting it on a timer so it doesn’t run all the time. Right now I have two small rod ovens that run all the time as it is. I only have a few pounds of 7018 open at the moment and I have a job to get done that...

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Roger that guys. It’s only the top set too, and then it seems the HF is unsteady on just the top half of the points at that even. So probably just some cleaning up and setting the gap like Helios suggested.

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We are talking about a transformer machine here.

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During my test run, I did notice a little flutter in the top HF set of points, so it might just be that she’s crudded up a little. I don’t use her a whole lot to tig aluminum, usually it’s my syncrowave or the HTP. I did notice that the arc sometimes would not initiate on DC without first touching...

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Might consider grabbing another one as a spare before they become an obsolete part. Then it’ll cost as much as lumber.

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So a couple votes for the xmt304 and the regency. If I can find either for a good price I’ll grab it.

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Helga the Heliwelder is back on the job.

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She verks!!!!!...