Forum: Metal forming & tools
11-23-2022, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
I may have found a source for some 20ga stainless welding coupons, I'll find out next week. I initially asked about carbon steel, but they didn't have any cold rolled steel scraps in that light of a...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
11-22-2022, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
Got a couple other things going on right now. I hate it when life gets in the way of stuff you REALLY want to do.
I don't have anything to weld right now either, have to find some 20ga welding...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
11-04-2022, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
When I opened the welder up last night, I did not find anything visually wrong. All the PC boards were still where they were supposed to be, as were all the connectors, and there were no loose...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
11-03-2022, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
I got the welder yesterday, came with a couple of free dents and dings - nothing too serious. It's a 110V/220V machine and the dings look to have been caused by something smacking the side of the...
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Forum: Boats!
10-31-2022, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,922
Re: RC Benchy
Benchy's first "sea trials", floating in the kitchen sink, did not go well.
The good news, he didn't leak... And even with my intended 12V battery, I still needed ballast to get down to the...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-28-2022, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
I was just doing some poking around to find some appropriate welding coupons. About all I can find in sheet metal are 20ga coupons which are about 0.036", close enough to 0.9mm. What are y'all...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-28-2022, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
That's what I was thinking. It's supposed to get here next week, I just MIGHT have to see where I can round up some test coupons and try it.
I know when he welded the 0.4mm and 0.6mm test welds...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-27-2022, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
I may be an idiot, but I pulled the trigger on an Andeli 250PL last night. I know it's way more than the other options I was looking at. But, if I'm right, it'll allow me to replace my full-sized...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-26-2022, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-25-2022, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
Blender:
No doubt the welds look pretty, I doubt that they'd hold up to the typical clamp it in a vise and beat it back and forth with a hammer to see if the weld's stronger than the base metal...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-24-2022, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
Blender:
What gage aluminum were you trying to weld? Lack of penetration seems to be typical with these little welders, but then they are designed to weld REALLY itty-bitty stuff.
I watched a...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-23-2022, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
Shawn:
After watching several of the videos for the Orion/Sunstone/Lampert type of welder, including a couple taken at ultra-high frame rates, the arc doesn't always occur. When it does occur,...
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Forum: Farm Tractors and Implements
10-21-2022, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,551
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-21-2022, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
Shawn:
Once I was finally able to convince Google Translate to actually TRANSLATE, I went through that thread. That welder appears to be much better than the Sparkle welder, but then it's almost...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
10-21-2022, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 52,106
Re: Nylint michigan crane conversion, hopefully
I've got the WPL "Off-road" tires and a dual set-up. I'll take some pictures and get some measurements tonight. They LOOK more like super-singles, but since I don't have any standard tires, I don't...
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Forum: Metal forming & tools
10-19-2022, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,471
Re: Micro TIG welders
I know the Orion and Sunstone welders are the best, but I'm NOT gonna spend that much on a welder for my hobby. I've seen TIG jewelry welders on Amazon and Ebay for a couple hundred bucks with the...
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Forum: Construction Equipment
10-11-2022, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 52,106
Re: Nylint michigan crane conversion, hopefully
Frizzen:
I've got a set of WPL plastic axles that I bought to see if they'd look right under a Bruder, along with the aluminum wheels and the tires. They were too small, a 5-6mm difference in OD...
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Forum: Boats!
10-10-2022, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,922
Re: RC Benchy
Frizzen:
My multi-color paint job for the wheel is going to look OK, and so far without masking. I started out with a 1/0 brush, then went to a 3/0, and finally the 5/0 seemed to work the best...
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Forum: Boats!
10-07-2022, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,922
Re: RC Benchy
It's the first paint job that I've done in more years than I care to remember, so it's got some warts. Being the cheap-skate that I am, I didn't want pay 10 bucks for 250ml of thinner that is...
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Forum: Boats!
10-06-2022, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,922
Re: RC Benchy
OK, the pictures didn't take as long to re-size as I thought they would. Of course the fact that I could only use 2 of them might have had something to do with that (SOMEBODY shakes too damned much...
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Forum: Boats!
10-04-2022, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,922
Re: RC Benchy
Benchy is mostly painted and assembled, no pictures yet so I guess that didn't happen.
BUT... Mario definitely needs his Kodachrome....
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Forum: Boats!
09-21-2022, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,922
Re: RC Benchy
Nope, the guns are already printed and painted. I've got to get a couple more coats of grey on the deck before it can be assembled and the turrets bolted down.
I have two turret mounted guns, one...
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Forum: Boats!
09-21-2022, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,922
Re: RC Benchy
A sneak peek, before Benchy's completely grown his teeth.
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Forum: Farm Tractors and Implements
09-01-2022, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,551
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Forum: General Discussion
08-26-2022, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,327
Marinaowi
I don't get up on a soap box and gripe very often, but....
Anybody know a grey-hat, or a black-hat that can fill this guys Inbox with spam for a change?
If so, it couldn't happen to a nicer...
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