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My 91 Ford Ranger 4x4 farm truck headlights were in really bad shape...the plastic lens was damaged by UV and stained so that hardly any light was getting through...plus they had moisture inside of them. So I took them out, removed all screws and hardware, sat them on the oven rack on some...

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Just figured I would share this little bit of info with you folks that may help some of the users here. I know some of you are like myself, at times you watch YouTube vids for inspiration or help with a project or whatever. Being on a satellite internet connection I am limited to how much...

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Thanks BigMike Sometimes I wonder what they do put in some the cast stuff.... Thanks zkling

Thanks Ohmthis. I have had to "pre-heat" some times too. I use a propane torch some times, and have done as you said used a grill to burn out some oil and contaminates. It seems that companies use different "concoctions" for the cast aluminum and some will weld pretty good and some are just a...

Had a cast aluminum engine part, a timing chain cover, to weld up yesterday. These cast aluminum pieces are always interesting to weld on, sometimes it is good, sometimes not so good.... Syncrowave 200, 175 amps, balance 7.3, straight argon @ 17cfh, 2% Lanthanated tungsten (sharp tip), 4043...

Salt is a natural occurring mineral, edible, and useful for many things. Salt exist in the sea water which sustains multiple life forms and some of the most rare in the world. But yet some say it is "poison" to the very earth it comes from...Talk about naive.

"Where does Salt come from? Salt is one of the few useful and abundant minerals on earth. Salt is all around us. Underground and on the earth’s surface in the dried up residues of ancient seas. Some salt has even arrived from outer space in meteors. But our biggest source of salt is in our seas...

Thanks for the write up and great images dr_clyde! Interesting and very helpful information. Thanks again.

I powder coat lead fishing jigs on a regular basis.... I use a what we call a "fluid bed" in the fishing circle for coating the jig heads. The fluid bed system would work well for small parts. You can get them a good bit larger that the ones shown in this video link below. these lead...

^^^^^Read what Gerald posted^^^^^ TIG was not that hard for me, maybe because for 3 years (about 30 years ago) I worked in a factory O/A brazing copper and brass connections on A/C, Heating and drink machine coils. Watch the puddle and use the pedal, like Gerald said, until you get better...

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