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A friend of a friend is changing careers and has enrolled in the local community college's welding program. She's decided she's had...

Game changers for me - Inverter tig welders. I have made so much damn money by being able to put a tig rig in my pickup and go weld...

Its apparently easier to grind... lol I looked up a few spec sheets on it, and it is a trade secret wire that doesn't conform to any...

I think you're over-analyzing this. You don't need special wire for this, body shop guys around the world use regular off the shelf...

Schaller makes a bin label holder. https://www.schallercorporation.com/label-holder-50-pack/ I just bought almost $600 worth of bins...

To be fair, I haven’t sprayed any Imron in about 15-20 years. I don’t even know if it’s still made by DuPont, I saw a different branding.

I'd use Imron if you can get some.

While 5k isn't exactly pocket change, it appears that that price includes a LOT of tools. It's not just an empty cart.

I believe most machinists levels claim .005” per foot.

For a home shop you probably will never notice a difference. Line diameter really comes into play when you need to deliver large...

Scissors lift whole you're building then sell it for a fork lift. A tractor isn't a substitute for that.

I don't see any issue with having options. In a mobile setting, eliminating drive sizes saves a lot of weight. If I can get a wider...

The pipefitters I worked with always used tape first, then dope over the the tape. I wouldn't want to try to get tape tight enough to...

Gold lens makers exist, they just charge a MINT. Phillips Safety makes a glass lens with a gold coating in a few different colors, but...

I weld daily for work and I use a Miller Elite helmet, but I modified it to accept the headgear out of a Jackson shadow. I prefer a...