bending

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Good practice for torch or stinger tie a pencil to a 18" straight stick or equal and practice the alphabet in print and cursive

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if youre going to be a weiner dont post

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high carbon steel pipe 4" gets oxy weld still

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7018 feels easier to control becuase of the powder metal and it doesnt dig like cellulose rod aka 6010 but it is way easier to have slag inclusion especially on vert up get real good with 6010 and 7018 will be way easier when you take xray weld test. Personaly i like 6010 sparks and all but almost all...

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yep it isnt the economy its lazzy druggies

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Can some one explain finding k factor in dumbass terms the neutral axis plug in equation all that but uh yeah how do you find k factor hahaha

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For me its pipe right now im learning and its not easy at all

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Yeah this sounds easy to do hahahaha

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thanx man

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Hey cruizer thinking of buying the vantage 400 whats your opinion on this machine i dont know anyone that owns one ive ran 305, sae, and pipeliner but never had hands on the vantage is it worth th 14,000 i will be doing general all around repair stick, mig, tig, run a plasma off it whats your opini...

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could be wrong

I think becuase its made out of pot metal and probably has high carbon percentage as well as numerous impurities

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no it was for a weld test aerospace couldnt change parametets

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didnt have a choice machine was set already

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vantage 400

hey cruizer i know you work on a lot of welders im looking at the 400 for all around mobile repair and fab work what do you think. im a lincoln guy just wondering if the 400 is worth the price and will do mig tig flux well

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some one reply

anyone got some advice