Recent content by MJC

Depends on what your doing. Below 40* and my welding gas regulators freeze causing irratic shielding gas flow, not to mention welding 40* material isn't good... Conventional welding methods and suggested starting parameters are assuming room temperature enviroments. Another thing I noticed is...

I like that idea! My problem is the walls are lined. Mills on one wall and in the center of the garage, a lathe on the back wall, the back door, another 8' X 7' door on the back (a sand blast cabinate that's in the way but easily moved), bathroom, forced air furnace, welding bench and then the...

That's actually what I was expecting to hear. Didn't have much hope, but wanted to find out now before I spent money and found out there were other options. Hard to explain, but if I framed in 4' of the existing door, I wouldn't be able to get anything more than a motorcycle in. Right now, I...

I used to use the auto-darkening, I'm back to the old flip cans, doesn't matter to me. Get one with the bigger lens and figure out what lens you need. I use a #9, but some people have more sensitive eyes. Plus I mostly TIG weld, which is much easier on the eyes than MIG welding. If I was to...

About 10 years ago I put a SBC 400 in a 92 Camaro for a friend. Well built motor, everything was new or rebuilt, pan to carb, decent cam, heads, intake, new carb ect... When we were done, we decided it wasn't loud enough. So I had the bright idea of gutting the muffler, one pipe in, 2 out for...

I surf these boards occasionally and have just been lurking. Have a question. I have a machine shop and I work out of my garage. There is no man door on the front, only the back (this is annoying in the winter time, especially dealing with customers). Anyone ever put a man door in thier...