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    Using larger welding cable plugs on a smaller welder

    Thanks all. I will replace either the plugs or sockets, depending on how easy it is to get in that part of the case.
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    Using larger welding cable plugs on a smaller welder

    Does using larger connectors have any negative consequences, especially with a weaker machine?
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    Using larger welding cable plugs on a smaller welder

    I acquired a stick holder and ground clamp that seemed more robust than the ones that came with my little 110v 135A welder. A lot more visible copper. I was ignorant that there were different sizes of this shape of plug. I am having trouble determining at online stores if there is a simple...
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    Care and feeding of cheap Chinese welders

    Thanks all, I will check out the dummies book and recommit to Youtube. Would y'all say that a commercial course is a great idea, or that most folks muddle through and self-teach? This is purely for fun.
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    Care and feeding of cheap Chinese welders

    I acquired from Amazon this: MIG Welder 135Amp: DEKOPRO 110V Flux Core MIG/Lift TIG/Stick 3-in-1 Welding Machine IGBT Inverter Portable Kit with Welding Gun It didn't come with a manual, more like a pamphlet of warnings and specs. I have searched online a good bit and DEKOPRO doesn't seem to...
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    OK to cut metal with most circular saws?

    I'm mostly looking for folks to confirm or deny what I have been reading: the official manuals for all the DeWalt cordless circular saws say clearly, "WARNING: Do not cut metal, plastic, concrete, masonry or fiber cement materials with this saw." Yet, it seems that everyone is putting Diablo...
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    Noob tries to use a Screw Chek’r

    Exactly the perspective I needed, thanks everyone, also for the good suggestions on decoding wood screws. For those who asked, the Screw Chek’r from Ruelle Industrial was, so I read, the first with that screw-in card that reveals diameter plus thread gauge. The patent expired in the early 70s...
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    Noob tries to use a Screw Chek’r

    I am suffering from serious ignorance of the history of fasteners. I bought a nifty thread-gauge Screw Chek’r card and started going through the buckets of screws in my house going back to the 1950s, and found that almost no screws old or new were matched by the card… they wouldn’t fit anywhere...
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