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If you must.... use 6011 rod... 3/32 McKay runs well on the thinner stuff. 6013 runs well but only in flat position.

ABSOLUTELY !!! Arc flash is dangerous to human and animal alike. UV can bounce off of shiny materials, white painted wall etc. Don't let your Wife, kids or pets in your welding area.

Mild steel is one of the harder materials to weld nicely with a TIG because mill scale on the metal tends to kind of foam up... you need nice shiny clean stuff. Make sure you have nothing blowing your shielding gas away. You make try a gas lens collet body setup if you need to pull your tungsten...

Grinding is a bit of an art when done right. Using the right disk is very important as well. Use a hard disck to remove lots of metal first (like a weld) a Pearl DCRED45 disk is the best I've found. For light metal removing and blending switch to a flexable hard disk get down to just above the...

Been a fabricator for 30 years... TIG is a great process from like the other guys say MIG is most often used. If it's going to be your only machine buy a GOOD mig machine like a Miller 252. TIG is best for aluminum or stainless.

The Acton Chamber of Commerce (Acton California) is gearing up for it's 2013 event. This is a non-profit fundraising event held on June 2nd in support of the community and new this year The Wounded Warrior Project & Operation Homefront CA. We have a great location where you show on the lawn...

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It's this weekend... Show cars park on a shaded lawn area of this beautiful resort. Great music and food. Come for a good time.

Mill scale, rust, oil are not your friends. A little breeze easily will blow away your argon... almost the same result.

The best way it to start with a flexible hard wheel (Pearl 4560 I think), transition to 40grit flap and perhaps down to a 60 or 80 grit flap. Some situations call for a rubber backed flap sanding disk. Here is the most important tip I can give you.... for example if you were sanding a rounded...

I'm a Tru Blue Miller guy myself. Whatever you buy make sure it is at least a 200 to 250 amp unit and has A/C for welding aluminum.

Come and be a part of The Car Show in Acton. All the details can be found at www.carshowinacton.com There are classes for most types of cars including Rat Rods. June 2nd 2012 Thousand Trails - Soledad Canyon Resort - Acton CA.

Rule # 1 on 110VAC mig welders - Shortest (or no) extension cord made out of the Largest wire you can get into the plug ends. Voltage drop is not your friend.