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    Thanks! I was wondering if it was akin to using...

    Thanks! I was wondering if it was akin to using a screw driver as a chisel :)
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    TIG for heating and bending metal?

    Hi. I've seen a couple of videos in which the operator uses TIG to heat and bend metal. My question is whether this is a practical application for TIG - i.e. are TIG machines designed / suitable...
  3. thanks Legion - yep, correct on all counts!...

    thanks Legion - yep, correct on all counts! ....except not so sure about the artistic piece :)
  4. Thanks Kryn. The mould is thin, I'm guessing...

    Thanks Kryn. The mould is thin, I'm guessing maybe 1-2mm. I'm not worried about burn marks, but thought it might start dissolving on me! thanks again.
  5. Heat from arc welding - alum mould - what will happen?

    I've got an experimental project happening, and I'm planning (hoping) on using an aluminium mould (hemisphere) to use as a template for arc welding (tacking) of small bits of steel (eg steel washers...
  6. Thread: Weld Art?

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    Great work there - would love to be able to do...

    Great work there - would love to be able to do that!
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    Hey Sossity - thanks very much for that. that's...

    Hey Sossity - thanks very much for that. that's very informative and your link helped me much more than all my google searches in terms of how to go about it. cheers!
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    Thanks Grahame. I did actually think about that,...

    Thanks Grahame. I did actually think about that, but wondered how the plaster would go with the heat - ie would it shatter? Only one way to find out I guess. One thought was to find a metal...
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    All of those look great. Google turns up some...

    All of those look great. Google turns up some great stuff - I'm a bit fascinated with trying to making a smallish (20cm) sphere out of small bits of scrap at the moment. Trying to work out a...
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    [QUOTEMine is the TT AC DC Digital Pulse Tig...

    [QUOTEMine is the TT AC DC Digital Pulse Tig Welder Alupulse 210 PRO[/QUOTE]

    Wow - that is beyond my imagination. I've never turned my mind to TIG, but now that I have this machine I'll...
  11. Thread: Weld Art?

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    Weld Art?

    I did a quick search of the forum and couldn't find anything on welding art. Are there any members here that make stuff for display, rather than functional purposes? There is stacks of stuff on the...
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    Thanks Phil - yes, I was rather chuffed with my...

    Thanks Phil - yes, I was rather chuffed with my first experience :) now for the weekend...



    Thanks BobL. Based on comments / suggestions I found on this on this site I eventually settled for...
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    New arc welder

    Hi all - very much an amateur hobby welder here. After much procrastination I finally decided to buy myself a new inverter arc welder to replace the (50 years) old AEG arc welder given to me by dad...
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    I got ripped off - I paid $89.95:U It hadn't...

    I got ripped off - I paid $89.95:U It hadn't even crossed my mind to get one until I read this thread:rolleyes:

    I think it will work well - much better than my timber saw horses that seem to...
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    G'day Pooran - I haven't done a lot of welding...

    G'day Pooran - I haven't done a lot of welding either, but managed to succesfully convert an old trailer to a kayak carrying trailer - meaning cutting and welding a new draw bar and rails etc. At...
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    That is 'stage 2':) The side panels will still...

    That is 'stage 2':) The side panels will still fit as is - all I need to do is chop a bit off the front and rear panels to sit on the new rails and it will be done. I did find one minor problem...
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    Kayak trailer

    I do a bit of fishing from a kayak, and no matter how hard I tried I could not keep sand and salt water off the car. So after a lot of gazing at my old trailer I decided to get to it with a grinder...
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    Great - thanks for your input. clearly a nice...

    Great - thanks for your input. clearly a nice new machine might be the way to go :U- but I have no idea what this means ......

    :o:?:?:)
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    Old vs New Arc Welders

    I'm a learner welder and have grabbed my old mans arc welder which would be 40 years old. I'm going ok with it - but I was wondering whether new arc welders are easier or better to use. Is there...
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    Thanks Yonnee. As it turns out the 'mini'...

    Thanks Yonnee. As it turns out the 'mini' bearings were not from a mini at all - one source suggested they were off an 'early' FJ Holden. Regardless, I went to Gardner bearings who were able to...
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    Drawbar question - damn newby!

    Hi everyone - a newby here. I've just found this great forum by accident, and I think it is one of the best I've seen in terms of quality of content - well done to all concerned.

    Now for my...
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