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    Hahahahahaha! Now there is a detail that...

    Hahahahahaha!


    Now there is a detail that I did not notice in my long winded, verbose, garrulous and loquacious answer about adapting a pre-loved Aussie product from way back in time.
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    For most of my welding projects, I have just used...

    For most of my welding projects, I have just used sawhorses, occasionally with a lump of old plywood between them, and used a digital angle gauge to ensure that everything is in the same plane by...
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    As a boofhead amateur who occasionally welds...

    As a boofhead amateur who occasionally welds ambitiously big projects at my home, I am constantly in admiration for the wisdom that Mr Collins brings to this forum because he is happy to scale down...
  4. What I bought.

    Encouraged by steamloco1954's closing comment that, "From $250 up you can get a great helmet," which gave me a great starting benchmark, I googled such and discovered the Unimig RWX8000 helmet @...
  5. Thanks to all respondents

    Many thanks to all who have responded to this thread. It is very useful to learn of the experiences of others.

    I shall start with a D size and see how that goes. Since Bunnings work on a deposit...
  6. What size argon bottle for TIG beginner, please?

    As recorded in a separate recent question, I have just bought a pretty flash TIG welder as a Christmas present to myself and am now planning the next steps. Thanks to several respondents, my...
  7. Thanks to all

    Many thanks to everyone who contributed a response to my question about auto darkening helmets. I now know a whole lot more about the topic than I did and now feel well equipped to make a choice...
  8. I never thought of that. Thanks! I still...

    I never thought of that. Thanks! I still would prefer to weld outside for safety reasons rather than inside my garage so I shall have to do something to avoid the wind.
  9. Gee - I would have thought that I might need to...

    Gee - I would have thought that I might need to pay a whole lot more than the $157 that that one costs to get a good performance and quality. That modest cost surprises me.




    That is...
  10. What spec for auto darkening helmets for TIG, please?

    I know that the topic of autodarkening helmets for TIG has been covered many times in this forum but some of those threads are now pretty old and technologies move on. Whilst lots of specific brands...
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    I recall being a kid in the 1950's with the name...

    I recall being a kid in the 1950's with the name "Toowoomba Foundry" and "Southern Cross" all around me.

    My Dad was a plumber and sheet metal worker in Charleville and he used to make big...
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    :whs: Peacock Saws are a great little...

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    Peacock Saws are a great little business to deal with.



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  13. 'Tis funny how long old habits take to die, if...

    'Tis funny how long old habits take to die, if they ever do.


    When I was a newly started technical instructor in 1972, we were being trained in the new metric system that was about to replace all...
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    I am no expert but I know from my own home made...

    I am no expert but I know from my own home made box trailer construction and my experience with my factory made boat trailer, that a long drawbar to give you a long wheelbase sure makes backing the...
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    Mine is only for a small stick welder but it...

    Mine is only for a small stick welder but it works well for me ...

    http://img.skitch.com/20101010-ccxcm83hg2j9mffp41ctbyg5ms.preview.jpg
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    Key...
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    Thanks. If I were making it again, I might do...

    Thanks.

    If I were making it again, I might do a cheaper, and probably better job, by just using one sprinkler on a 300mm long piece of the square aluminium section and just doing multiple passes...
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    That is interesting. It is incredibly easy to...

    That is interesting. It is incredibly easy to register a new trailer in Qld. You don't even have to produce the trailer for inspection any more.

    I have made and registered two trailers. The first...
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    Ditto! I get a lot of joy and education from...

    Ditto! I get a lot of joy and education from this forum.

    Many thanks.


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    Terrific! Thanks! :) For a while there...

    Terrific! Thanks! :)


    For a while there when I was looking through it, I did not think that there were any pictures but they start to appear a bit after half way through the catalog.

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    Try sticking a bit of masking tape or duct tape...

    Try sticking a bit of masking tape or duct tape or similar thickish tape over where you want to drill and that may stop the drill from wandering until it starts to cut.


    Wrap a couple of layers...
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    I am sure that it was over-priced but I find that...

    I am sure that it was over-priced but I find that sometimes chasing around trying to find the right place to buy such items takes more trouble and fuel than it is worth so, what the heck, I just...
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    Whilst Trefolex and Tap Magic get the votes here,...

    Whilst Trefolex and Tap Magic get the votes here, when I went to Bunnings to buy either of these products, I discovered that they do not sell them.

    Being the son of a plumber (deceased 38 years...
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    Bob-the-Welder is my favourite. He is a home...

    Bob-the-Welder is my favourite.

    He is a home based business in Ballina. Delivers pretty swiftly in my experience. I have bought welding rods from him at a price which is still cheaper after...
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    Many thanks for that info, Danny. :2tsup: ...

    Many thanks for that info, Danny.


    :2tsup:


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    An interesting topic to me also simply because my...

