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Can you tack weld stainless steel tubing with a mig welder?
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Short answer- Yes, but ... Longer answer-Yes you can tack weld with a MIG. But if you use plain mild steel wire (ER70-Sx) and plain...
Jul 22, 2026
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Repairing aluminum
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Like I said, 7020 aluminum is weldable with conditions and caveats. Using 5087 weld filler/electrode is one of those conditions and...
Jul 21, 2026
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Repairing aluminum
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UPS paid to replace the frame/piece? Replace the frame/piece. IMNSHO, that damage IS structural. It is big enough and in a...
Jul 20, 2026
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Welding mild steel to hard mystery plate
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What electrode flavor did you get?
Jul 20, 2026
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Recommend a wood finish for me
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Try " tung oil" instead. Easier to get than tongue oil. 🤣 Old school application schedule for oil finishes is once a day for a...
Jul 8, 2026
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Bosch PS42 Stalls At Times
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Using some google-fu: - thermal protection shutdown, on the battery or the motor or electronics - dirty contacts. On the battery, the...
Jun 28, 2026
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Welding mild steel to hard mystery plate
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Mystery steel 1/2" plate that is sort-of hard (maybe). Trying to fill in the torch-cut hole in that plate with a chunk of A36 mild...
Jun 25, 2026
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Teaching a New Welder - What Do You Wish You Had Been Shown?
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Watch the puddle of molten metal, NOT the bright arc.
Jun 6, 2026
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Help Me Build Some Big Drawers!
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@TonyG109 , What do you think of that scaffold that's visible in the background? One has been on my list of things to get for a while...
Jun 4, 2026
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Help Me Build Some Big Drawers!
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Gasp! Blasphemy! Heathen! Isn't that grounds for an automatic suspension or revocation of a Man-Card? 🤣 😂 🍺 🍻 🍺
Jun 4, 2026
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I-Joist
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Just get a riding mower lift. Probably costs less than rigging up some overhead hoist and some load-sharing framing to span several...
Jun 1, 2026
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Porch Concrete Repair Options?
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IIRC, max allowable variance for the rise from step to step is only 1/8" with the total allowable rise variance for the entire staircase...
Jun 1, 2026
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Why are my nuts blue?
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IIRC, the OP is building a building with a 'deck' and stairs hanging off of a masonry structure. As to the blue nuts, send flowers to...
Jun 1, 2026
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Recommend a wood finish for me
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Test the finish on some scrap pieces of the wood type/species before using it on the actual items. Just to evaluate how it looks and...
May 21, 2026
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Pressure Washer Pump Protector - Anyone Use It?
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I use some after every use, since I don't know when the next use will be. Lubes the pump somewhat, displaces residual water somewhat...
May 21, 2026
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