Recent content by bplayer405

Picked up a tig welder a couple months ago and have made pretty good progress on welding thin aluminum. Working on my mod-v jon I've been sealing rivets, modified the seating, extended the front deck and added a elevated bow. Next will be raising the transom framed with aluminum rectangle and...

I work as a subcontractor and put in bath fans for home weatherization programs and healthy home programs. Most of the fans I put in run continuously so they had to be quiet. They used a motion or moisture sensors to kick up to high speed. We found that 80qfm or larger needed 6" flexible duct to...

I've done it. Played around with a "dumpster welder". Its a CH 30-100 mig. More frustrating than an ac HF flux 125. There's a reason it was in the trash... There's a ton of good advice here. Best is the need of a manual. You may be able to weld with it though. Your pics look as if the wrong...

Yeah, easiest way is to pull the panel cover or the plug and check the wire size on the circuit in question. It'll either be larger than 12 gauge or not. If it's not larger then you'll be in for some work for sure. Even 10 gauge is only good for light duty short runs. No one says you can't go...

Ran 220v 60amp service out to my garage 2 days ago. Gonna be so much nicer not having to run down in the basement and reset the 20amp 110v breaker I was using... Best of luck with your upgrade! Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Just wanted to say hi and post a bit about me getting started in my garage doing some light fabrication. The whole process is quite fascinating to me. I love building things with my hands. Welding has been a passion that has been out of reach for a long time until recently. Started a couple...