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Pulsed MIG on a body panel should be quite the sight ! Personally I dont reccomend MIG Aluminum on anything thinner then .080 THK

I would guess any shop that does aluminum body work would probably TIG Weld the panel ! Some may even gas weld it as stated above, wouldnt be my first choice but I am a long time Aluminum TIG welder in a sheet metal fabrication shop.

The one your looking at in the link is a siphon feed that looks like they hooked it upto a pressure pot blaster also has a dust collector which is the black upright unit. I have a cyclone 48x60 pressure pot unit cost me 1100 new which is a decent unit but not a super high end unit. If that gives...

I dont have any pictures in action but we mainly use them to straighten tubular weldments straight due to weld distortion. Maintaining hole centers etc. We also build alot of railings out of stainless which wanders all over so use porta-power to spread warped portions. If you buy one invest in a...

Yes very small world !...Where abouts Perrorojo? Are you a transplant from up this way? Nice to meet you!

Honeoye Falls,NY (25miles South of Rochester) HERE MM250 MIG W Spoolmatic 300 amp Airco Squarewave TIG Miller Bobcat 250 W/ Suitcase MIG and TIG Pakmaster 80 Plasma Cutter- 3/4 cap 4X4 CNC Plasma 5' plate rolls Angle/Sectional Rolls 5h.p. Bridgeport Mill 72ton Ironworker- Punch upto 7/8steel...

I have a stanley deadblow,which is probably 17yrs old in a sheet metal shop enviornment pretty knicked up but still in great working shape. I bought through MSC supply for 43 dollars. While HF ones are cheap guys go through probably one a yr at work. So ill stick with the stanley deadblow. For...

Big problem alot of people make though Kevin is have blachard ground then weld it to a frame which kind of defeats the precision blanchard ground. Have also worked with guys that will bolt a blanchard ground to a twisted frame rather then shim up and then bolt.

Blue pneumatic and Sioux city is what we use at work...Not cheap by any means I think around 600 bucks a pc

Added note the C part is standing up just like the letter C

We have made several fabrication tables similar to what Richard D's table looks like but we use C-Channel instead of flat bar I think the channel was 4" and we spaced them about 4inches apart gives less flat surface to work off of but gives you the benefit of clamping to the edge of the channel...

My lease just came up on a T size tank which is the largest tank of compressed 75/25 5 yr lease is 198.00 which if you break it down is only about 3.30 a month fill cost is around 55 bucks I think

Starrett fan here I have 4 of them One 6" 2 -12" AND ONE 24" ALSO have center sq and protractor

LoL:thumbup:

.o35 70S-6 Is a good general wire which you can do fairly light gauge sheet metal on upto 3/8 or 1/2 inch thick. Main drawback to self shielded flux core is the slag that has to be chipped off the weld. Other then that its good for outdoor welding in the wind where as short arc is kinda touchy...