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    Question re painting my Argon/CO2 tank.

    Thanks and sorry I did not look close enough at what you wrote. :)
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    Question re painting my Argon/CO2 tank.

    If you are labeling me as a He was a dinosaur, quoting **** from the 1960's Your right, I am a dinosaur from the '60's, :beer: and I'm still in the game. :pimpflash
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    Question re painting my Argon/CO2 tank.

    Lease cylinders are a thing of the past... Demurrage has gone by the wayside. It's either monthly rent or own!
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    Question re painting my Argon/CO2 tank.

    Totally agree... Spent 45 years in the supply business and most companies have what we called a pool of customer owned tanks that are for exchange and most companies take the responsibly of maintaining and testing the tanks as needed. The customer should never have to worry about all that...
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    Steel vs. stick?

    I have a hybrid, steel frame with wood perlins & girts, exterior is all tin. Web Steel out of sandy OR. I like for the ease of finishing the interior.
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    Welding machine buzzes. Loud.

    The Miller Thunderbolt has a shunt that slides thru the transformer. Unplug the machine, remove the cover and you'll see there are adjustments bolts with lock nuts that will allow you to tighten the clearance between the two. Don't over tighten, just add a little friction and the...
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    Caution on buying new torch outfits.

    I'm sorry I miss stated... Correct I Do Not know where they came from. A customer comes in with MT cylinders and an employee exchanges them and the company is out!! Thanks for that, Don
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    Caution on buying new torch outfits.

    I can't say where these came from...the company refills many cylinders a day from there 18 stores plus other dealers both in Washington and Alaska. All I can say is these aren't the first ones we've seen and like the email says they are worth no more than scrape metal. In fact the acet...
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    T8 Lighting Wattage

    I agree, the lumens tell the story. I learned a lot about light when I got into photography long ago. Here's a little two page info sheet that may cast some light on the subject. Pun intended...:lol_hitti http://www.takecontrolandsave.coop/documents/CFLColorTemperature.pdf Don
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    Caution on buying new torch outfits.

    This is an email that was received this morning regards to China made and imported cylinders. These come in torch outfits purchased from some of the online discount companies. All - Please keep your eyes out for these style tanks. They DON'T have DOT markings on them at all. In the past they...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Re: what did you do in your garage today? Asked a friend that works at the local hospital if they had any no longer used, I'll call them trees the things that roll around with you that they hang bags of liquid on and plumb into to you. Long story short, he set me up with a base for one. I've...
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    This may sound weird but what do you do?

    Retired after spending 40 plus years in the welding supply business. Don...
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    A continuation from a few years ago.

    Yes that's me...WOW! Thanks for that LG, I just went back thru that and did a quick review and now I can link the old to the new. Not much different on the inside except more stuff packed in. Thanks again, Don
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    A continuation from a few years ago.

    Posted 9/28 Well I have to say "Hi Again". I was here a while ago (forgot my old password and name :dunno:) and had a thread going on the build of my shop when I took a break to take care of some medical issues. There all fixed and I've been back at it... ******************** Today, Over the...
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    Hi from the NW corner, Washington State.

    Well I have to say "Hi Again". I was here a while ago and had a thread going on the build of my shop when I took a break to take care of some medical issues. There all fixed and I've been back at the shop (garage) for a little over a year now. Sorry I don't remember my old name and password...
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