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forget a signal booster. if the signal is already marginal to begin with, the booster is not gonna improve the signal or quality...

Been welding since I was a teenager, even if I haven’t welded in weeks, if I’m any where in arms reach I always grab and twist.lol It‘s...

thanks for the great tips. Yeah, gas pricing is ridiculous in canada. An 80cf bottle will run around $120 to refill/exchange. And there...

I once did that with a new jug of R-12 on my AC machine, back when R-12 was about $1000/jug. I was a bit cross with myself.

No, the real mistake is when you grab the spare bottle and find that it never got refilled when it taken out of service and now it’s...

Wellcome to the”SADDER. But wiser Club “

You forgot…no fires. Happens all the time. Should weld with a fire extinguisher near by…and double check everything, like you note...

Make a checklist to post by the door tot he shop - Welder off? Breakers for equipment off? Oxy/Acetylene tanks closed? Welding tanks...

I hang my welding helmet on the bottle, but only after turning it off. Gives me an easy visual reminder.

This. $30 means a lot to a lot of people and nothing to others. I won't say I don't care about $30 but I am not losing any sleep over...

Been there and done that. It was a sad day. Zim

Time for one of these.

I forgot to shut off the gas on the mig welder last time I used it. It was a while ago, sometime in the spring. Annnnd, the hose...