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When I deal with hot rolled, I get the mill scale off, usually with a scotchbrite disk or flap disk on a angle grinder or die grinder depending on the size of the piece, then wipe it down with acetone, then spray a coat of primer, let it dry, then top coat. Haven’t had an issue with spray coming...

Set up this hose assembly so I don’t have to swap hoses to change gases when I just between steel and aluminum

Finally got my spool gun all setup. Decided to get fancy and make a set up where I didn’t need to change out hoses to change the gas, just shut one ball valve, open the other. Gave it a try and the gas set up works but I **** at at welding aluminum so far lol I didn’t realize how easy it was to...

Northern Tool welding table

Put together this Northern Tool welding table I picked up today.

Rearranged some stuff around so now one cart is out of the way till I need it, welder is up against a wall, gave me a touch more floor space. Still need to install all my new parts for my F150 to really clear up some space. Also, took the mig gun off my 211, hooked up the spool gun I got from my...

Was in and out for a few hours as I took down 75’ of chain link fence across the back of property since my back neighbors unknowingly did me a favor and up a 6’ privacy fence all the way across. Then cleared out all the leaves that had accumulated between the privacy fence and chain link, and...

Swapped out mig guns on my Miller 211 and started taking some chain link fence down out behind the garage.

So my HTP mig gun showed up today. Definitely as ergonomic as my MDX100, if not more. Trigger angle is a little weird but comfortable. Swapped the flex neck for the rigid swan neck. This is when I noticed how different the set up of the liner was compared to Miller, nothing secures the liner at...

Dewalt cordless sawzall and 15’ HTP 180A Series 15 mig gun for my Miller 211.

100% without a doubt, these are the best Craftsman ratchets. Like it was stated above, the Craftsman Premium ratchets. It was the first nice tool I bought myself when I first started working in shipbuilding in 2012. I had a bunch of cheap tools, but an awesome USA made ratchet.

Picked this up off my buddy this afternoon. Miller Spoolmate 150, 4 spools of aluminum wire, new pack of .030” tips. Box is beat up but otherwise brand new in the box, never used.

For an HTP replacement gun, which of these two has the correct power pin end and 2 pin electrical connector? 1. https://usaweld.com/collections/miller_millermatic_211_htp_replacement/products/m10_m15_m100_style_mig_welding_gun?variant=29079727308883 2...

Reorganized my grinding wheels, put away some tools, and refilled a few of my bins of screws.

So I just realized in post 11, I stated that I wanted a gun longer than 15’. What I meant to say is I want a 15’ gun, and I need one longer than 10’. I’m seriously considering just pulling the trigger on a M-150 since I’m 98% certain my LWS carries consumables for it. I wouldn’t mind a Bernard...

So I actually have a buddy of mine at work that’s supposed to be selling me his Spoolmate 150. I really just want a longer gun. I know the 15’ M150 mig gun will fit with no issues, and there’s been a few reps on Miller’s forum that said it’ll handle a 15’ gun no problem. I just didn’t know if...

So digging this up instead of starting a new thread, what guns have been run on your Miller 211s? Really want one longer than 10’

Finished running all the electrical for five new outlets. Was a little hesitant tying into the breaker box, but after some Internet and YouTube, I was able to get 3 outlets wired onto one 20A circuit on the rear wall of the garage for general use, and then 2 more outlets on another 20A circuit...

Nailed up some gang boxes for outlets, didn’t feel like running wire though, and then ran a bunch of practice beads on some scrap metal for about 20 minutes.

Moved all my batteries and battery chargers to a desk in the garage I don’t use to get them off my main workbench, and then took all my electric drills and impacts and put them in their own drawer of my main toolbox.