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Alphonse

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    Cleveland, OH USA
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    Jack of all trades maintenance and repair mechanic
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    Resting, eating, cooking & eating, DIY home repairs, auto repair, metalworking.
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    Toolroom Machinist/Welder/Fabricator/Truck Driver/Equipment Operator {All depending on the economy}

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  1. RETIRED...YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADADDY!

     

  2. Wow! $420, I still dont'understand what is so valuable aboutthis or any ny 10# anvil? Is it a collectable value? I have a 100# vulcan That I bought on the bay for $270 a couple 3 years ago. It was in very good condition.
  3. Hi I Forge: What is so valuable about this a 10# small anvil? I read and re-read describtion and can't figure it out! [To see click on : http://www.ebay.com/...984.m1423.l2649
  4. Thats the ticket, Grant has got it, turn your welder up as hot as you can...max voltage and wirespeed and run uphill 30-45 degrees depending on what you can handle uphill. Keep gun square with the work. If that don't get it, the plate is too thick for your welder to properly weld it. IN ORDER TO WELD YOU MUST MELT and that takes Arc heat! 115v wire feed welders have a max of about 1/4"-5/16" welded this way. Any 240 volt wire feed welder should weld it uphill, if not flat, for sure.
  5. B>E>A>U>T>I>F>U>L looks they just grew there natural like!
  6. Corrigan...I just want you know, incase you mised it in my orig. post, that my stand's finnish is as is where is, just power wire brushed and cleaned with a mild acid painting prep de-greaser.
  7. Thanks guys...It is holding up well, I just thought It might have flash rusting after the heat and hammering. i did some searching on this site, and though I don't forge stainless often, tyurned out well. i can't afford to stock it, just found a few odd pieces of 304 to slice off.
  8. HOW BOUT IT GUYS...How does it look and WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT FORGING SS...LET ME HAVE IT ...WHAT SAY YOU?
  9. I forgeIron guys/gals...longtime no post...say, I made this forged display stand out of 304 Stainless Steel [ welds also SS] for a Memorial Day display of my dear departed dad's WWII US Navy compass & a small photo. My question to the best of you is "will the stainless keep from rusting forever? I cleaned it after forging, with a power wire wheel, then wiped down really good with a commercial acid based metal painting prep stuff. It has been out of the fire, and out in test of rainstorms, sun for about 3 days now...no signs of rust. I want it to stay with the blackend forged look, indoors, without rusting. Thanks in advance! Best Memorial Day weekend wishes to all!
  10. Our deepest sorrow for such a loss...prayers for all.
  11. I just posted a help full video where I burn test some E6011/6012/6013 rods to show the differences...see it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0I6XylXwis
  12. I just made a video where I burn test a bunch of E7018/E7018AC using an AC welding machine! Take a look> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kPPCeNTIUs
  13. I agree about the buzz box stick welder, as many have said, AC will do just about anything expensive DC, AC/DC welders can, and will weld more steels with sure welds than MIG. Here is a video I just made outlining how well AC welding can do the job in a small shop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0I6XylXwis&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
  14. Very easy to prove shill bidding, collusion, ect....everything done on a computer leaves a footprint somehow...be careful out there, as they use to say on NYPD cop show!
  15. Tim: I have the same welder, tho mine is the Cetury 250 Amp AC-DC output. Yours is a 295 amp AC only output. you have 2 AC ranges- LOW & HIGH The LOW range has more arc volts for small rods, and hard to run AC rods like Low hydrogen 7018, stainless and hard surfacing. High range is for all dia 6011,6013/7014/7024 rods. They were made in the 1980's, and yours looks to be in beautiful shape, used very little. They are very tough welders that give long touble free service. Base on how expensive new welders are today, YOU GOT A GREAT DEAL!. You will need a to wire it for 240Volt-60 amp [min] input. Mine will trip off a 50 amp breaker, if I weld over 145 amps. I had to install a 60 amp breaker to weld up to 225-250 amp. It will pop that if you weld more than the duty cycle of the welder[2mins, out of 10mins] Also, you need to use a #6 input wire size. Do not go over 30ft [both welding cables] use #2 welding cable[too long will cause voltage drop = hard arc staring. Always lengthen the input power cable, not the output welding cables on Transformer type welders.
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