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I dont know what it is as I didnt end up getting it, the seller and I couldnt agree on terms, he said COD was ok, so I asked for COD and he said no COD.

that sounds like something to avoid !!

I like those shredders !! I have a few old cars here that could do with that treatment :2tsup::2tsup:

You are right, by the material is a little rusty so I have a bad earth on it, hence I am turning it up a little.

Matt.

Try Thomas Warburton for buying one, I got mine there and it was cheaper than bunnings by about $15 I think from memory, it might have been a special but wasnt advertised as a special price.

I got a bernzomatic fatboy mapp gas torch, havnt actually put it to any good use yet except for burning spiders in my shed and heating a bolt red hot and bashing it flat, both just for test purposes....

Slight update, it turns out that I am actually welding 30x30x2mm. I purchased 1.6mm but they gave me 2mm and I only just found out when I started using it. That said the 2mm Gemini rods are very...

Thankyou !! Excellent timing to, I just came inside to update another thread :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup: downloading it now.

ok, just been welding up my new shelving units made from 30x30x1.6mm using my Unimig 160amp DC Inverter and the Lincoln 225AC welder with Gemini E6013 2mm rods and the difference is chalk and cheese....

That is fine for me :-)

Thanks,

Matt.

I would definately like to see that !!

Well I also have a Lincoln AC225 AC 3 phase arc welder, I might do a welding comparison if you want.

What should also be mentioned about MDF is that the dust is considered a carcenogenic. Lots of wood working dust extraction and vacuum cleaners have specific ratings that allow them to be used with...

I am about to start making some shelves using 30x30x1.6mm shs with my unimig 160 DC inverter arc welder. I have some gemini 6013 2mm rods, hopefully for another noob like myself this should work ok...

I got a unimig auto dakening mask for $135, seems to work just fine with my arc welder.

you could use an arc welder to blow the holes in the plate. I know I can do it easy enough and unfortunately all to frequently, so doing it on purpose would be a nice change :2tsup::2tsup:

what is being sharpened ?? the only thing I can think of is a tig welder tip.

Thanks for all that Grahame, I think I should probably have asked for advice earlier, I already made a workbench frame that is 2200xx900dx800h mm and it has ........... a few imperfections !! I got...

Thanks, they are about $30 each as you said, i'll probably order a couple of them. I'll probably get a 24tpi one, but they also have 6/10, 8/12, 10/14, obviously these are viable tpi, but what is...

by dual alloy blade do you mean bi-metal ??

Thanks Ernest & Grahame, I might go out to the shed in a minute and give it a try, i'll cut up a few bits of scrap (after I change my bandsaw blade, but thats a different thread !!)

Matt.

I am running the speed at medium on my saw which at 50hz is 95fpm which is the recommended speed. The slowest speed is 20fpm, fastest is 165fpm. This is the blade that is currently on it,...

I have found a company in Nerang QLD that can do 3-32tpi blades i'm thinking about getting a few blades from them.

ok, so it looks like you are correct on that point, the 14tpi blade is for solid stock and the 18tpi is for tube stock. I've got a spare 18tpi blade in the shed i'll fit and see how it runs...

So i'm trying to figure out how I have trashed 2 bandsaw blades. Both of them are missing chunks of teeth, one of them has 2-3 chunks missing. The only way I can think this occured is by starting...

Thanks for all the hints and tips guys, i'm going to make a bench for a bench grinder soon and will try all this out on it. Although I probably cut a few off cuts up and have a crack at welding...

I agree fully, I bought one a few weeks ago :D:D:D

ok, so effectively I want to hold at the top and let the molten metal run down to the bottom, as well as moving the rod to the bottom in a stiching pattern.

would the same sorta thing apply at the bottom to ??

Unfortunately the work bench frame is 800mm x 2200mm and the shed roof is low so there wont be any tipping. But if as you say the biggest problem is rod angle then i'll get practicing getting the...

I have the earth clamp on the horizontal piece, so it going to the vertical piece must be bad tecnique. :-(

lol, we need to organise a training day in the GV (Goulburn Valley) for noob welders I think !! Of course some of us are more noob than others !!

I am making a work bench amonst other things and am having a lot of trouble welding 90 degree joints. The weld seems to mostly go to one side only, even though the slag has a beautiful even...

are you trying to get me into trouble with all those suggestions ??!!

rofl, i'll pay that.

So a bit of an update. I cooked up my rods a few days ago and havnt had a chance to use them till today and I definately noticed the difference to last time. They dont have such a fierce arc and...

Actually I did it before she got to cooking dinner with no problems, well almost, there was a slight reservation about it :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

That is odd cause I can see the picture. i'll edit the post and see if I can put one in.

Matt.

So its just not my week, found out I got 7016 3.2mm rods instead of 6013, made some 330mm long tubes for my rods to go in after they have dried in the oven. Problem is the rods are 350mm long...

lol, dinner is on the stove above :-) a bit of iron in ones diet never went astray :2tsup::2tsup:

This is the sort of meal I normally prepare on a cold, wintery, wet night :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

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Well, to answer my own question as to why the slag looked so totally different on the 2.6mm vs the 3.5mm rods. The answer is simple, I bought low hydrogen 7016 rods by accident :doh::doh::doh:, so...

Thanks Grahame, will do tomorrow after i've made my new rod canisters. No point doing it tonight, have to go to bunnings tomorrow to get 2 x 1000w portable light stands so I can see in the dark :-) ...

Thanks for the answers Grahame.

Q1:- lol, i'm currently sitting here typing in a polar fleece jacket with 2 holes in the upper left arm courtesy of slag melting its way through the jacket and...

I have a couple of questions about slag, so here goes:-

1) What is the best time to chip off slag after welding ??

2) I have 2.6mm and 3.2mm Kobe RB-26 rods here, I have been using the...

Nice one Grahame, I didnt realise they had a website, I thought they were just a small local toolshop. Hence I didnt think to look for a big website !!

Thanks,

Matt.

I have been trying to hunt down 1.6mm rods in my area and non are to be found. Think the boys at TT would post me some down ??

Matt.

Thanks Grahame, I'll do more of a check through the forums, I thought I had searched for arc welding threads but i'll give it another run and see what turns up this time (if I did it at all the first...

Sounds good to me, but why MIG only ?? I just bought myself a new DC arc welder (could have bought a small MIG for a few dollars more but chose to stay with arc) and it seems a lot of people that...

Sounds like you have a similar setup to me then, I have my new little welder sitting on top of a Lincoln AC225 3-phase arc welder, which I will use if I need something with major grunt, I am yet to...