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I purchased a Lenox steel cutting blade that is 10" with a 5/8" arbor. Blade cost roughly $90. I used it on my standard Ryobi chop saw from Home Depot. It...

My Breaker is a 50 amp breaker with number 6 wire. My voltage measures 251 volts when testing black to white. Or each pole is measuring 126.2v. This is at the plug, not the breaker.

Thank you. I will play with it a little more and see. If it seems to be an actual problem, then I will call in.

So, I was welding on some fuel rails yesterday. Everything was right out in the open. Nothing hard to get to. Welding at about 180amps (fuel rail is thick). I probably tripped the protection light...

Looks like you are off to a fine start. Try to turn yourself into a machine. Meaning remain consistent with everything. Every movement you make with your torch, shows in your weld. It is hard to stay...

Jody on weldingtipandtricks.com was adjusting the frequency while the machine was running.

It is usually a good practice to not adjust stuff while an arc is going. I tend to play it safe and...

Now as far as the AC frequency you weld at... If you have ever welded aluminum before, using a AC, you hear a loud buzzing. Generally that loud buzzing is in the range of 110hz. This means that it is...

What do you mean by "on the plus"?

Using the pulse on your welder... Lets take it down to 1 pulse a second to make it easier to understand what it is doing. If you have one pulse a second and you...

Here is me screwing around with all of the different options that my Everlast 225LX has using AC.

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Here is an intake manifold...

I was thinking about getting some here and there. But they are kind of pricey for what they are. I have read that they offer a smoother gas distribution which provides a better sheild. That and you...

AC frequency was at about 90-100hz. The balance was around 30-40% towards DCEN.

So it sounds like my arc was just too long then and also held on for too long as well. 1/2" is pretty far for TIG...

I was welding in a very tight area tonight. I had to use the end cap on the back side of the torch to fit the torch where it needed to be. I could not get the best angle on the torch, therefore I had...

So, I was welding the inside of this plenum using the pulse controls. I used the end cap on the back of the torch and was able to get in there pretty good. Confined spaces take some getting used to...

The foot pedal is easy. Once you get used to it, it becomes second nature. Think of it like using the brake pedal in your car.

I started TIG with only a foot pedal and no 4T. That is how I have...

Also, I'm sure you have watched video's of people welding, but in case you haven't.... If you hold the torch in your right hand, weld toward your left hand, toward your filler rod and not away from...

LOL, now you see why I say people are going over board with their tungsten sharpening. You are just going to dip it anyways. As you get more practice, you get better and don't dip as much. But even...

Those numbers represent different torches. I do not believe you can interchange components from one to the next. Or if you can I don't believe it is any number to any number, meaning it is limited. ...

I was told to just enter 0000 for the code number.

I thought this, but it makes me wonder because it askes for CODE# and it ALSO asks for SERIAL#. So I don't know if they are the same thing or not.

Can anyone tell me what the "CODE NUMBER" is? Registering my welder, but I don't know if this means the invoice number or what they are asking. It is the number they are asking about right above the...

I agree with EVERYTHING you just said. My point is that you don't have to make up a jig to hold your tungsten at the perfect angle. You can do everything you just stated by hand without having fancy...

I guess you can't go overboard getting the perfec tungsten point... But in my eyes, it there is no point in getting too intricate on your tungsten sharpening. It most likely is just going to get...

Oh, absolutely. I was just making a point that it can be done for dirt cheap to make a cooler that works. People are spending upwards of 200+ dollars MAKING their own. At that point, I don't...

I have a 10" disk sander. I put aluminum oxide pads on it and I grind my tungsten by hand. Takes me all of 10 seconds. I have never noticed any contamination from using that type of abrasive.

Doesn't get much quieter than this here...

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