    An interesting topic to me also simply because my eight year old boat trailer is showing a bit of rust. Surface rust, I hope!

    What preparation is required on such a trailer to get it ready to be...
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    Ah, goodo. Thanks for that, John. Mystery...

    Ah, goodo. Thanks for that, John. Mystery solved.

    :)


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    :D:D:D I feel like a regular Gene Kelly for...

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    I feel like a regular Gene Kelly for starting the thread.

    :D:D:D


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    Many thanks, gentlemen. I shall get myself...

    Many thanks, gentlemen.

    I shall get myself some.

    Isn't this website amazing?! A mug amateur boofhead like me would never have discovered that otherwise.

    Once again, many thanks. :)


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    Lubricant for tapping threads

    Way back in 1966 when I was in my first year doing an electronics trade course, I was subjected to a year of metalwork doing things that I had never done before but which generally fascinated me - ...
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    Gosh! I have certainly started an interesting...

    Gosh! I have certainly started an interesting topic here. :)


    Thanks for all of the info. I am not using a lathe, just a drill press, so my take-out in summary from all of the above advice is...
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    Ripper! Thanks Mate. I shall give it a go. ...

    Ripper! Thanks Mate. I shall give it a go.



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    That is exactly right. :) Many thanks for...

    That is exactly right. :)


    Many thanks for your advice, gentlemen.



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    What is soluble oil?

    Forty plus years ago as part of my training as an electronics technician, I had to do a year of metalwork classes, all of which was new and foreign to me but although I was no good at it, I enjoyed...
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    Well, I only do a bit of home handyman welding so...

    Well, I only do a bit of home handyman welding so the guys who do it all the time who have given advice will know a lot better than me. So take what I say accordingly.

    I don't know how these...
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    What was wrong with your Techman, please? ...

    What was wrong with your Techman, please?


    I am happy with mine. Should not I be?
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    Or even self-taut sex. ie there is no point in...

    Or even self-taut sex.

    ie there is no point in getting into a knot over it. :D

    Spend $100 on an arc welder, get an auto darkening helmet at $69 (which will make the learning experience a lot...
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    Thanks Malb. That is a fascinating response. ...

    Thanks Malb. That is a fascinating response.

    It is interesting, I would have thought that steel making was such a craft after these hundreds of years of people doing it that the quality of...
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    Steel quality - Brisbane

    I am interested in people's perceptions of steel quality available through steel sellers, seeking to learn from other people's experiences, if I can.

    Here is my story. Having rekindled my love of...
  39. Thanks for that advice. Really appreciated. I...

    Thanks for that advice. Really appreciated. I shall give that a go on my next project which is soon to happen. :)
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    As this old thread has been revived, I thought...

    As this old thread has been revived, I thought that as the original poster, I might give an update regarding my original predicament of not being able to get small size electrodes as readily at my...
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    Hohoho! :D The memories. I had to do something...

    Hohoho! :D The memories. I had to do something similar and I was in the electronics trades - figure that one out! Hahaha! :?



    It was agony. We had to take bits of black steel and firstly...
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    Bob the Welder

    Following advice given received in my other thread regarding el cheapo welding rods ( http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=74623 ), I visited the website of Bob the Welder (...
  43. Forty-two years ago when I was an apprentice of...

    Forty-two years ago when I was an apprentice of some sort, I was taught to be careful of non-ferrous metal splinters getting in the eyes as the doctors cannot use a magnet to extract the splinter of...
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    Ah - now I have a new use for that pvc pipe...

    Ah - now I have a new use for that pvc pipe container like Grahame describes that I made some years ago to carry a few basic tools on my boat and keep them from rusting.

    Regrettably it was not...
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    Thanks. This might be the easiest option on the...

    Thanks. This might be the easiest option on the lighter rods.

    Many thanks to all contributors on this thread. :)


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    I am not doubting your story when I say that that...

    I am not doubting your story when I say that that is the best story that I have heard all day. I shall share it widely. Thanks. :D





    Ah Grahame, you are showing off your knowledge now! ...
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    El cheapo welding rods

    The last couple of times that I have bought arc welding rods, I bought them from Bunnings and Supercheap Auto. (My local Bunnings had no 2 mm rods on the day but Supercheap did, albeit they are...
  48. Thanks Grahame. I misunderstood that nuance. I...

    Thanks Grahame. I misunderstood that nuance. I shall remember it for the next gate frame that I make. I have three more to make.

    Many thanks for the helpful advice. :)
  49. Just a follow-up note on progress. I welded up...

    Just a follow-up note on progress.

    I welded up my first pair of gate frames today and it all went exquisitely well. Many thanks to all who advised me.

    In the end, I chose to use 2 mm thick RHS...
  50. Thanks guys. Some interesting stuff there. :)

    Thanks guys. Some interesting stuff there. :)
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