Craft Forum / Wood/Metal / Welding / February 2010

Arrived home to find my front yard completely destroyed by a backhoe.  It
started the day before I left.  Failed leach field.  Built on a caliche
base, so no drainage.  This guy dug deep through the caliche, but didn't get
through it.  We are going to meet tomorrow to see if we ...

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Kinda cute!

Just got home last night from four days in hospital.  Diagnosis is that I
have a rare heart ailment.  Good news is that all my plumbing is open from
the bypass 7.5 years ago.  No pacemaker needed.
I could tell you some doctor and hospital stories, but I am sure you have

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A kind person gave me a Snap-On Blue Point MB120A with a broken gun, looks like
the tip was screwed in too far. I see "Made in Italy" right on the front of the
machine.
He also gave me another machine that looks to be made by CEM and is called a

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44 7/8" blade.  Has anyone owned one ?  Did it last ?
HFT only sells 10/14TPI bi-metal/cobalt (USA made) Morse blades # 38757 for
this.

When it does not apply to us individually, we tend not to read threads that
we know nothing about or have nothing to contribute to.  Or at least I try,
and I think some people should try more.  ;-)
It looks like I may have to get a pacemaker next week.  I know this has been

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I just received the mailing from AWS-Olympic Section #183 announcing
Ernie's presentation at Bates Technical College.  Here's the info I got:
"Pulsers and Sequencers used in TIG Welding"
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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I will be giving a lecture and demo on pulsers and sequencers in TIG
welding on Feb. 16 at Bates Technical in Tacoma WA.
Should be fun.
I somehow sense I will be answering yet more questions about underwater

I need to get one of those small (2") sanding pads that you can put in
a right angle die grinder(air tool).
Mostly I will use them to remove paint from steel to be welded, but
also to blend welds that need to be blended.

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I need to weld a threaded boss into a car exhaust system for an O2 sensor.
The boss is stainless steel and the exhaust is stainless, however the wire
in my MIG machine is for mild steel.
Question is will it weld?  I'm not too concerned about corrosion as it will