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[MAC702]

Usually, it takes days for us to convince someone!

[MAC702]

That was the rage on woodshop projects in the 7th grade!

[MAC702]

I'm no metallurgist, but I've never cracked mild steel welds by quenching it.

[MAC702]

Well, now that we have a picture...

Where is the weld going? Is this 1/4" away through the air or through steel?

Lots of cars have these "rag joints" assembled with bolts instead of rivets. So removing the rivets may may this job easier, and then replace them...

[MAC702]

At 1/4" away I don't see it.

[MAC702]

If you think it needs to be hydrotested, how are you going to pressurize it beyond your normal working pressure for the test?

I would weld on good sound steel, but if the bottom (especially) is rusty and causing issues, it may be thin and weak already.

[MAC702]

Could have sworn I had no issues. When I go to the page now, there is a box at the bottom that says I already entered.

[MAC702]

If the wire hadn't done the flash bulb thing (I'm going to steal that phrase), that breaker would have tripped a few hundredths of a second later, most likely, assuming it isn't a Federal Pacific.

You'll probably hate the tamper-resistant receptacles for anything you actually have to plug...

[MAC702]

Maybe a little context? Did you buy this machine brand new? What make and model is it?

[MAC702]

No, it's not!...

[MAC702]

Sounds like $60 for known good plans is a bargain....